marijuana

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed, would make it easier to do research on marijuana. "It's high time to address research into medical marijuana," Hatch wrote in a pun-filled statement. The Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017 would streamline the...

Nevada's local governments have the green light to license certain businesses that want to allow marijuana consumption on-site, according to an opinion released Sunday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Businesses may establish lounges at which patrons can consume marijuana, and municipalities...

Alfonse D'Amato is going from Senator Pothole to Senator Pot. The former Republican U.S. senator from New York has been hired as a senior adviser by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national pro-pot group that for the first time is starting an affiliate in the Empire State. The MPP says it...

Nevada's local governments have the green light to license certain businesses that want to allow marijuana consumption on-site, according to an opinion released Sunday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Businesses may establish lounges at which patrons can consume marijuana, and...

Two Flint marijuana growing facility operators have pleaded to drug-related charges after state attorneys say they were illegally in possession of over 850 marijuana plants. Their attorneys, however, say the charges highlight the "grey area" in state's medical marijuana laws. After police...

American adults are smoking more pot, but increased cannabis use does not appear to be due to wider availability of legal marijuana, a new study shows. Pot consumption among women almost doubled between 1984 and 2015, from 5.5 percent of adults to 10.6 percent; meanwhile, 14.7 percent more...

A powerful Senate panel is urging federal agencies to make a number of surprising marijuana moves, including launching an effort to test products sold at dispensaries in states where cannabis has been legalized. Concerned about a lack of data on the potency and purity of cannabis available to...

The state of Michigan on Tuesday gave medical marijuana businesses until Dec. 15 to close or potentially risk not obtaining a license under a new regulatory system aimed at increasing oversight and imposing new taxes on the industry. The decision means registered patients will have to grow...

The Cannabis Control Commission held their first public meeting on Beacon Hill on Tuesday. The Commission's first order of business is to develop a work plan to meet deadlines set by the state's marijuana law. The commission's chairman said they'll need money, technology and staff. Voters...

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will decide if state law requires Workers' Compensation Insurance to pay for a millworker's medical marijuana or if the insurer could be charged as an accessory in a drug deal under federal law. Justices are set to hear arguments in the case Wednesday at the...

Like most of its neighbors, the town is considering a moratorium on retail sales of marijuana. Kevin Nadeau, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said the need to discuss and act on a moratorium came about after several inquiries from individuals considering establishing marijuana growth...

The company behind Westmoreland County's only planned medical marijuana dispensary assembled a team of marijuana industry experts from across the country when it applied for a state license, but it's uncertain how many of them will stick around as operations begin. The company received...

Mainers could pay a 20 percent sales tax on purchases of recreational marijuana if a bill proposed by the Legislature's marijuana implementation committee becomes law. The tax is double what was proposed in a ballot initiative approved by voters last year. But it's similar to the effective...

Canada should be legalizing edible weed candies and desserts once cannabis is legalized in 2018, says the chair of Canada's task force on marijuana legalization. Speaking at a hearing on the legalization of marijuana in Canada, Anne McLellan, chair of the marijuana legalization task force...

Elk Grove police served warrants on four houses in the Franklin neighborhood last week, discovering thousands of marijuana plants. Five men were arrested Thursday at one of the locations in the 5500 block of Foxview Way around 7 a.m. Officers confiscated 2,800 plants and more than 50 pounds...

Attorneys argued for two hours on Tuesday in Albany County Supreme Court over whether the state can license five new medical marijuana producers, doubling the supply side of New York's nascent market. But a judge did not immediately issue decisions on a request to dismiss a lawsuit...

Hawaii said Tuesday that it will be the first state to require marijuana sales to be handled without cash, saying it wanted to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaii won't be allowed to accept cash beginning Oct. 1 and will require...

California is planning to ban marijuana deliveries by drone when recreational sales begin in the state on January 1. California's Bureau of Cannabis Control released a study on Wednesday describing regulations for California's commercial marijuana market when it opens in a few months, in...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday said he opposes marijuana lounges and is concerned such facilities could spark the ire of the federal government. Sandoval said his position has not changed since the spring, when his opposition to lounges where patrons can use marijuana helped kill a...

High-level staff at outdoor recreational outfitter REI have internally discussed entering the marijuana industry, but the company as a whole is concerned about ongoing uncertainty on the federal level. "We've talked about this at REI, because it makes a lot of sense," Elizabeth Dowd, REI's...