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Thurston County Commissioners pondered their next step in regulating marijuana operations in the county on Wednesday, especially in the Grand Mound area where a number of operations are licensed or under review. Currently, the county has a set of interim regulations in place that are set to...

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Marijuana Business Daily is reporting efforts are now under way in five new states to legalize either recreational or medical marijuana. There are signature drives in Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah and South Dakota to legalize medical marijuana. South Dakota also has a proposed ballot measure that...

Eugene Monroe announced his retirement from the NFL on July 21st, 2016, about one month after his release from the Baltimore Ravens. Like many players who have recently made the decision to retire at an early age, Monroe cited concerns over his long-term health as the primary reason for...

In our latest Water Deeply Talk, managing editor Tara Lohan, joined by expert guests Scott Greacen, executive director of Friends of the Eel River, and Water Deeply contributing editor Matt Weiser, spoke about cannabis production in California and how it affects water throughout the state...

Businesses selling and processing medical marijuana were given the green light to do business in Tampa on Thursday. Tampa City Council members voted in favor of new rules explaining where dispensaries and processing facilities would be allowed to open. Earlier this year, the city council...

The House of Commons Health Committee will reconvene in Ottawa a week ahead of Parliament resuming to hold full-day hearings on the government's marijuana legalization bill. The committee is holding the marathon session of meetings to get a head start on its study of Bill C-45, the Cannabis...

An estimated $1 million worth of marijuana was seized at a home off Jodeco Road Wednesday during the execution of search warrant by the Flint Circuit Drug Task Force. Major Chad Rosborough, the joint task force's commander, said approximately 1,250 pounds of marijuana were seized from the...

A medical marijuana dispensary could be coming to Norwalk after the city's Zoning Commission this month gave the green light to the idea, albeit with restrictions. Such dispensaries will be permitted in Business No. 1 zones with the issuance of a special permit by the commission. "No...

It's not easy being green -- in Arizona. Weed advocates walk a very thin line. A citizen's referendum legalizing and decriminalizing adult-use marijuana failed in 2016, possible because of the massive financial contribution by a pharmaceutical company with a special interest and/or the...

Authorities on Thursday announced the removal of thousands of marijuana plants from illegal grow sites on public and private lands in San Mateo County. The 2-month-long Campaign Against Marijuana Planting netted 11,400 plants with a street value of $22.8 million, according to the San Mateo...

The American Legion adopted a resolution Thursday urging the federal government to allow Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to discuss and recommend medical marijuana in states where it's legal, adding to the group's efforts to get cannabis in the hands of veterans it could help. The...

Neighbors offended by the smell coming from a Two Rivers pot farm have gone to the state and the borough looking for relief. They have found none. The business is Herbal Instincts, an outdoor marijuana growing operation on Ream Lane, about 15 miles down Chena Hot Spring Road. The pot farm...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (R) mounted a vigorous defense of their state's legalized and regulated marijuana program Thursday, replying to a critical letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions that was directed at states that have legalized marijuana...

A national medical marijuana network opened an office in Pittsburgh this week to help eligible patients with evaluations and certifications for cannabis treatment. Compassionate Certification Centers announced Friday its office opened on Stanwix Street in Gateway Center. Dr. Bryan Doner...

The nascent Pennsylvania medical marijuana industry is creating new work for lawyers statewide. Three attorneys hoping to bring their expertise to this brave new world recently founded Pittsburgh-based Cannabis Legal Solutions. "A lot of people appreciate if their attorneys have knowledge of...

Maybe you've seen them on Lincoln Road and Biscayne Boulevard, or did a double-take the first time you drove past one on Old Dixie Highway. With names like 420 Miami Doctor and Doc MJ, clinics that specialize in medical marijuana diagnoses are opening in strip malls and office buildings...

Standing on the rear balcony of a gray factory building off the side of a highway, Tamir Gedo shields his eyes from the blazing sun. He points to the 23 acres of agricultural fields spread out before him. "We'll be able to produce more cannabis here than the entire state of Colorado," he says...

South Carolina farmers aren't exactly breaking down doors to get licenses to grow hemp. No one has applied for one of the initial 20 available licenses since the application process opened Aug. 1. It ends Sept. 15. The General Assembly agreed earlier this year to allow farmers to start...

Gov. Kate Brown is pushing back against accusations by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that Oregon's marijuana regulations have failed to adequately protect public health and prevent leakage into the illicit market. In a letter to Sessions Aug. 22, Brown detailed protections and...