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Pot smokers are heading to the lake for more than just the scenery; now you can buy marijuana without a license. "We saw I think over 2,000 people and just the first couple of days," NuLeaf marijuana dispensary is the first and only one of its kind in Tahoe and cannabis users are thrilled...

Colorado's marijuana retailers have already made more than $750 million in sales halfway through 2017, a 25.7 percent increase compared to the first half of 2016. More than $531 million of those sales were for recreational marijuana, and the rest, nearly $220 million, were for medical...

Former Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph could face similar penalties ex-teammate O.J. Mayo received in terms of being banned from the NBA for violation of the league's anti-drug policy. Randolph was arrested Wednesday and charged with “intent to sell” marijuana in Los Angeles. TMZ...

I am your neighbor. I am middle-aged, white, educated, articulate. I own a home, pay taxes, and even license my dog. I work a full-time job that I've had for 17 years. I haven't had a traffic ticket in over 20 years – not even a parking ticket. My FICO score is in the top tier. I recycle. I...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has recently introduced legislation to legalize marijuana at the federal level. His bill will no doubt inspire the standard criticisms, one of which is that legalization does not eliminate the black market. Kevin Sabet, director of the Drug Policy Institute, claims that...

A Poughkeepsie woman was arrested with more than a pound of marijuana in her vehicle Thursday following a traffic stop in the Town of Wappinger. Jamila Chlih, 22, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony, and the misdemeanor of seventh-degree criminal...

Deuce, a German Shepard with the Aurora Police Department, is sniffing around tables and a barbeque at a picnic area outside a police station. After a few minutes, he sits and fixes his gaze on a plastic trash can. Deuce's handler, Sgt. Brandon Samuels, removes a one-pound bag of marijuana he...

Watermelons weren't the only thing found in a recent shipment that was crossing the border, according to news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Customs and Border Protection officers on Wednesday referred a white Freightliner tractor-trailer for secondary inspection as it was...

Zach Randolph – formerly of the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies, now a Sacramento King – was arrested late Wednesday night for felony possession of marijuana with intent to sell. According to a TMZ report, Randolph allegedly had two pounds of pot in a backpack. In the immediate...

The topic of medical marijuana access was a discussion item during a recent Vista City Council meeting. City Council directed city staff to research medical marijuana delivery as well as a “limited number” of medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. As part of this, Assistant City...

Eclipse travelers, take note: Wyoming authorities won't let you toke on your trip. Wyoming, which is smack-dab in the middle of the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse, will likely see upwards of 250,000 visitors for the Aug. 21 spectacle, estimates the Wyoming Association of...

A local legislator known for tackling controversial issues, including gun control, has found another one he wants to tackle. District 69 State Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, said he plans to file a bill to make the use of medical marijuana legal in Indiana. "I am going to force the issue on...

A return to harsh enforcement of U.S. federal marijuana laws creates a market opportunity for Canada's cannabis companies, a Canadian pot entrepreneur argues. Recreational marijuana has become legal in more and more U.S. states — four states currently have legal pot, and four more voted to...

The Taft City Council is almost certain to pass ordinances banning retails sales of cannabis products in the city. But there has been no definitive indications on which way the council is going to decide on industrial cannabis production One pair of local entrepreneurs is looking at Taft...

When it comes to top-performing industries, you'd have a tough time surpassing the returns of marijuana stocks. Of the 13 marijuana stocks with a market cap in excess of $200 million, over half have more than doubled in value over the trailing year. Here's why marijuana stock investors are...

Thanks to relatively new medical marijuana laws, Ohio plans to issue 24 cultivator licenses across the state (half for small growers and half for larger ones). So far the Ohio Department of Commerce has received 185 applications for licenses, but they likely won't distribute them until November...

Changes adopted last year by the Michigan legislature to the state's 2008 Medical Marijuana law were detailed at Thursday's meeting of the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club. Branch County Sheriff's Department Deputy Steve Foster said amendments to the law have created major headaches for...

Medical marijuana supporters in Utah received a go-ahead from state election officials Thursday to start gathering signatures needed to qualify the measure for the November 2018 ballot. Utah Patients Coalition officials said they will begin collecting signatures next week – with a stated goal...

Colorado's cannabis industry has been holding its collective breath ever since President Donald Trump nominated Jeff Sessions for attorney general. And since he was sworn in, Sessions, a proponent of the war on drugs, hasn't been shy about saying that marijuana should remain illegal federally...

Greek authorities say they have seized roughly two tons of Albania-grown marijuana on an Italian-flagged yacht destined for the Aegean Sea islands. The coast guard says the seizure followed a tip-off and took place early Friday south of the Greek island of Kythera, at the entrance to the...