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Matt Funiciello, Green candidate for Congress in NY-21, today stated his support for legalizing industrial hemp production. Funiciello said that industrial hemp had the potential to be a multi-billion dollar market for small farmers, can be used in 25,000 products, and is environmentally...

Carson City's first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open later this month. The dispensary, RISE, held a ribbon cutting and hosted tours of its store on Clearview Drive at Carson Street Thursday. The dispensary operated by Green Thumb Industries (GTI) has tentative plans to open Sept...

Carson City's first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open later this month. The dispensary, RISE, held a ribbon cutting and hosted tours of its store on Clearview Drive at Carson Street Thursday. The dispensary operated by Green Thumb Industries (GTI) has tentative plans to open Sept...

Contrary to popular belief, legalizing weed is actually slowly killing the black market for it, rather than creating drugged out criminals. As marijuana is legalized state by state, for use and cultivation, the amount that is being carried over the borders via Mexican drug cartels has...

Kenneth Anderson has been a tobacco farmer all his life. Over the years, his Anderson Brothers Farm located on Clintonville Road has been filled with tobacco plants sprawling over more than 100 acres of land. However, Anderson's tobacco crop has recently dwindled to about 50 acres because of...

Upland - Former City Manager Stephen Dunn is questioning the city's claim it has collected $250,000 in settlements and court judgments against illegal medical marijuana dispensaries it shut down. "The city says it has received $250,000, but the reality is they haven't received all of it," he...

Upland - Former City Manager Stephen Dunn is questioning the city's claim it has collected $250,000 in settlements and court judgments against illegal medical marijuana dispensaries it shut down. "The city says it has received $250,000, but the reality is they haven't received all of it," he...

Nashville, Tenn. — Tuesday night was a victory for those supporting the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana. The Metro Council approved the bill on the second of three readings. Supporters like the idea of giving police the option to hand out a $50 civil ticket instead of a...

Deep-blue Massachusetts has a recent history of marijuana-friendly votes. In 2008, voters turned out in droves at the ballot box to decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of pot. Four years later, advocates were rewarded with a landslide victory to legalize medical marijuana in the...

As the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to display its arrogance, refusing to remove marijuana from schedule 1 of the Control Substance Act (CSA), thanks to certified professional bodies in the country, more and more details on medical efficacy of the plant is being...

As the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to display its arrogance, refusing to remove marijuana from schedule 1 of the Control Substance Act (CSA), thanks to certified professional bodies in the country, more and more details on medical efficacy of the plant is being...

As we are getting closer to the 58th U.S. presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2016 we will hear more about the different opinions of the participating candidates. It's the first time that Cannabis has a place in their political agenda. The last years we have seen a big wave...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has finally spoken out on cannabis, endorsing the decriminalisation of the drug for "medicinal uses". At a Labour debate with Owen Smith in Glasgow last week he expressed a more liberal stance than many in parliament, but added: "I would not be in favour of...

Just wanted to introduce myself. Im 60 and back in the day did my share of puffing the evil weed LOL but just got busy with life and stopped smoking altogether, and no I went through no "withdrawals" as our leaders would have people believe. Three years ago I got a MM prescription for aches and...

The cannabis industry has become a growing component of Colorado's economy - and it's also become a major contributor to charitable efforts. The Clinic held its seventh annual Clinic Charity Classic at Arrowhead Golf Club last week; every year proceeds from the tournament are donated to aid in...

The cannabis industry has become a growing component of Colorado's economy - and it's also become a major contributor to charitable efforts. The Clinic held its seventh annual Clinic Charity Classic at Arrowhead Golf Club last week; every year proceeds from the tournament are donated to aid in...

For years California marijuana farmers sought to be treated like any other farmers of any other crop, but "The price of that legitimacy has been steep and it is about to redefine the nature of the marijuana industry in ways that make many of its most committed supporters deeply uncomfortable...

Grants Pass - Josephine County's growing marijuana industry is experiencing growing pains. The number of medical marijuana grow sites in the county has remained steady from a year ago, at about 2,500. But growers who sell to retailers have been sprouting up - 38 new state-issued licenses have...

California has become the epicenter of cannabis reform as the state moves to legalize marijuana for adults via Prop. 64 on the November 8 ballot. Legalization in California would mean that an additional 39 million people in the US would be living under legalization, more than the number of those...

Sun City, Ariz. - White Mountain Health Center opened its doors in January 2015 as the first medical marijuana dispensary in Sun City. About 18 months later, the dispensary has built a strong relationship with the community, and it plans to provide even more for the senior-living enclave...