marijuana

I grew up in a strict household. My parents were an interesting blend of hippie and conservative, and my education about drugs went as far as "Don't do them." D.A.R.E. was big back when I was in middle school, and the education about marijuana mirrored the message from my parents, which in the...

With marijuana legalization looming next summer, Ontario has outlined its plan for the sale of weed. Here's what's happening in the rest of the country. – Alberta held public consultations on legalization through the summer. It says it is currently reviewing the results with the hope of...

Following last November’s ballot question approval, it’s already legal to possess marijuana in the Bay State, with retail sales set to begin next summer. With students back in school, the Townsman spoke with local education and law enforcement officials to find out how they plan to address...

Americans have drastically changed their opinion on marijuana legalization over the past few decades. So it would seem obvious that politicians' opinions on marijuana would change as well. And while the vast majority of politicians currently in office, at least at the federal level, continue to...

A sleeper issue has emerged among DFL candidates in the 2018 governor’s race: Marijuana. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, state Reps. Erin Murphy, Tina Liebling and Paul Thissen, and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz all support legalizing marijuana for recreational and not just medical use. Among the major DFL...

Banned under the 1970 controlled substances act by Richard Nixon, hemp has recently started making a comeback as a cash crop for farmers in the American Midwest. To convince you that, though both are the same species, Cannabis sativa, marijuana and hemp are very different, I should mention that...

Kentucky officials are reviewing a case that could result in a former sheriff being kicked out of the state's pilot program to grow industrial hemp after he was charged with cultivating marijuana. Former Jackson County Sheriff Denny Peyman is thought to be the first participant in the hemp...

The Trudeau government has earmarked just over $274 million to support policing and border efforts associated with the plan to legalize recreational marijuana use. The government said Friday it is committing $161 million of the money to train frontline officers in how to recognize the signs and...

Medical marijuana can do wonders to help many patients who lost all hope for an effective treatment. As an incredibly effective alternative to traditional drug therapies, many studies proved cannabis' safety and effectiveness against diseases such as fibromyalgia, chronic pain, post-traumatic...

Predicting the marijuana future is as risky as growing marijuana itself. Still, it’s safe to say that while cannabis flowers will always be beautiful, the cannabis industry, which is now blooming, will not provide a pretty social and economic picture. Over the past 80 years, no one in the White...

Congress has once again put the cannabis industry on pins and needles. On Wednesday night, the U.S. House Rules Committee blocked a floor vote to keep in place the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment (formerly known as Rohrabacher-Farr). This amendment blocks the Justice Department from using...

The Ridgecrest City Council at its meeting Wednesday voted to send a letter to the Kern County Planning Department supporting a ban on commercial cultivation and retail sales of cannabis in unincorporated areas of the county. The Kern County Board of Supervisors will not make their decision...

Canada's most populous province plans to sell marijuana in as many as 150 government-run stores run after the federal government legalizes recreational pot by July. The government says marijuana will only be sold at pot-specific stores or a government-run website. It's decided not to sell it...

In exactly one year, Ohioans with qualifying health conditions are, by law, supposed to be able to buy medical marijuana. But will they? "Absolutely," said Ohio Commerce Director Jacqueline T. Williams, whose agency oversees the medical marijuana program. "I'm confident we will be able to...

Police in Massachusetts have arrested a Maine man they say was transporting more than 1,000 bottled beverages infused with THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that produces the high. Erving police say Simon Wiinikainen of Starks, Maine, was pulled over Wednesday for driving 62 mph in a 40...

While candidate Donald Trump promised to protect medical marijuana on the campaign trail, President Trump's Justice Department wants to be more aggressive against state-legal marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Attorney General Jeff Sessions personally asked Congress for...

Chances are you'd struggle to find an industry that's been stronger over the trailing one-year period than legal marijuana. Cannabis research firm ArcView pegged North American legal weed growth at 34% in 2016 and foresees a compound annual growth rate of 26% over the coming five-year period...

After at least two years of debate, multiple drafts and voting delays, Lansing City Council approved a medical marijuana ordinance for commercial establishments Thursday night. The ordinance will cap provisioning centers, also known as dispensaries, at 25. A cap won't be set for other...

Eight US states, the District of Columbia, and the country of Uruguay have recently legalized the recreational use of marijuana, with Canada and more US states poised to do the same. The new laws include limits on youth access, operation of motor vehicles when using, and high-volume purchases or...

Three people have been arrested after law enforcement officers located an estimated $1.7 million worth of marijuana plants at two homes in Roseville's West Park neighborhood. Officers from the Roseville Police Department and a Placer County regional task force served a search warrant at the...