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From January 1, Nevada became the seventh U.S. state to decriminalize the usage of cannabis, after Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. In the Election Day back in November, Nevadans approved by a nine percent margin the legalization of marijuana...

The Federal Government has indicated that it intends to table recreational marijuana legislation by the spring of 2017. As we all know, politicians never break promises or deadlines. Even if the legislation is tabled in the spring it is widely anticipated that the changes will not be implemented...

A Western Mass. marijuana entrepreneur may have put himself in a sticky legal situation by advertising his wares on Craigslist. As spotted by NEPR, several listings have popped up on the Western Mass. Craigslist page, offering "dispensary grade marijuana," competitive prices and quick...

A friend bought an ounce at 6pm today and wants to buy another ounce before we leave at 5pm tomorrow, is this possible under law?

Governor Charlie Baker on Friday signed into law a measure delaying several parts of the state's new marijuana legalization law, announcing the move just as demonstrators gathered outside the State House to urge him to veto the plan. The likely opening date for recreational marijuana stores...

The amusing irony of the "fake news" crusade being pushed by mainstream media is the fact that MSM themselves are publishing fake and misleading stories. Take CBS, for example. In November, CBS Boston published an article promoting an unproven blacklist of fake, misleading news sites. Now, in...

With the end of 2016, one-fifth of the US population lives in a place where it is legal or will soon be legal to smoke marijuana for entirely recreational purposes. It's a result of the biggest year for marijuana legalization yet, in which the number of states that fully legalized marijuana...

Las Vegas, NV -- Even though recreational marijuana officially becomes law January 1st, you may have trouble finding weed to buy. "They have up to a year to figure everything out," Brenda Gunsallus of Sahara Dispensary tells FOX5. And by everything she means how dispensaries like hers will be...

Mexico City — As legal marijuana use spreads rapidly across the U.S., Mexican legislators are taking small steps to decriminalize pot in a country where the war on drugs has killed more than 100,000 people over the past decade. The rising disparity in drug legislation is stoking a debate in...

Portland, Maine - At least in the minds of profit-hungry Maine entrepreneurs, the marijuana-spiked buns are already in the oven. Maine voted in November to legalize recreational marijuana, but that law has not yet taken effect. And Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, who is President-elect Donald...

The federal government's action plan for legalizing marijuana has rubbed a local man the wrong way. "When the current federal government announced the plan to legalize cannabis (marijuana is a derogatory slang name that I will not use) I was cautiously excited," said BC Bud Rub manufacturer...

The vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts means some changes down the line for Brookline, but nothing overnight, say police and medical marijuana dispensary spokespeople. "It is at this point not possible that a legal gram of cannabis will be sold before 2018," said...

With an estimated $7 billion in sales in 2016 and potentially exponential growth due to recent ballot initiatives on recreational use, the legal marijuana industry has a lot of businesses seeing green. But as is so often the case in this country, there's a darker side to this story and it...

The impending Trump presidential administration may come with a number of concerns, but making weed illegal again won't be one of them, industry experts suggest. President-elect Donald Trump will likely not use his resources to change state marijuana laws, according to a note shared on the...

Smoke it, grow it, bake it. Even wrap it in a box with a bow on top and give it to a friend. Just don't sell it. Not yet, anyway. Marijuana became legal in Massachusetts Dec. 15, but there's still a long way to go before the somewhat hazy vision of ballot activists becomes a reality. "It's...

The marijuana industry could be described as the fastest growing industry within the United States. Though there are numerous industries that have 20%-30% compound annual growth potential throughout the remainder of the decade, few can claim to have what's expected to be nearly 24% annual...

Despite a brief hiccup, the Governor's Council has certified the results of the November election, officially paving the way for marijuana to become legal just after midnight. The new law–which allows use and possession of marijuana for people over 21, and permits people to grow the plant at...

Any Massachusetts resident over 21 can legally possess up to an ounce of marijuana outside their home Thursday -- but don't go walking down the street smoking it. Though the ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect, the law doesn't allow using pot in public...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law. Q: What are the medical uses for marijuana and where are the dispensaries? A: Many people are counting down the days until marijuana is legal for recreational...

Is legal weed having a negative impact on the craft beer business? Perhaps you've come across some of the recent stories that suggest so. If you pay close attention to national beer news, you've probably seen at least one of these stories. It all sounds very ominous. For instance, a recent...