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Carson City — On Jan. 1, marijuana becomes legal in Nevada, but that doesn't signal that "anything goes" in the New Year. The Department of Taxation, which is tasked with implementing the law, is urging Nevadans to know what is and isn't legal before they start celebrating in 2017. While the...

Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture say early results for growing hemp look promising and the agency is seeking producers for the second year of planting. The 70 acres planted this year were part of a pilot research project to determine whether the crop could be...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Less than two weeks before Florida's medical marijuana constitutional amendment goes into effect, the state's Department of Health has approved a seventh license and is on the verge of adding two additional distributing organizations. Department spokeswoman Sarah Revell...

Harrisburg, Pa. — In April Governor Tom Wolf signed the Medical Marjuana Act. Since then, the Department of Health has been working on regulations to roll out the Medical Marijuana Program. At a briefing, Department of Health secretary, Dr. Karen Murphy gave people an update on the program...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law and the drug. Q: Who will be regulating marijuana sales, and how? Question 2 mandated that the Department of Taxation would be responsible for establishing...

After a successful first year growing industrial hemp, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking producers for year two. The 70 acres planted this year were part of a pilot research project to determine whether the crop could be successful in North Dakota. And according to the...

Albany, N.Y. - Beginning November 30, nurse practitioners will be eligible to register with the health department to certify patients to use medical marijuana. Previously, only physicians were able to certify patients. In order to register with the health department, nurse practitioners...

Proponents of Florida's medical marijuana amendment say the state heath department is clouding the rules just days after voters passed the measure. "We know the legislature is really on board. They take notice of a 71.3 percentage vote by the population and they have assured us they are...

Bismarck - North Dakota residents won access to medical marijuana in Tuesday's election following the passage of Measure 5, but it's unclear how soon patients will be able to buy the drug. The measure included a provision for a 30-day window for the North Dakota Department of Health to build...

With state voters' approval of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, state agencies are beginning to develop the infrastructure to regulate the drug. A day after passage of Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters the state now has "to move...

With state voters' approval of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, state agencies are beginning to develop the infrastructure to regulate the drug. A day after passage of Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters the state now has "to move...

If voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, a new state agency will be created to regulate the substance. The Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control would be tasked with setting up rules and regulations for the nascent retail marijuana industry. The...

Harrisburg, Pa - The state health department will release temporary regulations for growers, processors and dispensaries Friday. There will be legal, financial and operational requirements. There are also parameters on where facilities can be located. For example, dispensaries must be 1,000...

Harrisburg, Pa - The state health department will release temporary regulations for growers, processors and dispensaries Friday. There will be legal, financial and operational requirements. There are also parameters on where facilities can be located. For example, dispensaries must be 1,000...

The subject of growing industrial hemp in North Carolina will be discussed during a "Lunch and Learn" session for farmers at the NC Department of Agriculture Piedmont Research Station in Salisbury on November 2, 2016. Legislation enacted by the General Assembly in 2015 established an...

There's a flowchart that lays out the process for medical cannabis farm registration in Calaveras County. That flowchart is included with a report that Planning Director Peter Maurer will present Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Maurer will explain why his department has yet to complete the...

There's a flowchart that lays out the process for medical cannabis farm registration in Calaveras County. That flowchart is included with a report that Planning Director Peter Maurer will present Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Maurer will explain why his department has yet to complete the...

A Cook County Judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Public Health to add Post-Operative Chronic Pain to the list of disorders treatable with medical cannabis. In a blistering order, Cook County Judge Neil Cohen told the Director of the State Department of Public Health, Dr. Nirav Shah...

A Cook County Judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Public Health to add Post-Operative Chronic Pain to the list of disorders treatable with medical cannabis. In a blistering order, Cook County Judge Neil Cohen told the Director of the State Department of Public Health, Dr. Nirav Shah...

Proposition 205, the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, could be a boon for the state's public education system, with the potential of bringing in $55 million a year should it win at the ballot box on Nov. 8 Sen. Martin Quezada said, on the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol website...