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OTTAWA – Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly ``cultivated for psychoactive purposes," rather than as fibre for cloth

Run by the Mexican military and open only to graduating cadets and select guests, the Museo de los Enervantes presents the drug war in all its ugliness and complexity.

UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles said Parker's great-nephew notified him that Parker died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville. She was 115 years, 220 days old, said Robert Young, a senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records.

Ticket demand far exceeds the 240,000 available, and most of the 29,000 D.C. hotel rooms are booked.

Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China.

The population of 142m is shrinking by 700,000 people a year. By 2050 it could be down to 100m. The death rate is double the average for developed countries. The life expectancy of Russian males, at just 60 years, is one of the lowest in the world.

The Kremlin in the Putin era has stoked a nationalism that glorifies Soviet triumphs while playing down or even whitewashing the system's horrors.

Niagara Falls tour company is trading turkey bones for discount tickets

As irresistible as chocolates are to kids, Europe is the craze of travellers. So before the travel itch gets too unbearable, why not go over our list of the best European places to visit?

While doing press for Milk, Penn's honesty was front and center as he spoke to journalists about preparing to play Harvey Milk.