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Orlando - The Democratic Party endorsed a "reasoned pathway to future legalization" of marijuana and called for the drug to be downgraded in the Controlled Substances Act, in a tense and unexpected victory for supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Going into the platform committee meeting...

Arkansas - On Friday supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 submitted petition signatures requesting their proposal be placed on the ballot this November. Family Council Action Committee Executive Director Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, "Compared to the...

Arkansas - On Friday supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 submitted petition signatures requesting their proposal be placed on the ballot this November. Family Council Action Committee Executive Director Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, "Compared to the...

It's interesting how you can find out what's really on someone's mind when they're under pressure. It happened to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, but if you blinked, you may have missed it. But this is something we cannot ignore. During her interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper following...

It's interesting how you can find out what's really on someone's mind when they're under pressure. It happened to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, but if you blinked, you may have missed it. But this is something we cannot ignore. During her interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper following...

Winter Haven - If you're a regular viewer of a certain evening game show, you might want to buy the vowel "A," which appears thrice in the word "marijuana." With the return of a proposed state constitutional amendment allowing the medical use of marijuana, Floridians can expect to see a flurry...

Winter Haven - If you're a regular viewer of a certain evening game show, you might want to buy the vowel "A," which appears thrice in the word "marijuana." With the return of a proposed state constitutional amendment allowing the medical use of marijuana, Floridians can expect to see a flurry...

To the Editor: On June 8, Ohio Gov. Kasich signed into law House Bill 523, allowing very limited use of medicinal marijuana. This bill allows only 20 medical conditions, no home grow, no smoking of dried flower (only vaporization). This type of limited bill will encourage people to stay in...

On June 8, Gov. Kasich signed into law HB 523, allowing very limited use of medicinal marijuana. This bill allows only 20 conditions, including no home grow, no smoking of dried flower, only vaporization. This type of limited bill will encourage people to stay in the underground market...

On June 8, Gov. Kasich signed into law HB 523, allowing very limited use of medicinal marijuana. This bill allows only 20 conditions, including no home grow, no smoking of dried flower, only vaporization. This type of limited bill will encourage people to stay in the underground market...

Salem, Oregon - An amendment to aid marijuana businesses seeking financial services passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 16. The amendment, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, would bar federal banking regulators from preventing or penalizing banks for providing...

I currently have a 2 1/2week plant growing outdoors that I top dressed with silkworm castings. I was thinking it would make a great soil amendment as was wondering if anyone had tried or would want to try using it as an organic soil amendment?

Fans of financial legitimacy for pot businesses, rejoice! The Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill today that would provide robust protection to financial institutions that opt to work with the cannabis industry...

On top of selecting a new president, voting on a new U.S. Senator and choosing Florida lawmakers, Floridians will vote on five constitutional amendments later this year. Getting a constitutional amendment to pass isn't a walk in the park. Each amendment needs 60 percent of the vote in order to...

On top of selecting a new president, voting on a new U.S. Senator and choosing Florida lawmakers, Floridians will vote on five constitutional amendments later this year. Getting a constitutional amendment to pass isn't a walk in the park. Each amendment needs 60 percent of the vote in order to...

If you are a chronic pain patient, you can be excused for saying, "Well, how about that!" The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has granted approval for a nonprofit to study marijuana's medical benefits on military veterans suffering from combat-related psychological disorders. The...

Remember that time in 2014 when medical marijuana got a half-million more votes than Gov. Rick Scott but was still defeated? No? Let's recap. Two years ago, Florida's biggest political issue, aside from Scott beating Charlie Crist and his loyal Vornado Air Circulator fan for a second term...

An amendment was added to the Veterans Affairs appropriations bill that would allow America's disabled soldiers to be prescribed marijuana, but it's an uphill battle for this commonsense measure to become law. On Thursday, the US Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment that would...

Failure in November of a proposed constitutional amendment to make recreational and medicinal uses of marijuana legal in Ohio didn't end efforts to decriminalize the drug, at least in some circumstances. Soon after the defeat of Issue 3, groups backing medical marijuana began another push toward...

A second Ohio medical marijuana amendment has passed the initial hurdle to getting on the ballot. The Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment would allow adults to grow, possess and use marijuana for "medicinal purpose" and allow farmers to cultivate industrial hemp. Ohio Attorney...