marijuana

Marijuana use is sharply rising in the United States, but the trend is not the result of the growing number of state laws that allow legal use of recreational or medical marijuana. That's the conclusion of a study in the journal Addiction that was published online this week. "Medical and...

Massachusetts voters have strong doubts about the state's ability to oversee the new law legalizing recreational pot, and most are concerned it will be influenced by politics, according to a new poll conducted by the Bernett Group for the Boston Herald. And despite overwhelming support for...

Cannabis activists proclaim the benefits of legal marijuana, while opponents suggest it will lead to increased drug abuse and crime. Turns out both groups may be wrong. Liberalized marijuana laws appear to have little positive or negative impact, according to a new working paper by...

The Trump administration is continuing to weigh whether or not to reverse Obama-era guidance that generally allows states to legalize marijuana without federal interference, the Justice Department's number two official said on Thursday. "We are reviewing that policy. We haven't changed it...

Stakeholders in Montana's medical marijuana industry brought forth concerns on Wednesday as department administrators gave updates on an ongoing rule-making process. The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee of the Montana Legislature heard testimony on Senate Bill 333, which outlined...

A pay-to-play system has developed between state-licensed cannabis operators and municipal governments across the country for local zoning. The same model has quickly materialized in Pennsylvania, and now one town has gone too far. Muhlenberg Township in Berks County was trying to squeeze a...

Quebec's government is continuing to debate exactly how to handle the federal government's plan to legalize marijuana. The latest concern is how to police and monitor people growing marijuana at home. Under Ottawa's plan--every element of which is subject to provincial...

The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow state and local officials to hide behind federal drug laws to throw roadblocks in the path of those who want to sell marijuana. Without comment, the justices have refused to review, much less overturn, a Court of Appeals ruling rejecting arguments that...

More than half of all states have legalized marijuana for medical use, even though businesses that sell it are breaking federal law. Sen. Thom Tillis said a national solution is needed. To get there, the North Carolina Republican wants to encourage more research on the drug. "Instead of...

Long before tourists started converging here to sample freshly legalized marijuana in the form of gummy bears and chocolate brownies, thousands of Coloradans were cultivating the medicinal plants for their own consumption and to share with ailing friends. Now that the Trump administration is...

The operation sounded impressive: a Missouri National Guard helicopter hovering overhead as a team of cops and sheriff's deputies bushwhacked through a field of weed hidden in the southwest corner of the state. Pictures showed the happy raiders with so many confiscated plants, the greenery...

Recreational marijuana dispensaries have been open in Nevada for more than two months, but businesses like pot lounges could now start popping up across the state. During this past legislative session, Senator Tick Segerblom proposed a bill that would allow local governments to grant licenses...

The cannabis industry has lit up in the last year, including weed delivery startup Eaze, which just raised $27 million in Series B financing and claims a 300 percent year-over-year increase in gross sales. But the weed delivery startup has come under scrutiny recently for burning through at...

A medical marijuana dispensary in Quincy known for its unique pot platters is serving up a charitable dessert over the next two months. Ermont, Inc., a not-for-profit dispensary at 216 Ricciuti Drive in Quincy that focuses on medical marijuana edibles, announced it will be selling a...

The state of Nevada is preparing a public information campaign to address the use of marijuana by pregnant women and highlight the potential harm the drug can do to a fetus. Public service TV and radio advertisements will be airing in December in response to research that shows more pregnant...

Lesotho's Ministry of Health just granted South African medical company, Verve Dynamics, an official license for the cultivation of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes–making it the first marijuana production company on the continent to have been given administrative approval...

The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers' compensation for medical marijuana. It's the first time the court has considered the question of insurance reimbursement for medical marijuana...

Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon has come out strongly against the legalization of marijuana in Illinois, saying that any new tax revenues that may be gained aren't "worth our children's futures." McMahon made clear in a letter to 15 lawmakers who represent the county that he...

For an 83-year-old Utah Republican who says he is "strongly against recreational marijuana use," Orrin Hatch has a remarkable command of cannabis-related slang. "It's high time to address research into medical marijuana," Hatch said today in the Senate. "To be blunt, we need to remove the...

Nevada could become the first state to allow users of recreational marijuana to light up in clubs and lounges, a state legal body said this week, opening a new front in what is already a booming pot business. The state Legislative Counsel Bureau said Monday that state law does not prohibit...