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Peter Bernard's Yuletide plans include dressing up in a tuxedo emblazoned with marijuana leaves, donning a green Santa hat and doling out cookie bars made with marijuana to his friends from a big pillowcase. "That's me exercising my right to give marijuana this Christmas," said Bernard, a...

We've been learning so much about the healing powers of our new favorite natural-wellness supplement, CBD, but we still have so many questions (and we know you do, too). Though CBD is not synonymous with marijuana (it's just a compound that comes from marijuana and other non-marijuana plant...

After decades of trailblazing cannabis-related retail — often under police scrutiny — Calgary head shops say legal recreational marijuana offers them a hazy future. Despite a perception looming legislative changes might affirm their bong and roach clip business model, those first in on cannabis...

The city won't begin accepting applications to sell legal recreational pot until Jan. 3, officials say. California kicks off recreational sales on New Year's Day, becoming the largest state in the nation with legal marijuana. But Los Angeles officials announced Friday that dispensaries in...

California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the weeks and months to come is unclear. Lori Ajax is the state's top pot regulator and has been at the center of the effort to establish rules for a...

California's legal marijuana market is finally, fitfully, taking shape. The state on Thursday issued the first batch of business licenses to sell and transport recreational-use pot, just 18 days before legal sales will begin on Jan. 1, 2018. The 20 temporary licenses – some of which were...

The marijuana industry has taken a couple of hits in Washington this month. First, an amendment that would have stripped a part of the tax code that places extra financial burden on cannabis businesses was pulled at the last minute from the GOP tax plan approved by the U.S. Senate. Also...

California’s transition to legal cannabis contains a mind-bending paradox: Ending prohibitions on marijuana will require newly aggressive law enforcement. When Jan. 1 rolls around, California will not merely be permitting adults 21 and older to use marijuana for recreational purposes. The state...

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. New York, New York, right? Well, not so much with legal marijuana. While medical marijuana is legal in New York, the state has been slower to adapt legalization of recreational marijuana that's already happened in Alaska, California...

Los Angeles will become the nation's largest city with recreational pot after the City Council voted Wednesday to license sales next year. After months of debate and political snags, the council approved rules to usher in commercial sales and cultivation set to begin in less than a month...

In March, Los Angeles voters endorsed a plan to bring order to the city's long-unruly marijuana market while clearing the way for recreational sales to begin next year, making L.A. the biggest city with legal pot sales in the country. But it's taken months to work out the fine print. On...

Sales of legal cannabis in North America are growing even faster than experts predicted they would. A new report from Arcview Market Research says retail cannabis sales will jump 33% over 2016's totals to hit $10 billion this year. That's a faster pace than the group had previously predicted...

You don't have to be a stoner to realize that legal cannabis is an industry ripe for profit. As more and more states and countries move to legalize certain uses of cannabis, investors who fail to put their hat in the ring could end up being some of the dumbest on Wall Street. The process of...

Angelenos charged with or convicted of marijuana offenses who want to clean up their criminal records can seek free legal help Saturday at an "expungement fair" near downtown Los Angeles. The event is focused on helping convicted felons get charges reduced, dismissed or expunged from their...

The pot economy is way bigger than we think. Weed makes money–not just for dealers or pharmacists or college students with a hobby, but for the overall economy. In Colorado, legal sales of marijuana reached nearly $1 billion in 2015. In California, the industry is projected to make $7 billion...

California has published the rules that will govern its legal marijuana economy in 2018, giving businesses and consumers a glimpse into the future. But there are important steps before legal recreational sales kick off on Jan. 1, and even more uncertainties about how the marketplace will...

Legal cannabis could be just a click away for Quebecers once Canada's new marijuana law comes into effect, Radio-Canada has learned. The Quebec government plans to table its own legislation to manage legal marijuana sales Thursday, Radio-Canada has confirmed, and it intends to manage online...

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in the world. And with your jolt of caffeine, you can also get a little buzz. As marijuana becomes legal in more and more states, the cannabis industry is looking for new ways to cash in. You can't find these coffee pods at the grocery store...

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said Tuesday that he believes the NBA should consider taking marijuana off its banned substance list. In an interview with ESPN.com's Nick Friedell, Towns backed former NBA Commissioner David Stern's stance on the issue: "I agree with David...

Cannabis or Marijuana is a huge industry. In the US today, it is split between the legal and not so legal market for the sale and consumption of Cannabis. While the illegal Marijuana industry topped an estimated $46 billion in sales in the US during 2016 the legal sector generated just $6.7...