marijuana

Despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions's well-known anti-pot prejudices, a broad federal crackdown on marijuana in states that have legalized it seems unlikely in light of the recommendations from a Justice Department subcommittee charged with studying the issue. The Associated Press...

Two very different groups have launched efforts against U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's efforts to remove the federal ban on marijuana. While Booker said he was moved to act because law enforcement unfairly targeted members of minority communities for using the drug, the organizations said that...

The hostess at Ocean Time Bed and -Breakfast in Yachats wants her guests to really relax, so she is totally OK with them smoking marijuana. "They can smoke in bed," Ocean Time owner Deb Cardy said. "They can in the bathtub. They can smoke at the kitchen table. They can smoke watching TV. They...

Both sides of the upcoming local recreational marijuana vote made their case at Draper Memorial Park Saturday morning. Representatives from the Citizens for Responsible Cannabis Retail Sales and Milford CARES (Community Against Recreational Marijuana Retail Establishments) held signs and...

Nevada stands alone in its unprecedented rush to sell recreational marijuana. This wild ride to "Early Start" has already resulted in national embarrassment with a self-created "pot emergency" being declared on July 6, just five days into sales. The July 1 "Early Start" date was unilaterally...

Two separate seizures at the U.S. - Mexico border yielded nearly $2 million dollars worth of marijuana. The incidents happened on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at two border crossings after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stopped two tractor trailers for secondary inspections. The...

Love it or hate it, marijuana has been a hot topic in the U.S. and Canada over the last couple of years. Twenty-nine U.S. states plus the District of Columbia now allow legal use of medical marijuana, with eight states plus D.C. permitting recreational use of the drug. All of Canada allows legal...

It’s been roughly six months since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made national headlines when he told reporters that the Justice Department would adopt “responsible policies” to enforce the federal government’s prohibition on pot. Sessions’ statement, coupled with similar comments from...

The legal sale of marijuana in Uruguayan pharmacies is facing challenges as banks refuse to deal with companies linked to the drug in order to follow international financial laws. A government official said Friday that Uruguayan banks risk running afoul of laws that ban receiving money tied...

Relief from pain may not be around the corner for those seeking pain relief with marijuana. Never mind that nearly three-fourths of Florida's voters agreed pot should be legal for medical use. At least six South Florida cities have banned, or plan to ban, the dispensaries where legal...

The state is seeking bids from companies that can provide a surveillance system so regulators can keep tabs on medical marijuana dispensaries, processors, testing laboratories and growers. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy needs a system to access cameras that will be installed in all facilities...

The number of marijuana plants discovered by Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics in rural Jeff Davis continues to rise with the street value now topping $20 million. On Friday, another 5,000 plants were discovered bringing the total haul to more than 20,000 according to Mississippi Bureau of...

A marijuana farm operation uncovered by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Thursday and Friday was worth more than $20 million on the street and is the biggest marijuana bust in recent Mississippi history, officials said. More than 15,000 marijuana plants were discovered hidden deep in an...

The Justice Department is harshing our mellow by putting a major damper on cannabis research projects, but at least a new "green bank" has opened in Florida to help medical marijuana businesses. States Brace for Stoners and the Eclipse Planning on traveling to the path of totality to...

A 2012 study by researchers at the University of Plymouth in the U.K. reported improvement in the muscle spasms and pain of MS patients. There have been other reports of reduced bladder urgency, faster and better sleep, improved vision, and fewer abdominal problems. As I've considered...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration says it's received its first application for a medical marijuana dispensary license. Department spokesman Scott Hardin told The Associated Press on Friday that the application was submitted this week. Hardin has said officials anticipate...

Growing up in a Colonial home in Downingtown, Alessandro Cesario cultivated an interest in the family garden, trying to become "in tune" with plants and insects, and by the time he was 16, he knew he wanted to work with plants in his career. Specifically, one plant: cannabis. So he spent four...

Former state Rep. Alan Williams has signed up to lobby for AGRiMED Industries, a medical marijuana company based in Philadelphia that hopes to break into the Florida market. Williams, who was term-limited out of office last year after serving eight years in the House, is prohibited from...

Florida cities and counties are in a dilemma about pot. State lawmakers approved regulations in June that left city and county officials with a Hobson's choice about the sale of medical marijuana in their communities. Local governments can either impose outright bans on medical-marijuana...

Carson City District Judge James Todd Russell on Thursday denied a preliminary injunction sought by liquor distributors to stop the Nevada Tax Department from letting marijuana licensees get into the business of transporting pot from growers to retailers. Russell said liquor wholesalers have...