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Saturday marked the first day that marijuana was decriminalized in New Hampshire. Possession of small amounts of the drug – three-quarters of an ounce or less – is now punishable only as a violation and fines of up to $300 for initial offenses. Previously, a first-time offense for...

The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow state and local officials to hide behind federal drug laws to throw roadblocks in the path of those who want to sell marijuana. Without comment, the justices have refused to review, much less overturn, a Court of Appeals ruling rejecting arguments that...

A new Indiana law intended to legalize the use of a cannabis extract to treat epilepsy instead resulted in a massive crackdown on the product across the state, making it more challenging for those with severe medical issues to obtain it. An IndyStar investigation has found that after the law...

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will decide if state law requires Workers' Compensation Insurance to pay for a millworker's medical marijuana or if the insurer could be charged as an accessory in a drug deal under federal law. Justices are set to hear arguments in the case Wednesday at the...

Hoban Law Group, the nation's largest, full-service cannabis and hemp law firm, has received approvals and is now airing the first national TV spot for the cannabis industry. The advertisement marks the first time that a national TV spot has used the word 'cannabis.' Bob Hoban, leading legal...

The shingle went up just a few weeks ago: a three-attorney Downtown firm, Cannabis Legal Solutions, LLC, has formed the first local practice specializing in medical marijuana law – but it likely won't be the last. With Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program preparing for launch next year...

Gov. Kim Reynolds named eight Iowans Wednesday to serve on a state board that will oversee the state's expanded medical cannabis law. The governor appointed these people to serve on the Medical Cannabidiol Board effective Friday: Dr. Ken Cheyne, a Clive pediatrician; Dr. Jill Liesveld, a...

One of my proudest accomplishments in the Pennsylvania Senate was passage of Act 16 of 2016, which brought medical cannabis to Pennsylvania. My goal in this endeavor has been - and continues to be - giving patients and their families one more arrow in their quivers to battle diseases and...

A lot of Burners are wondering if they can burn one thing in particular this year at Burning Man: weed. In January, recreational marijuana became legal in Nevada, meaning anyone aged 21 and over is allowed to possess up to one ounce of recreational marijuana and an eighth-ounce of marijuana...

Nevada's legalization of recreational marijuana has made life easier for users but more difficult for gaming companies, something the Nevada Gaming Commission hopes to address in a special meeting on Thursday. Legalized weed presents a number of problems for the gaming industry: Using and...

Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington state four years ago and lawmakers and law enforcement are still in search for the best ways to detect and deter drivers under the influence of the drug. Marijuana DUI enforcement is tricky because chemically, THC is much different than...

Monica Gutierrez wants to be an intellectual property lawyer. But here she is, sitting in a law class on marijuana. The gray area between state and federal law intrigues Gutierrez – she needs to learn how to help cannabis businesses get their names federally registered, she said – and she's...

During the campaign, Donald Trump endorsed medical marijuana and said pot legalization “should be a state issue, state-by-state.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on the other hand, is a fierce opponent of marijuana and has opposed measures that would limit the federal government’s ability to...

The Indiana State Excise Police will follow the law when it comes to industrial hemp products. On Friday, public information officer Corporal Heather Lynch provided the following statement from the law enforcement arm of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission: “After a review of the situation...

A longtime Jacksonville nursery has received approval for a coveted medical-marijuana license, as state health officials continue carrying out a new law that resolved key issues about the rapidly emerging cannabis industry. Loop's Nursery & Greenhouses Inc. and the Florida Department of...

Changes adopted last year by the Michigan legislature to the state's 2008 Medical Marijuana law were detailed at Thursday's meeting of the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club. Branch County Sheriff's Department Deputy Steve Foster said amendments to the law have created major headaches for...

An expanded version of Iowa's medical cannabis law received the signature of then-Gov. Terry Branstad three months ago, but legal questions and implementation issues could delay its enactment. At least 50 potential cannabis business operators have contacted the Iowa Department of Public...

Anything goes in Las Vegas, right? Wrong. On the Strip, buying marijuana legally is one thing, smoking it is another. Last month Nevada became the eighth state to allow the sale of recreational pot to adults 21 and over. The law mandates that legally bought marijuana be consumed in a...

An expanded version of Iowa's medical cannabis law received the signature of then-Gov. Terry Branstad three months ago, but legal questions and implementation issues could delay its enactment. At least 50 potential cannabis business operators have contacted the Iowa Department of Public...

The interplay of guns and marijuana, particularly medicinal, has raised a variety of issues for everyone from gun dealers and law enforcement to marijuana users. Since those questions involve not only federal but state law and local ordinances, it’s complicated. The first thing hunters...