marijuana

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 funds...

Even though he voted against the ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana, Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman says he supports the aims of the new law. "My concern as a private citizen was, I thought the timeline was pretty short to deal with the complexities of the...

Massillon Medical marijuana operations now are permitted to sprout within the city limits. City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve an ordinance recognizing the industry and giving medical marijuana operators an avenue to open shop. The ordinance permits a medical marijuana...

Regional planning commissions across Massachusetts are preparing to provide guidance to cities and towns on the regulation of recreational marijuana retailers, but the effort is on hold as state regulations are finalized, a local member said Wednesday. Larry Smith, principal land use planner...

The furor over whether to allow a casino within city limits died down when council voted in the affirmative, but a controversial new issue has arisen. Should Kern County (and eventually the city of Ridgecrest) ban commercial cannabis businesses or allow, regulate and tax them? Whatever the...

The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz has released a discussion brief, “The Marijuana Gateway Fallacy,” in which the authors conclude the idea that marijuana use is a “gateway” to using harder drugs is a myth. The report was co-authored by Eve Waltermaurer, an...

After a year of field visits and 1,193 interviews, mostly with health care providers, the 3,000 page Indian Hemp Drug Commission Report concluded in 1894 that even moderate use of cannabis caused no significant physical, mental, or moral damage to the user. For the ensuing 120 years, this has...

Many older adults use marijuana to help with chronic pain, an ailment that becomes more common with age. Others use it to treat other problems. John, a surgeon, had been helping people with chronic pain for decades when he broke his own hip. After two surgeries in 2011, he found himself...

Atlanta Hawks big man Miles Plumlee was arrested on a charge of marijuana possession in August. Veteran NBA reporter Peter Vecsey (h/t Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) broke the news. Police records obtained by the Shelter Island Reporter (h/t Yahoo Sports' Ben...

A proposed medical marijuana dispensary slated for Berks County will relocate after officials demanded a special tax, deemed a "host benefit fee," that the state said could make the medicine unaffordable for patients. Another dispensary, planned for Delaware County, has also been sent packing...

Marijuana legalization is gaining momentum across America, but not all states are making progress. Although the number of states where recreational weed is legal could double from 8 to 16 in 2018, it might take decades for other districts to get onboard with reform. These 5 states will...

Though speculators' eyes may be on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at the moment, arguably no group of stock-based equities has been stronger over the trailing year than marijuana stocks. If we look at some of the catalysts behind the pot industry, it's not hard to see why investors are...

The debate over legalizing marijuana in Delaware is about to begin anew, just weeks after legislators declined to consider the issue. A 25-member task force charged with studying how Delaware might regulate and tax legal weed will hold its first meeting today at 10 a.m. in Dover's Legislative...

Henderson inched closer to the sale of legalized recreational marijuana Tuesday night after city officials approved ordinances days before a 7-month moratorium expires. The Henderson City Council voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance to establish retail marijuana regulations and licenses...

Without a public college or university to test medical marijuana, no one would be purchasing the drug anytime soon. Other states allow private laboratories to test marijuana's properties before it is sold, but Ohio's law put a one-year moratorium on private testers in favor of colleges. Many...

Robert Eyler, dean of Sonoma State University's School of Extended and International Education, imagines the day when the federal government lifts its prohibitions against cannabis. It's an uncertain possibility, but Eyler is nevertheless preparing for the day when, freed from the constraints...

Legally licensed cannabis companies in California will be able to use branded merchandise to market their businesses — at least for the time being. The development is a win for marijuana businesses and promotional product firms eager to provide logoed items for what will be the most robust...

A Miami man accused of speeding and driving without a valid license left his marijuana in the back seat of a Florida Keys deputy's patrol car, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Victor Yanez, 21, was speeding in a Mercedes-Benz near mile marker 89 Sunday afternoon when a deputy...

Elwood police arrested two people Saturday after police discovered a large grow operation and confiscated 184 marijuana plants from a residence in the 1800 block of South A Street. Matthew A. Stockdale, 31, who, according to police, lives in the residence where the marijuana was found, was...

Benton County's authority over marijuana cultivation facilities and dispensaries is limited to applying the county's land use regulations, officials said. Justice of the Peace Brent Meyers asked County Judge Barry Moehring at the Quorum Court's Aug. 24 meeting to look into the issue after...