marijuana

State lawmakers have announced they will research if Tennessee should legalize marijuana. Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally and State House Speaker Beth Harwell wrote a letter announcing their decision to form an ad-hoc committee to look into the issue. The committee will study, evaluate...

The first piece of marijuana-zoned land I sold was in 2016 to a paving contractor from Texas. He had no experience in marijuana, and he hadn't even ever smoked it. I wondered why he would purchase this marijuana-zoned property in the Desert thousands of miles from his home state and invest in a...

Marijuana has a history that dates back thousands of years all the way to Ancient Egypt where cannabis was used for its healing powers. Now, marijuana is consumed for recreational purposes, and many lawmakers are taking action to legalize the drug completely. Many individual states have already...

A multi-agency law enforcement effort eradicated illegally grown marijuana plants with an estimated street value of about $23 million over the last two months, according to Commander Saul Lopez of the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force. Four suspects were arrested on suspicion of crimes...

A new market as large as $8.7 billion per year could open up in Canada in 2018. That's the high end of the range projected by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte for the Canadian recreational marijuana market. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing to legalize recreational use of the drug...

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider the first marijuana cultivation ordinance in Solano County history, regulating personal medical and recreational uses, as well as setting caregiver standards. "What we are saying is any zoning that allows a house (will) allow the cultivation...

Native American tribes want to begin growing and selling marijuana. They hope it will help end poverty on reservations, the large areas where many Native Americans live. However, there is uncertainty about the future of US marijuana policy. Cannabis is the plant that produces marijuana. The...

Marijuana has been given the green light when it comes to some form of legalization (medical or recreational), in more than half of all U.S. states. Undoubtedly, marijuana has some benefits to human health, such as pain management, but it can also influence the way people move. Researchers at...

The National Institute of Health has awarded a $3.8 million research grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System for medical marijuana research, and Vireo Health of New York will be partners in the study. This grant is the first long-term study to investigate...

At least two legislative bills will be introduced in support of legalizing medical marijuana to treat Hoosier patients, two legislators told a gathering of 100 people at a town hall on Saturday. "These are ordinary Hoosiers who are in a lot of pain and suffering who want the opportunity to...

Atascadero officials are looking for residents' input on marijuana regulations as the city continues drafting restrictions. City Council members and planning commissioners will hold a joint meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss codes that will govern commercial marijuana activities and...

Demand for recreational marijuana in Nevada has been much higher than expected and the state is still facing a supply shortage. While this shortage has been a headache for dispensary owners and cultivators, these companies have seen a 200% increase in the price of marijuana in just one month...

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 on Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission reiterated that as...

The pharmacies selling pot were doing a brisk business. After Uruguay became the first country in the world to fully legalize marijuana sales for recreational use last month, some of the pharmacies struggled to keep up with the demand. Then came the stern letters from American banks...

Monday night could bring the next step toward ratifying rules for medical marijuana facilities in Upper Gwynedd. The township's commissioners could vote to advertise an ordinance that would allow medical marijuana growers and dispensaries, but only in two specific portions of the township...

Promoting cannabis as a safer alternative to alcohol was a tenet of the marijuana legalization movements in Colorado and other states. Early data indicate that attitude continues when people get behind the wheel. A recent Colorado Department of Transportation survey found that 72 percent...

Oneida County will be getting a new Dutch-style greenhouse for growing medical marijuana. MedMen, the medical marijuana company that started manufacturing products in Utica in January, now has an indoor growing operation at the site of the Brightwaters Farm greenhouses in North Utica, said...

An arm of the White House's antidrug office has asked Massachusetts and several other states where medical marijuana is legal to turn over information about registered patients, triggering a debate over privacy rights and whether state officials should cooperate with a federal administration...

Brian Lade, president of Smokey Point Productions, grew his first marijuana plants clandestinely in the family garage when he was 17. Through his ventures over the years in the marijuana trade — selling to medical dispensaries and underground — today he is enjoying the sweet smell of success for...

The Homer Cannabis Advisory Committee recommended that the city open up the Homer Spit to commercial cannabis Thursday. It also wants the city to prohibit smoking at marijuana establishments if the state approves on-site consumption later this fall. Both recommendations unanimously passed the...