GENEVA (AP) - Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery inspired—and arguably corrupted—millions in the 1960s hippie generation, has died. He was 102.
Hofmann died Tuesday at his home in Burg im Leimental, said Doris Stuker, a municipal clerk in the village near Basel where Hofmann moved following his retirement in 1971.
For decades after LSD was banned in the late 1960s, Hofmann defended his invention.  More...

CBC News - While smoking and drinking are on the decline among Ontarians, pot smoking is on the rise, a new study indicates.
The report, published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, finds that between 1977 and 2005, use of marijuana among adults almost doubled to 14 per cent from 8 per cent. The average age of pot smokers has also increased to 31 from 26.
The authors of the report stress that only 2 per cent of users are at a dangerous level; most smoke marijuana less than once a month. More...