LISBON, Portugal -- Marijuana continues to be the European Union's most commonly used drug, with almost 79 million EU citizens estimated to have tried it at some point in their lives, the bloc's drug agency said in a report published Thursday.

That is almost a quarter of the EU's adult population and compares with some 15.6 million who have tried cocaine, the second most popular drug, the Lisbon, Portugal-based agency said.

The annual European Drug Report said marijuana accounts for 80 per cent of drug seizures on the continent and 60 per cent of all reported drug law offences.

Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It is worth noting that Buddhism isn't a religion in the strictest sense of the word, it is not "a system of faith and worship owing any allegiance to a supernatural being." It's a system based around the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Estimates suggest it's the fourth largest world religion. 

So, does Buddhism support recreational use of marijuana? 

Please note: This is focusing on Mahāyāna Buddhism, which has the largest number of practitioners within the three sects of buddhism. Others may vary slightly. 

Almost 11 months into the legalization of marijuana, data is starting to roll in about Washington state’s progress with the new industry and now the laws that put the industry in play are starting to evolve. In addition to the state’s revenue estimate, the revised law includes proposed amendments to both the taxes of the recreational market and the entire structure of the medical marijuana industry.

As of now, there are essentially three marijuana markets in Washington state: the recreational market, the medical market and the illegal black market. While it is difficult to measure the cost and size of the black market due to its very nature, the prices for marijuana have consistently lowered throughout the past year.

Almost 11 months into the legalization of marijuana, data is starting to roll in about Washington state’s progress with the new industry and now the laws that put the industry in play are starting to evolve. In addition to the state’s revenue estimate, the revised law includes proposed amendments to both the taxes of the recreational market and the entire structure of the medical marijuana industry.

As of now, there are essentially three marijuana markets in Washington state: the recreational market, the medical market and the illegal black market. While it is difficult to measure the cost and size of the black market due to its very nature, the prices for marijuana have consistently lowered throughout the past year.

Almost 11 months into the legalization of marijuana, data is starting to roll in about Washington state’s progress with the new industry and now the laws that put the industry in play are starting to evolve. In addition to the state’s revenue estimate, the revised law includes proposed amendments to both the taxes of the recreational market and the entire structure of the medical marijuana industry.

As of now, there are essentially three marijuana markets in Washington state: the recreational market, the medical market and the illegal black market. While it is difficult to measure the cost and size of the black market due to its very nature, the prices for marijuana have consistently lowered throughout the past year.

North Pole residents can put marijuana on their Christmas list next year.

The city council in North Pole, Alaska, rejected a measure on Monday that would have banned marijuana dispensaries. 

Marijuana became legal in Alaska in February, and sales begin next year.

Will be sold last year: The city council in North Pole, Alaska, rejected a measure on Monday that would have banned marijuana dispensaries in the Christmas themed town 

Peter Lomonaco, co-founder of the Alaska Cannabis Club, and CEO Charlo Greene smoke at their medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska after recreational use of the drug became legal n February 

A Memminger want the city allowed the cultivation of cannabis and controlled delivery to consumers. What the mayor has to say.

Christoph Rossner (45) is a pain patient. He had a serious accident 25 years ago. For years, he took strong painkillers. Then he smoked a joint - and suddenly the pain went away. Cultivation, acquisition and possession of intoxicating cannabis, however, is not allowed in Germany. Therefore Rossner and some colleagues want to legalize the thing. And with the establishment of a "Cannabis Social Club" in Memmingen. He has now handed over the town hall a petition with 66 signatures. Mayor Ivo Holzinger currently looks like there is little chance to implement this proposal. For a release of cannabis to be allowed by law after the Bundestag.

Wine and food pairings are deep in the past. Even beer and food pairings seem hopelessly out of the last decade. The next frontier, according to sites with names like The Cannabist and Leafly? Wine and cannabis pairings.

The legalization of recreational marijuana in the US has led to an increase in the number of people operating vehicles under the drug’s influence. 

To encourage responsible consumption of cannabis, highway safety advocates We Save Lives has developed a rolling paper with a unique design that sports the message, “Pot slows your reactions. Don’t smoke and drive”. 

As the user rolls up the joint, the scene of two cars colliding head-on into each other is revealed on the paper. 

Learn more about this ‘Weed Advisor’ in the video below. 

With Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell recently stating that Jamaica plans to become a world leader in exploiting the economic value of ganja, ganja stakeholders are of the view that the government is finally seeing the light they have been basking in for a long time.

In fact, during a recent visit to their community by Justice Minister Mark Golding, Security Minister Peter Bunting and Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeil, residents of Orange Hill, near Negril, Westmoreland, told The Western Focus that, ganja is the 'life blood' of their community