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Calgary city staff are recommending that Alberta set up a private retail system for recreational-cannabis sales, similar to its liquor stores, once the drug becomes legal next summer. Council is set to debate this and other recommendations on cannabis legalization Monday as municipalities...

Los Angeles voters want to legalize marijuana, and they don’t seem particularly concerned that it remains illegal under federal law. In November nearly two out of three voters in the city of L.A. supported Proposition 64, a statewide initiative to let adults grow, buy and use recreational...

On July 20, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018, authorizing $38.4 billion in spending. Wedged into this bill was the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation introduced in part by...

I'm wondering... For the folks living in a state that allows MMJ for chronic pain, are you able to see a MD for pain meds at the same time? As F'd up as our federal government is it wouldn't surprise me if was an either or...

Few plants have created as much controversy as cannabis. Known as marijuana, pot, and a myriad of other nicknames, the federal government just calls it illegal. Marijuana is considered a schedule I drug, which by definition means it has potential for abuse and no accepted medical uses...

The flights were high and loaded with marijuana. Now a federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Donald Burns, 59, of Milford, the pilot and two alleged distributors Robert Capelli, 31, and Scott Bodnar, 38, of Ansonia with trafficking at least 2,200 pounds of marijuana by airplane. Shortly...

In a case of one hand not knowing what the other is doing, the 2014 Farm Bill authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture to license farmers to grow industrial hemp. At the same time, however, the federal Bureau of Reclamation prohibits water in lakes and other storage facilities that it...

While an increasing number of states have legalized medical and recreational marijuana, not all marijuana-related businesses are successful. When marijuana dispensaries and marijuana users file for bankruptcy, they may encounter a difficult situation: How do they to claim marijuana as an asset...

Premiers will ask the federal government to postpone its plan to legalize marijuana if issues related to road safety, taxation, training for distributors and public education aren't addressed. At a news conference to close off the annual summer Council of the Federation meeting in Edmonton...

A Connecticut lawyer is hoping his arguments in a drug case eventually are used by attorneys across the country to fight marijuana charges and bans on pot possession. Aaron Romano says many state laws criminalizing marijuana were based on the federal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, which...

Marijuana legalization advocate Cher Neufer queued up at a Cincinnati post office in mid-June expecting to mail a t-shirt to a donor. Instead, she was met with the message every shopper dreads: card denied. A few phone calls later, Neufer discovered that PNC had closed the account for the...

The province is asking for your thoughts on how Ontario should approach cannabis legalization in a way that protects youth, prevents harm and ensures that Ontario's roads continue to be among the safest in North America. In April 2017, the federal government introduced the Cannabis Act...

Despite her hemp farm being legal in the state of Montana and licensed through the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the federal government is denying Kim Phillips access to water for her crops. Her plants are dying. Phillips' farm is authorized through a program included in the 2014 Farm Bill...

After a new state law put limit on how local governments can regulate medical cannabis dispensaries, Coral Gables has taken a step toward banning the businesses in the city. The City Commission on Tuesday gave initial approval to a citywide ban on shops that sell medical marijuana. It...

U.S. pesticide regulators have denied the registration of four pesticides for cannabis cultivation in California, stating that "cultivation of cannabis is generally unlawful," and further dividing the rift between the federal and state on marijuana use. The U.S. Environmental Protection...

It's hard to make sense of cannabis regulation. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to categorize marijuana as a Schedule I drug. That means the government believes it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," putting it in the same league as LSD and heroin...

On a cool, rainy day, more than 200 people crowd under a tarp in the parking lot of Big Mama’s Restaurant, bidding on bicycles, air rifles and marijuana posters to raise money to support a jailed local legend. They have a lot of work to do, because Cornbread Mafia leader Johnny Boone, captured...

Though Maine has legalized recreational marijuana, don't expect the U.S. Coast Guard to be on board with a state law. Boaters who plan to get out on Maine waters this holiday weekend should prepare to be boarded by federal and state law enforcement officers, who will be out in force as they...

Initiative 71 brought sweeping change to the District, but because of federal regulation, many longtime residents feel left out of the new "District of Cannabis." In 2014, residents voted to legalize possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, growth of up to six plants and indoor use for...

Despite legislation legalizing medical marijuana, the Orlando International Airport is banning medical marijuana. It's the only major airport in the state to do so. Travelers and airport employees will soon see signs warning passengers that bringing medical marijuana into the airport could...