marijuana

Officials in Benton County are reviewing plans for a possible marijuana cultivation facility in the county as the state moves forward in implementing the sales of medical marijuana. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Benton County's planning board has a hearing set for...

The first legal crop of marijuana has started to grow in Maryland. And industry officials say products should be available in medical marijuana dispensaries by 2018. The Washington Post reported Saturday that at least two licensed cultivators have marijuana plants growing. They are ForwardGro...

The shingle went up just a few weeks ago: a three-attorney Downtown firm, Cannabis Legal Solutions, LLC, has formed the first local practice specializing in medical marijuana law – but it likely won't be the last. With Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program preparing for launch next year...

Pot growers in states where marijuana has been legalized for adult consumption are grappling with the problems of supply and demand that have challenged other commodities. Wholesale U.S. marijuana prices dropped to $1,614 a pound in July, from a high of $2,133 a pound in September 2015...

More than three years after recreational marijuana sales began in Washington, cities are seeing less and less of the pot revenue the state once promised. As cities struggle with budgets, they're going to feel the pain from money they aren't getting, said Association of Washington Cities...

A tip led to the recent seizure of a dozen marijuana plants growing at a Hiwassee home, according to a search warrant on file with Pulaski County Circuit Court. An affidavit filed with the warrant states that a citizen contacted Claytor Lake Regional Drug Task Force members in August to...

The first retail marijuana stores in Massachusetts could open in July 2018. But don't count on being able to buy marijuana. Industry experts are warning that there is likely to be a pot shortage almost immediately, since there will not be enough growers in the state to keep up with demand...

Not long ago, a supporter of mine, visiting from California, dropped by my Capitol office. A retired military officer and staunch conservative, he and I spent much of our conversation discussing the Republican agenda. Finally, I drew a breath and asked him about an issue I feared might...

All the diverse effects of legalizing recreational marijuana may not be clear for a number of years, but one consequence has become evident almost immediately: Pot has never been so cheap. Steven Davenport of the Pardee Rand Graduate School has analyzed marijuana retail prices in Washington...

In just one month, the state of Alaska has collected a third of the marijuana tax revenue it recouped in the entire last fiscal year. On Thursday, the Alaska Department of Revenue reported collecting $577,901 from marijuana farmers in July. In fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, the state...

As summer draws to an end and the clock ticks toward a new year, cities across California are hustling to outline regulations on marijuana as the state is expected to start issuing commercial licenses in 2018. Across San Mateo County, the coastside is becoming one of the more welcoming...

Backers of a ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan are approaching a milestone. Organizers say hundreds of petition circulators have been busy during the Labor Day holiday weekend collecting signatures. Josh Hovey is the spokesman for the Coalition to Regulate...

Fourth Ward Columbia city councilman Michael Trapp suggests the city lobby in Jefferson City for a change in state law allowing the sale and use of medical marijuana. Trapp also wants the council to support a statewide legalization petition in case the state does not act on its own to pass the...

Inside Dr. Tammy Post's medical clinic lobby on Willow Springs Road in Johnson, a silvery wall fountain trickles; beyond the water feature is a spacious suite of examination rooms. Post, a board certified family and osteopathic medical practitioner says she's interested in alternative medicine...

Payson police arrested a local man Sunday after he reportedly intended to deal marijuana. Tawn Thorn, 44, was arrested on suspicion of the third-degree felonies of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a weapon by a restricted person, along with the...

There are currently eight states in America that have legalized recreational marijuana. Most experts believe that number is set to grow quickly in the next few years. But which states are most likely to hop aboard the cannabis train next? According to Marijuana Business Daily, three state...

Colorado has given 42 school districts and charter schools a combined $9.2 million to hire people and create programs to keep marijuana out of the hands of students. The Denver Post reports the money is going to schools located near legal pot shops and is funded by proceeds from marijuana...

It happened for the first time just 35 days after Margarete de Santos Brito brought her daughter Sofia home from the hospital. Laid on the sofa in their home in Rio de Janeiro, Sofia's little arms rose up to shoulder height and tremored, flicking between strange angles. The next two and a...

The medical marijuana business in Arkansas will not be cash only, as feared by opponents during last year's campaign for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. But banking services for the business will be expensive, secretive and legally dubious, according to representatives of the...

The marijuana industry is growing like a weed. Sure, the pun is eye-roll worthy, but it accurately describes the superior growth rates at the moment for legal cannabis. According to leading cannabis research firm ArcView, North American legal-weed sales are expected to grow from just $6.9...