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A legislative push has mounted in Nashville that seeks to reduce the penalty for individuals who are found possessing or casually exchanging small amounts of marijuana to allow them to avoid a criminal record. A newly filed ordinance sponsored by three Metro Council members would lessen the...

On July 29, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill removing the threat of arrest for small amounts of marijuana, capping a record year of legislative and administrative marijuana policy reforms throughout the country. Two states, Pennsylvania and Ohio, enacted effective medical...

Pepeekeo - Richard Ha, one of the first people selected to open medical marijuana dispensaries on Hawaii Island, gave the community on Tuesday a glimpse into his company's budding plans. The longtime banana farmer who's now head of the dispensary company Lau Ola, held a blessing and...

Lawyers who are consulted by clients operating medical marijuana businesses law permitted by state law face a dilemma. Federal law remains in place, criminalizing possession and sale of marijuana. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2 (d) forbids counseling clients in unlawful conduct. Although...

Lawyers who are consulted by clients operating medical marijuana businesses law permitted by state law face a dilemma. Federal law remains in place, criminalizing possession and sale of marijuana. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2 (d) forbids counseling clients in unlawful conduct. Although...

An administrative law judge paved the way for another nursery to get a medical-marijuana license, striking a blow against the Florida Department of Health during a contentious hearing Monday. Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham virtually guaranteed that he intends to recommend that...

An administrative law judge paved the way for another nursery to get a medical-marijuana license, striking a blow against the Florida Department of Health during a contentious hearing Monday. Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham virtually guaranteed that he intends to recommend that...

One billion dollars. If current trends keep up, that will be the value of marijuana retail and producer/processor sales in Washington state on a yearly basis. With few exceptions, state marijuana sales have risen every month since the first recreational stores opened two years ago, bringing...

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio's medical marijuana law is a month away from taking effect and awarding marijuana business licenses is even further down the road, but Lakewood and other communities across the state are already making moves to block marijuana businesses from starting in their communities...

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio's medical marijuana law is a month away from taking effect and awarding marijuana business licenses is even further down the road, but Lakewood and other communities across the state are already making moves to block marijuana businesses from starting in their communities...

Ohio's new medical marijuana law has left many in the state with unanswered questions, ranging from when and where it will be available to what its effect will be on the workplace. Scott Gedeon, of counsel in the Cleveland office of the labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips, said he's...

Ohio's new medical marijuana law has left many in the state with unanswered questions, ranging from when and where it will be available to what its effect will be on the workplace. Scott Gedeon, of counsel in the Cleveland office of the labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips, said he's...

You know you've reached a new frontier in regards to marijuana legalization when even the police are supporting the idea. That's exactly what's happening with the nonprofit organization LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), whose members believe that wasting time chasing after cannabis...

Concord, N.H. — On Tuesday, an expansion of the state's medical marijuana law went into effect, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Rep. David Luneau (I) introduced House Bill 1453 (HB1453) earlier this year. The legislation adds ulcerative colitis to the list of debilitating...

Concord, N.H. — On Tuesday, an expansion of the state's medical marijuana law went into effect, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Rep. David Luneau (I) introduced House Bill 1453 (HB1453) earlier this year. The legislation adds ulcerative colitis to the list of debilitating...

Illinois has improved its unfair DUI law regarding marijuana, but not by much, a local attorney said Thursday. The new state law dealing with marijuana and impaired driving has only slightly lessened the legal dangers, including long prison terms, of causing a serious or fatal accident after...

Medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania, and towns can't use local zoning laws to keep it out of their backyards. But they can plan ahead to make sure zoning codes direct marijuana growing and processing operations and dispensaries to the locations that make the most sense in local...

Medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania, and towns can't use local zoning laws to keep it out of their backyards. But they can plan ahead to make sure zoning codes direct marijuana growing and processing operations and dispensaries to the locations that make the most sense in local...

There won't be any moratoriums on the medical marijuana business in West Chester Township for at least a year. Township trustees have agreed that it was too soon to address the issue because there wasn't enough information yet on implementation of the law, which takes effect Sept. 6 Saturday...

There won't be any moratoriums on the medical marijuana business in West Chester Township for at least a year. Township trustees have agreed that it was too soon to address the issue because there wasn't enough information yet on implementation of the law, which takes effect Sept. 6 Saturday...