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In December 2013, the Uruguayan Chamber of Senators approved Law 19.172, through which the General Assembly regulated the production, marketing and possession of marijuana in Uruguay. According to the Scientific Advisory Committee for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Policy for the Regulation...

In preparation for the launch of the state's medical marijuana program, a member of Philadelphia City Council on Thursday introduced zoning restrictions to limit where growing operations and dispensaries can open. The legislation, introduced by Derek S. Green, would ban dispensaries within...

In preparation for the launch of the state's medical marijuana program, a member of Philadelphia City Council on Thursday introduced zoning restrictions to limit where growing operations and dispensaries can open. The legislation, introduced by Derek S. Green, would ban dispensaries within...

Columbus, Ohio - The Ohio State Medical Board on Wednesday further complicated its position about whether or not doctors can issue preliminary medical marijuana recommendations to patients. Board member Robert Giacalone said during a committee meeting Ohio's medical marijuana law is not...

Columbus, Ohio - The Ohio State Medical Board on Wednesday further complicated its position about whether or not doctors can issue preliminary medical marijuana recommendations to patients. Board member Robert Giacalone said during a committee meeting Ohio's medical marijuana law is not...

Del. Cheryl D. Glenn is co-author of the Maryland state law that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. She says that measure needs an overhaul. Michael Bronfein is chief executive of a company that was awarded one of the state's 15 licenses to grow medical marijuana. He says the...

Del. Cheryl D. Glenn is co-author of the Maryland state law that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. She says that measure needs an overhaul. Michael Bronfein is chief executive of a company that was awarded one of the state's 15 licenses to grow medical marijuana. He says the...

Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. John Kasich creates a regulated program controlled by three government agencies that won't be set up for at least a year. And the law explicitly prohibits smoking marijuana or growing it at home. The law leaves much of the details of the program up to the...

Des Moines - Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he expects the issue of whether to extend the state's limited medical cannabis law beyond its July 1 expiration date will be the subject of legislative discussions during the 2017 session. Branstad said he is open to considering some expansion of...

Des Moines - Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he expects the issue of whether to extend the state's limited medical cannabis law beyond its July 1 expiration date will be the subject of legislative discussions during the 2017 session. Branstad said he is open to considering some expansion of...

With election day soon approaching, California's campaign to legalize marijuana has now assembled the largest group of supporters in the issue's history. In a press conference held on Monday at San Francisco's ACLU office, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Prop 64's large list of endorsements...

The drug deal went down the way they usually do - a quick exchange of cash for goods, and the user had his product, while the delivery man went on to his next drop-off. The big difference in this case was that the exchange of pot for cash was perfectly legal. At the office of Dr. Anthony Hall...

The drug deal went down the way they usually do - a quick exchange of cash for goods, and the user had his product, while the delivery man went on to his next drop-off. The big difference in this case was that the exchange of pot for cash was perfectly legal. At the office of Dr. Anthony Hall...

Tallahassee - With medical marijuana already a reality in Florida, voters will decide in November whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment. It's the second time Floridians will weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, with the first...

Tallahassee - With medical marijuana already a reality in Florida, voters will decide in November whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment. It's the second time Floridians will weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, with the first...

If California voters approve Proposition 64 in November, they will make it legal for anyone over 21 to smoke marijuana and to harvest up to six plants in an indoor setting for personal use. But Palo Alto resients wishing to grow pot in the outdoors may be in for a major buzzkill. On Monday...

A measure to repeal Proposition D, a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, has been certified, and the City Council will now decide whether to adopt the measure or put it on the ballot, the City Clerk's office announced Friday. The measure calls for creating a permitting process that would...

Pennsylvania businesses better prepare for medical marijuana because they're going to have to deal with a whole range of complications once their employees start using it. That was the consensus of the panelists who participated in a forum Thursday morning sponsored by the Greater Lehigh Valley...

Pennsylvania businesses better prepare for medical marijuana because they're going to have to deal with a whole range of complications once their employees start using it. That was the consensus of the panelists who participated in a forum Thursday morning sponsored by the Greater Lehigh Valley...

While it does nothing to change state law, East Lansing approved an ordinance legalizing the use and possession of small quantities for those 21 and older. The Associated Press, via the Lansing State Journal, reports the ordinance passed by a 4-1 vote. Under this city law, people of age can...