marijuana

State regulators allowed a Portland man to have a childcare business in his home while owning a storefront dispensary selling marijuana. Those potentially dueling interests didn't surface until this summer, after two childcare employees quit and contacted the state. They accused the day care...

Legal marijuana is on its way back to Long Beach. LB Green Room, is on pace to open some time in the coming week, manager Adam Hijazi said. The business is in the same location, on Seventh Street near Rose Avenue, where it operated during an earlier period when city government regulated...

A Kula man was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine after he was arrested last year with a suitcase containing marijuana and marijuana concentrate at Molokai Airport. John Rossberg, 56, was placed on four years' probation as part of his sentence imposed Thursday. Rossberg was "on his way to a...

I grew up in a conservative, Italian-American home in a different era, when marijuana was nothing more than "reefer madness." I began my service in the U.S. Senate as Ronald Reagan became our President and First Lady Nancy Reagan led the charge to "just say no." Nobody was more anti-drugs than I...

A state lawmaker and advocates who fought to get medical marijuana legalized in Pennsylvania say a rejected applicant for a dispensary and grower licenses should drop its effort to get the state's program halted. In a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court, Keystone ReLeaf asked the court to...

A tidal wave of establishment money is poised to crash over the state's cannabis industry, overtaking the advocates who spent decades eroding prohibition. That was my takeaway after attending a marijuana industry panel hosted by the Smith, Costello & Crawford Public Policy Law Group on Friday...

Colombus Smith, 82, a black farmer from Panama City filed suit against the state Friday. Smith says he is being excluded from obtaining a license to grow medical marijuana because he is not a member of the Black Farmers Association, which by law is entitled to a license. Smith alleges he is...

Entering the Las Vegas Paiute reservation, you soon pass the Smoke Shop, a cigar and tobacco retail store that reportedly brings in nearly nine-tenths of the tribe's (paltry) revenue. From the shabby homes here, you can see the gaudy signs of the palatial casinos that line the Vegas Strip just...

I often get asked for advice about how to get rich on legal weed. Friends, family, strangers, amateur investors — everyone seems to believe that cannabis is some kind of magical industry where anyone can make millions overnight with little to no effort. After all, according to the folks over at...

Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula Borough could outlaw marijuana businesses. So what's at stake? On October 3, three communities will decide if they will allow cannabis retail sales. The city of Fairbanks, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough will head to the...

A marijuana delivery service that went by the name "Pretty Dank" was disrupted Thursday after San Diego police arrested its owner and seized the company's assets. Three employees were also taken into custody after narcotics detectives served a warrant at a College Area home on Pembroke Drive...

Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state's ballot next year. They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort — Senator Orrin Hatch. The state's senior senator — an octogenarian who is third in line for the presidency —...

Three companies that got state approval last month to produce medical marijuana in Orange and Ulster counties face a legal hurdle as they develop their plans: a lawsuit by five existing medical-marijuana businesses that aims to stop the expansion of their fledgling industry. The newly...

People 21 and older could legally possess up to an ounce of marijuana in Stevens Point under a proposal expected to come before city officials. The city has already changed its rules twice recently to reduce the penalties some people face when police find them with marijuana. -In October...

With all the controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana across Canada and the uncertainty of just how much it'll cost 4/20 friendly Canadians, weed is definitely on the brain. Just yesterday the Ontario government gave an estimate on just how much they might be selling legal marijuana...

We all know where marijuana is legal and illegal in the United States. But where is it more illegal than other places? For instance, it's still illegal recreationally in California, but no one really cares. But there are states that do care about marijuana laws, and you'll be the one paying for...

Approving a vendor is the last major hurdle to start the process of producing the state's cannabis. The university has not yet chosen a location for the secure indoor growing facility, which will be funded through third-party donors. Southern University is one step closer to getting medical...

When you hear "green industry," you probably think of the current field that you are in and all that pertains to it, but the phrase can also refer to the booming interest in growing marijuana as more states legalize its medicinal and/or recreational use. While most individuals are happy to go...

New marijuana rules that go into effect Oct. 1 aim to keep marijuana products from getting into the hands of small children. "These regulations reflect extensive stakeholder input focused on public safety and legislative intent," Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Mike Hartman...

Twenty years ago, it was vilified as a "gateway drug." Now, cannabis has grown into a big business, with the potential to become even bigger as laws are scheduled to change to reflect shifting social attitudes towards marijuana and investment picks up to take advantage of increased demand...