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Florida has seen a 60 percent surge in the number of patients being treated with medical marijuana since June. Florida had 16,760 patients on June 7, according to state reports. Florida added more than 10,000 patients by July 27, for a total of 26,978 on the books – that’s a 60 percent...

With marijuana legalization looming, Edmonton is opening up its doors to businesses and inquiries alike – from local establishments to established enterprises. Edmonton officials have passed multiple bylaws ahead of the federal government's 2018 target of legalization, including bylaws that...

A New Jersey senator has fired a shot across the bow of the lead ship in the War on Drugs. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has proposed the Marijuana Justice Act, which would legalize marijuana at the federal level and encourages states to legalize the narcotic through the use of financial incentives...

Eugene Monroe is on a mission. That much is evident in the urgency in Monroe's voice as he discusses the sport he played for almost two decades – the sport that earned him millions of dollars as the No. 8 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and caused him to abruptly retire at 29 years old for...

The marijuana industry is growing like a weed, and stock investors have really begun to take notice. According to a recent report from Marijuana Business Daily, U.S. legal weed sales are expected to grow by a blazing 30% in 2017 to a range of $5.1 billion to $6.1 billion, tack on another 45%...

A company awarded a medical marijuana dispensary permit by the state Thursday will locate its facility at the Gateway Shopping Center in Edwardsville. The local dispensary operated by Justice Grown Pennsylvania LLC would be its entry into the state after having established operations in...

Margarita’s 13-year-old son, Carlos, usually sits in a wheelchair. He suffered a cardiac arrest just after birth and was diagnosed with near loss of brain function. Since then, Margarita has dedicated herself to taking care of him, becoming well acquainted with his frequent epileptic seizures...

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions convened his Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety in February, it was widely assumed to be the first step toward a crackdown on the state-level legalization of marijuana. Sessions stacked the task force with federal prosecutors and law enforcement...

By 2011, Maastricht, a pleasant town in the southern Netherlands, was worried that the marijuana legally sold in its coffee shops was attracting too many drug tourists. To address the concern, the city restricted purchase of marijuana to Dutch, Germans, and Belgians. This new law gave...

An effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level inched ahead as New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker unveiled new legislation to end the prohibition. But the prospects for legal recreational weed nationwide are as hazy as ever. Booker's bill comes as the President Donald Trump's...

A bill filed in the state senate on Friday is pushing for the expansion of medical marijuana in Texas. State Senator Jose Menendez filed Senate Bill 79 Friday in an attempt to expand the disorders for which medical marijuana can be used. A study done in May shows support for medical...

One forward-thinking senior living provider is taking an extra step to clear the air around marijuana use by educating its residents about the green, leafy plant–and by permitting its employees to use the drug recreationally. Colorado-based Balfour Senior Living plans to kick off a new...

The interplay of guns and marijuana, particularly medicinal, has raised a variety of issues for everyone from gun dealers and law enforcement to marijuana users. Since those questions involve not only federal but state law and local ordinances, it’s complicated. The first thing hunters...

Morro Bay could be home to up to two brick-and-mortar medical marijuana dispensaries soon, but residents hoping for recreational store fronts in the coastal community likely shouldn't hold their breath. Those were among the findings of a city council subcommittee tasked with making...

When Gov. Rick Scott signed into law the expanded use of medical marijuana in late June, public school districts found themselves with a new problem to solve: how to store and administer the state-sanctioned drug. When the Legislature broadened the list of illnesses that medical marijuana...

Doug and Stacy Olexy have heard the stories about medical marijuana, and they are filled with hope. Stacy has a brother in California, the first state to launch a medical marijuana program 21 years ago. "He has friends who have actually been prescribed, and they've benefited through a huge...

A committee convened by the Maine Department of Public Safety says it doesn't believe that Maine needs to set a limit for determining whether a motorist is impaired by marijuana. The recommendation is likely to stir debate among law enforcement officials and legislators as implementation of the...

The National Football League is back in action this weekend—if you count preseason games as "action"—after taking a tiny step toward maybe, possibly, someday letting players use marijuana to treat pain. NFL owners agreed to work together with the NFL Players Association on a study to determine...

Behold: The small, cheap device that's disrupting the $7 billion legal cannabis business. This tiny combination of plastic, glass, and metal is a disposable cannabis oil cartridge. It costs anywhere from $30 to $70 (depending on the oil inside), is easily carried in your pocket, and produces...

Two men robbed a medical marijuana distribution center near the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport at gunpoint Thursday evening, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. A female employee of the distribution center north of Santa Rosa noticed a red Honda Accord approach her as she walked...