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The Paso Robles City Council voted Tuesday night to create a task force to address the city's medical marijuana regulations. Mayor Steve Martin and councilmen Steve Gregory, John Hamon and Jim Reed voted in favor of the task force. Councilman Fred Strong was absent, attending another meeting on...

Dr Ware gave a presentation on the task force's process thus far, then took nearly an hour of questions from the audience at the Vancouver Lift Cannabis Expo We were incredibly lucky at the Vancouver Lift Cannabis Expo this past weekend to have heard from legalization and regulation task...

Changes to the Canada Pension Plan? A piddly 47 responses. Input on the most inspirational Canadians? About 12,000 people weighed in. But public online consultation about legalizing marijuana netted 30,000 responses, proving pot stokes the passions of the Canadian public. (Though not quite as...

How did someone who has called marijuana a "scourge", who has obstructed access to medical marijuana to sick and dying Canadians in pain, who has dismissed marijuana users as "stupid", and who works for a law firm that wants to see its clients get a monopoly on legal weed, ever get to chair a...

Delivering on a campaign promise, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to introduce legislation next spring that will legalize the production, distribution, and possession of marijuana for recreational purposes. In the meantime, a government-appointed Task Force on Marijuana Legalization...

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer recently named to a task force on legalizing and regulating marijuana says one of the biggest hurdles they face is dealing with impairment. "I do believe it's going to be a big concern," Supt. Marlene Jesso told CBC Radio's St. John's Morning Show...

World-renowned pain specialist and medical cannabis researcher Dr. Mark Ware, director of clinical research at the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), has been nominated vice-chair of an important federal task force that will provide guidance to the...

The federal government is launching a task force to study the legalization and regulation marijuana use. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says a task force has been struck. It's comprised of experts in public health, substance abuse, law enforcement and justice. "It is important...

Almost two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to secure her party's nomination for president. It's an historical and monumental event, and something that deserves to be celebrated, regardless of your preferred candidate. To see a woman rise to this level of power means we're...

I am growing some purple destroyer strain and it has been in veg for over 3 months. About a week and a half ago I flipped from 18/6 to 12/12 and still no change. This is a new strain from OSSC-Bulk collaboration so there is not a lot of info on it. It is 28 inches tall and very healthy. I also...

The Ohio House of Representatives' Medical Marijuana Task Force ("Task Force") reconvened at the state capitol on Thursday, February 11, 2016, and once again members of Benesch were in attendance. The Task Force heard its first testimony regarding the medicinal value of cannabis, and the...

The chairman of a task force charged with exploring medical marijuana legalization in Ohio is emphasizing that the panel's process will be fair and open. The task force met briefly for the first time Thursday. It's led by Republican Rep. Kirk Schuring of Canton and includes other Ohio House...

There are several integral meetings regarding the Cannabis industry and the rights of patients and all consumers this week, here are two for your calendar: The Cannabis Research Task Force will meet January 26. This is the third and final meeting of the Oregon Task Force on Researching the...

Some long time advocates of medical marijuana are questioning why they were not included in the Ohio House's new task force to study the subject. The task force includes both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. It also includes some of the key people who were instrumental in the defeat of...

The architects behind the vision of San Francisco when marijuana is a legal recreational drug convened their first meeting Wednesday, selecting as chair nightlife industry representative Terrance Alan. For the next year, the 22-member Cannabis State Legalization Task Force, which was...

A new cannabis research task force began work Monday to try to clear the way for more research in Oregon on the medical benefits of cannabis. Created by legislation earlier this year, the task force is laying the groundwork for a state-backed medical marijuana research program that might...

Expecting California voters will legalize recreational marijuana use next year, San Francisco is assembling a task force to propose regulations for the industry, addressing everything from drug potency to where pot businesses can locate. Cancer survivors, those living with HIV, business owners...

State officials have appointed 15 members to a new cannabis research task force charged with studying and recommending legislation on the development of the medical marijuana industry. The body – officially called the Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of...

The way marijuana is regulated in Colorado Springs could be changing as a new Medical Marijuana (MMJ) Task Force held its first meeting Thursday morning at City Hall. The group, comprised of several city and community leaders, will look at everything from reforming the medical marijuana...

The way marijuana is regulated in Colorado Springs could be changing as a new Medical Marijuana (MMJ) Task Force held its first meeting Thursday morning at City Hall. The group, comprised of several city and community leaders, will look at everything from reforming the medical marijuana...