A former Colombian President expressed support for the sale of marijuana for medical purposes on Wednesday. Senior Colombian officials, doctors, patients and experts debated at a forum in Bogota on Wednesday whether allowing its sale...

Pretoria - April 18 1. Exterior Pretoria High Court with waiting crowds 2. Media crowding around Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang 3. Arrival of South African Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang 4. Wide inside court 5. Mid shot Dr...

Jenin, West Bank - 9 Nov 2005 1. Grave of Ahmed Ismail Khatib 2. Ahmed's friend prays at grave 3. Ahmed's classroom with empty desk where he used to sit 4. General views of Jenin 5. Photo of Ahmed 6. Exterior of Ahmed's house 7....

A Chilean municipality planted the country's first medical marijuana on Wednesday as part of a pilot program aimed to help ease the pain of cancer patients. The 850 seeds were imported from the Netherlands, and oil extracted from about...

1. Wide of House of Representatives, also showing slate showing final tally of vote on health care reform bill 2. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing vote tally 3. Wide news conference by House Democratic leaders, zoom in 4....

HEADLINE: LA's top prosecutor vows to target pot shops CAPTION: LA County District Atty. Steve Cooley wants to shutter clinics that sell pot for profit. This is the latest salvo in a long conflict over whether medical marijuana is having...

"Since I'm responsible....obviously, we screwed it up." SOUNDBITE: Voice of: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services "The most recent data through December 28th indicates that 2.1 million people have enrolled in a...

1. Wide of Maslakh camp 2. Various of Maslakh camp 3. Ali (He has no surname) sitting on a rock 4. Close up Ali 5. Ali walking 6. Mid shot Ali's family tent 7. Close up fire 8. Family in the tent 9. Ali hitting earth with agricultural...

Jenin, West Bank 1. Exterior of home of 12-year-old Ahmed Ismail Khatib who was killed by Israeli army 2. Women crying 3. Man, beside a little boy, crying 4. Picture of child on wall 5. Child's mother going through his belongings 6....

1. Tilt down from painting inside parliament to lawmakers and members of the government 2. Mid of President of the Parliament Assuncao Esteves saying UPSOUND (Portuguese) "We are going to start the voting." 3. Various of members of the...

Scuffles broke out in Caracas on Monday between police and protesters who were demanding better working conditions in hospitals. Hundreds of doctors and students protested against what they say is a lack of supplies and poor conditions...

HEADLINE Colorado school''s stinky steps against 4/20 CAPTION: The pungent smell of pot that blankets a popular quadrangle at the University of Colorado-Boulder every April 20 was replaced by the stench of fish-based fertilizer Friday....

Oakland, California - 21 July 2010 1. Sign with cannabis buds reading (English) "Who Else Wants To Grow Bug Sugary Buds?" 2. Customer pushing shopping trolley through iGrow superstore 3. Shot inside moving shopping trolley 4. Mid of...

Hundreds of people rallied in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday to demand the Brazil government legalise the production and sale of marijuana. There was a party-like atmosphere at the march on the edge of Ipanema beach, with participants...

HEADLINE: Docs, uninsured patients long for health plan CAPTION: As lawmakers in Washington work on a health care bill, uninsured New Yorkers are turning to free clinics for treatment. One family doctor says while he can handle most...

Spanish/Nat Twice as many people in Spain donate their organs when they die than in any other European country. Spain has been running a high profile campaign for several years, which has meant that each year, 27 organs are donated...

Petah Tikva, Israel, November 15 2005 1. Various of Schneider Childrens' Medical Centre 2. Samah Gadban (girl wearing face mask) enters room accompanied by her mother, Yasra and father Riad. (she is the recipient of donated heart) 3....

1. Exterior of World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter Cordingley, Spokesman for World Health Organisation Regional Office: "(Asked about WHO concerns regarding avian flu virus being resistant to...

1. Wide pan of Jesse Jackson Jr. (wearing black coat with collar up), his wife and lawyer walking into court 2. Wide zoom in to Jesse Jackson and his wife walking past reporters 3. Wide of Jackson and entourage walking 4. Mid of...

Petah Tikva, Israel, November 15 2005 1. Various of Schneider Childrens' Medical Centre 2. Samah Gadban (girl wearing face mask) enters room accompanied by her mother, Yasra and father Riad. (she is the recipient of donated heart) 3....

1. Wide of House floor as vote winds down, vote tally shown as graphic on screen 2. House floor as final vote tally comes in 219-212 3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Obey, Democratic Congressman from Wisconsin: "On this vote the yeas are...

San Francisco, California - October 15, 2010 1. Close up seedling marijuana plants in a box 2. Various of man using water bong to smoke marijuana Washington, DC - November 1, 2010 3. Various of Proposition 19 on the ballot San Francisco,...

In Concord, N.H., last-minute applicants met with a marketplace assister at New England College. Dan Walsh with the New Hampshire Foundation for Healthy Communities, said he and others had appointments scheduled all day, and others were...

Amateur Video (FILE) Dong Guan village, Henan County - 25 January 2002 1. Wide shot of villagers with AIDS gathered in a dark room 2. Elderly showing his nail fungus growth to camera, a sign of low immune system Beijing, China - 10...