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Florida has a love/hate relationship with marijuana. You may not know it, but Florida has a very limited medical marijuana program that its legislature adopted in 2014 and that's been entangled in legal challenges almost from its inception. In the same year, Florida also tried passing a medical...

Proponents of medical marijuana in Florida are trying again to gain the favor of the Floridian people this November as they work to get a medical marijuana constitutional amendment passed in the sunshine state. This is the second time organizers have attempted to pass the measure in Florida...

Let the debate begin again. A fresh medical marijuana citizen initiative found success this week with enough signatures to earn a place on the November ballot, appearing as Amendment 2. A similar constitutional amendment failed by a slim margin in 2014, just two percentage points below the 60...

A Washington D.C.-based organization wants to put a medical marijuana amendment on Ohio's November ballot. Marijuana Policy Project, founded in 1995, plans to propose a constitutional amendment that would create a medical marijuana system similar to those states that have already legalized...

The Gaylord City Council approved an amendment to the city zoning ordinance in regards to medical marijuana facilities at their meeting Monday despite a small amount of opposition. Council members approved the proposed amendment 5-1 – with Councilman Todd Sharrard opposed and Councilman Bill...

Just when it seemed Florida might finally be getting off the state's dizzying medical marijuana merry-go-round, new variables promise further delay of the legal, non-euphoric marijuana the Legislature promised two years ago. The 2016 session just became legislators' last chance to deliver...

The effort to legalize a wider use of medical marijuana in Florida has a lot of support, an Orlando Business Journal poll found. In the unscientific poll, "Will you vote for or against medical marijuana in November 2016?" 91.5 percent of the 473 responses said, "I will vote for broadening...

The effort to legalize a wider use of medical marijuana in Florida has a lot of support, an Orlando Business Journal poll found. In the unscientific poll, "Will you vote for or against medical marijuana in November 2016?" 91.5 percent of the 473 responses said, "I will vote for broadening...

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Arkansas. The proposal by Mary Berry of Summit seeks to legalize the cultivation, production, sale, possession and use of the cannabis plant and all products produced by the...

The House of Representatives has voted to protect state medical marijuana and hemp laws from federal interference, to cut the Drug Enforcement Administration's budget and to halt bulk collection of American communications in drug investigations. In a near-sweep for reformers, the...

The House of Representatives has voted to protect state medical marijuana and hemp laws from federal interference, to cut the Drug Enforcement Administration's budget and to halt bulk collection of American communications in drug investigations. In a near-sweep for reformers, the...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved language of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, paving the way for a vote next year. Supporters must gather enough petition signatures to ensure the measure will be...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved language of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, paving the way for a vote next year. Supporters must gather enough petition signatures to ensure the measure will be...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved language of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, paving the way for a vote next year. Supporters must gather enough petition signatures to ensure the measure will be...

The Gaylord City Council agreed to move forward with revised language of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance amendment, which is now expected to come to a vote in January. At its meeting Monday, the council unanimously approved the language of a proposed ordinance amendment, revised by...

The Gaylord City Council agreed to move forward with revised language of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance amendment, which is now expected to come to a vote in January. At its meeting Monday, the council unanimously approved the language of a proposed ordinance amendment, revised by...

Proposals from state Rep. Ron Marsico of Dauphin County would limit the amount of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in medical marijuana, and also reduce the number of producers and dispensers. That's a disappointment to one of the leading Pennsylvania supporters of medical marijuana...

Proposals from state Rep. Ron Marsico of Dauphin County would limit the amount of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in medical marijuana, and also reduce the number of producers and dispensers. That's a disappointment to one of the leading Pennsylvania supporters of medical marijuana...

With Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to launch a challenge, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday called off a hearing scheduled for next month on a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana. Justices still need to sign off on the wording of the ballot...

With Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to launch a challenge, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday called off a hearing scheduled for next month on a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana. Justices still need to sign off on the wording of the ballot...