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Residents of the Golden State voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2016, but full legalization could face delays as lawmakers fight to rework marijuana laws in California. Some California lawmakers want to ban cannabis edibles (candies, brownies, cookies), because they believe...

Illicit cannabis use and cannabis use disorders increased at a greater rate in US states with medical marijuana laws than in other states, research shows. A new study analyzes the differences in cannabis use and cannabis use disorders before and after states passed medical marijuana laws. The...

Even as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to say terrible things about marijuana and hint at a potential crackdown against states that have approved recreational or medical sales, assorted members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at changing the way the federal...

Figured I'd get this up to date and maintain it. In Progress Law Text Chapter 311 - Minnesota Session Laws And the 2015 Update Chapter 74 - Minnesota Session Laws The non-lawyer version: Medical cannabis is provided to patients as a liquid, pill, or vaporized delivery method that does not...

It was late January when, in the beach-famous pulse of South Florida, the mayor of Miami held a town hall for the first task force to reduce opioid addiction in his community. "Laws need to be changed at the state," Carlos Giménez told reporters. "We've had more opioid deaths in the last year...

The bipartisan sponsors of a marijuana legalization bill currently before Congress renewed their efforts in the name of criminal justice reform Wednesday as the Trump administration pushes to further punish drug offenders. Reps. Thomas Garrett, Virginia Republican, and Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii...

A small, bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push at the federal level to legalize marijuana, calling it a criminal justice issue. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.), would lift the nation's pot restrictions and allow states to decide...

Newly Signed $1 Trillion Spending Bill Includes Key Protections for Medical Cannabis - Safeguards for State Laws that Have Passed Medical Cannabis Initiatives. AmeriCann, Inc., an Agricultural-Technology company that is developing sustainable, state-of-the-art medical cannabis cultivation...

Congress's latest spending bill could give the federal government more control over the District's marijuana laws. An amendment tacked onto federal spending bills since 2015 has prohibited D.C. from using funds from its annual budget to enact pro-marijuana laws. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) first...

It's the latest sign that a major federal crackdown on state pot laws isn't likely. Congress, once again, is blocking the Justice Department from spending any money that interferes with state medical marijuana laws. In their newly unveiled budget bill, lawmakers included a provision, known as...

I have been trying to find out laws regarding seed distribution in California to dispenceries and other business and also sell online but can't seem to find anything. Any help from someone would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

In recent years, illegal marijuana use has risen faster in states that have legalized medical marijuana than in states without such laws, a new study finds. In addition, the percentage of people with "marijuana use disorders" - people who use the drug in unhealthy ways, or abuse it - has also...

AS senior MP’s call for Theresa May to legalise cannabis in order to make more money for the Treasury kitty, how likely is it that the drug will be made legal in the UK? The marijuana trade in Britain is currently worth £6.8bn a year and could be quite a money maker, as well as helping people...

I Secretly Gave My Son Cannabis to Save His Life on This Morning uk tv I found it quite disturbing when the male interviewer on the couch got a message in his headphones from back stage asking him to 'make sure u read the laws' ... something like "i must state tho that cannabis is illegal and...

Hey all I was wondering if someone could catch me up on what changes have been made in the Mi MMJ laws/bills in the last 6 months or so, regarding both patients and caregivers. If I understand it correctly, the "only flower is covered by your card" deal is over, and we as patients can once...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a radio interview last week he would enforce federal marijuana laws in an "appropriate way." In a radio interview Thursday with Hugh Hewitt, the former Alabama senator shared his thoughts about ending the marijuana prohibition, which he made clear he has...

"On February 23, Press Secretary Sean Spicer indicated the Department of Justice might begin "greater enforcement" of federal law in states that have legalized marijuana. But during the campaign President Trump repeatedly pledged that if elected the federal government would respect the rights of...

Traverse City – Brandon Montemayor is satisfied with his decision to open a medical marijuana collective in Traverse City. Superior Genetics has enjoyed steady business growth since opening in October, said Montemayor, who described the city's approval process to open the collective as one of...

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Cory Booker...

Senators from eight states that have legalized the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana are asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to uphold the Department of Justice's existing enforcement policy toward states with voter-approved marijuana laws. Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth...