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As more states pass laws legalizing marijuana usage, a national summit on marijuana is convening in Denver today. The three-day National Cannabis Summit begins Monday at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver, featuring presentations by state and local governments, advocacy groups, and medical...

A lot of Burners are wondering if they can burn one thing in particular this year at Burning Man: weed. In January, recreational marijuana became legal in Nevada, meaning anyone aged 21 and over is allowed to possess up to one ounce of recreational marijuana and an eighth-ounce of marijuana...

Most people have strong feelings about marijuana's distinctive dank odor. Suspicious landlords sniff for it. High-school hot-boxers roll down all the windows of their cars and drive around for hours trying to get rid of it. Mainstream candle and soap companies seek to recreate it for high-end...

Hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) is projected to be a billion-dollar market in just three years, according to a new report by Brightfield Group. The data company estimates that hemp CBD sales have already hit $170 million in 2016 and a 55% compound annual growth rate over the next five years will...

Clinton Township will sponsor an informational presentation on Michigan's new medical marijuana laws on Tuesday evening at Macomb Community College Center Campus. Three local experts will be part of the program, which concludes with comments from the public. "We've had a committee meeting...

Raleigh police arrested a 23-year-old man Sunday night for having what they said was about 6 pounds of marijuana in an apartment in the same Wolf Glen Court complex where a man was fatally shot earlier in the day. Police said the drug was in an apartment at 5906 Wolf Glen Court, where Barry...

A medical marijuana dispensary named NuMed is coming to North Avenue near the border of Bucktown and Lincoln Park, according to a building permit and the company's website. Located at 1308 W. North Ave. in a one-story brick building across from punk club Exit and just east of Stanley's Fruit...

Armed men transporting bundles of marijuana in unmarked vans might seem like an illegal activity, but in states such as Colorado and Oregon it's a legitimate business. There's a growing need to transport cannabis from farms to dispensaries, and with Department of Transportation-regulated...

29 states have approved the use of medicinal marijuana, even though federal law still prohibits it. Many of the other states that have not approved its use are studying it now and will probably move to some accepted use soon. The term medical The approved recreational use also appears to be...

A former Dubuque Hempstead High School teacher won't be tried on a charge of marijuana possession. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the charge against 46-year-old Douglas Spahn was dismissed Thursday. He'd pleaded not guilty. Court documents say Spahn told a Dubuque police officer...

Marijuana stocks could appropriately be described as the greatest thing since sliced bread for investors. With few exceptions, marijuana stocks have been trending decisively higher over the trailing-12-month period. In fact, of the one dozen largest pot stocks by market cap, the average...

The cannabis industry may secure a key endorsement Tuesday when the Planning Commission considers a draft ordinance that would allow retail sales of medical and recreational marijuana. Under the proposed measure, pot shops could operate in retail business districts in Pleasant Hill with a...

Nevada's gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state's latest legal vice — recreational marijuana — and they've made it clear that pot doesn't belong in casinos. In the first of a series of policy discussions, the Nevada Gaming Commission reiterated that as long as...

The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Cumberland says he hopes to open for business in November. The Cumberland Times-News reports that one of three owners of the Allegany Medical Marijuana Dispensary recently gave the newspaper an update on his business. Sajal Roy says the...

Indica MD, a Pasadena, CA-based digital health startup has launched a HIPAA compliant medical marijuana telehealth platform in California and New York that provides patient evaluations for the safe, complementary and alternative use of cannabis. The online medical marijuana doctor service...

The storied Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark Capital has launched a slew of tech companies: Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram. Now its search for the next big thing has led it to ... pot. Benchmark recently invested $8 million in Hound Labs, a startup here in Oakland that's developing a...

Along with holding signs near Draper Park Saturday morning, Milford CARES is preparing to host a community forum on recreational marijuana early next month. The forum takes place Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in Upper Town Hall, 52 Main St. Geri Eddins said the Milford Community Against...

Colorado's largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation's first legal marijuana clubs. But Denver's elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops and gathering places may mean the city gets few takers for the new licenses. Denver voters approved...

Voters will decide the legality of marijuana sales in Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough on Oct. 3. And, with municipal elections fast approaching, cannabis opponents and advocates are working to push voter turnout in their favor. Alaska voters legalized commercial marijuana...

When Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, few could have predicted the scale of the growth which would bloom across the industry. Legal marijuana sales in the US and Canada are now expected to pass $20.2 billion by 2021 at a predicted annual...