marijuana

New Orleans Police arrested a man and a woman Monday (Oct. 9) for their involvement in two separate marijuana "grow houses," according to police documents. Narcotics agents confiscated approximately 20 pounds of packed marijuana, a "large amount" of marijuana plants and various growing...

Ordinances that would allow medical marijuana facilities in Kingsley went through weeks of review but village officials remain reluctant to vote on the issue. Village board members met Monday night and continued reviewing a draft police power ordinance that would allow medical marijuana...

The Village of Ubly wasted little time rescinding its medical marijuana ordinance, following a discussion at its original monthly meeting last week. Medical marijuana has been at the forefront in recent months, with the latest version of the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act going...

Officials who say recreational marijuana can help close budget holes may be on to something. The average consumer of legal recreational marijuana spends $111.05 per month on marijuana products, according to a new LendEDU poll of 1,000 consumers. Of them, 27.6 percent of respondents said they...

The latest fight over marijuana in Detroit hits the polls on Nov. 7. On an otherwise pretty spare ballot there will be two questions put to voters that arrived via petition initiatives run by a group called Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform. Neither of the proposals, as they appear on the...

Rules for medical marijuana businesses in Niles could possibly scuttle the proposal for a dispensary at the historic former post office downtown. That and other details emerged Monday night as city council members got their first look at two proposed ordinances. One spells out state and...

In June, a bill was signed into state law that added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of conditions that qualify a patient for medical marijuana in Colorado. It was the first time a condition had been added since Amendment 20, which established our medical marijuana system...

I'm curious about what would happen to a schizophrenic/mental health patient like myself if I were to consistently smoke weed. Since people can build tolerance for weed I'm guessing that the effects are not intense like picking it once in a while. My question is would the psychotic effects...

Local law enforcement and community leaders gathered in Grand Traverse County on Tuesday as a statewide petition drive tries to get recreational marijuana legalization on the November 2018 ballot. The Traverse Narcotics Team brought in a speaker from Colorado, where it's already legal...

At least three Muskegon city commissioners said they support a proposed ordinance allowing medical marijuana facilities in Muskegon - including dispensaries - as long as they are confined to a special district off Seaway Drive. Nearly 50 people attended the commission's work session Monday...

Soon, people seeking medical marijuana in Ventura will not have to travel to get it. They’ll be able to get it delivered from one of up to five locally licensed dispensaries. The City Council voted 6-0 to allow the medical marijuana deliveries, with Neal Andrews absent. The dispensaries can’t...

If you're eager to run a marijuana business, the state is ready to offer some help. The state's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a free educational session at Michigan State University on Nov. 15. It will be held 9 a.m. to noon at MSU's Kellogg Hotel and...

Medical marijuana is on the minds of county leaders as they gather in Bismarck for their annual conference. Local government representatives gathered for their first session on Monday to discuss the impacts of the legalization of medical marijuana on counties. Association of Counties...

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's good, and just because something is illegal doesn't mean it's bad. After all, divorce was illegal for most of our history. And people argue about guns in this context everyday. But the biggest cultural example of this is marijuana and cigarettes...

Perhaps the only good news to surround Florida and medical marijuana has been the legalization of the plant itself. Otherwise it's been cloudy skies for the Sunshine State. Because since voters decided to approve Florida's medical marijuana throughout the state, it seems the institutions...

Five months ago, a New Jersey health panel voted in favor of dramatically expanding the list of conditions that may be treated with cannabis. Chronic pain, Alzheimer's, autism, anxiety, migraines, and other maladies should be added to the list of 13 ailments, said the panel of doctors and other...

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that current Attorney General Jeff Sessions has an "almost obsession with marijuana," and said the Justice Department was right to allow states to regulate recreational marijuana sales. As attorney general from 2009-2015, Holder presided over a...

The Atlanta City Council voted unanimously on October 2 to pass legislation that will decrease penalties for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana in the city, making the punishment more akin to getting a speeding ticket. The decision had local celebs like 2 Chainz, Big Boi, and Killer...

Once home to a Waffle House, a new business is emerging on Boynton Beach Boulevard that's part of the growing medical marijuana industry in Palm Beach County and the state. Called the Florida Medical Marijuana Health Center, two Boca Raton doctors specializing in medical marijuana will...

Malta's law regulating medical marijuana is about to become less restricted, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has announced. "Cabinet will start discussing changes to the law regulating medical marijuana in November," Muscat told a media briefing yesterday. "It is only when we update the law on...