marijuana

You may now toke with the bride. The legalization of recreational marijuana in a handful of states opened the doors to all sorts of cannabis-laden commerce, from dinner service to vacation packages. It was inevitable that weddings, among the most expensive purchase an adult will ever make, would...

The NFL has made a clear indication that it may be willing to work with the NFL Players Association to study the use of marijuana as pain management, a source has confirmed to ESPN. The league wrote a letter to the NFLPA, offering to work with it to study the potential use by players as a...

There will not be a special legislative session to address charges of racial inequity in Maryland's burgeoning medical marijuana industry. The General Assembly's Democratic presiding officers have officially rejected the call from black lawmakers to summon the full legislature to Annapolis...

Stuck between Congress and voters' will, residents of this politically charged town are becoming urban gardeners, turning closets and living rooms into tiny cannabis farms while politicians dither over whether it ever will be legal to sell marijuana in the nation’s capital. They’re also...

The call to legalize marijuana in New Jersey has been loud and clear, lately. Legalization rallies have occurred in groups in Trenton, and front-runners from both parties of the gubernatorial primary elections have been vocal in their support of legalization. What is there to know about the...

Don Knight keeps a "hard times" stockpile in the basement of his turn-of-the-century bungalow in Elko, Nev. Dozens of tightly sealed ammo cans are stacked in the corner, each packed with a handful of shotgun shells, a 2,000-calorie vacuum-sealed military food brick, a stash of water purifying...

Amanda Ellis-Graham's multiple sclerosis was once so bad she could barely hold a pencil. She suffered from vision and hearing problems. Walking was nearly impossible because of terrible vertigo. Numbness and a sensation of pins and needles slowly spread through her body. Ellis-Graham, now...

Here are 10 countries with significant laws legalizing medical marijuana: 1) Argentina - In March 2017, Argentina became the most recent country to legalize medical cannabis. It went a step further by agreeing to provide patients that qualify for treatment with this medical cannabis free of...

York Mayor Kim Bracey on July 25 signed into law a bill making possession of small amounts of marijuana or hashish, or smoking it in a public place, a civil offense rather than a crime. Here's a look at the law. What conduct does the law apply to? Possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana...

Terry Beckmeyer writes that the perception of pot as a benign recreational drug is a distortion and that people should soberly contemplate the potential risks of marijuana ("Safety, effectiveness of marijuana remain questionable," July 27). The fact that marijuana may not be 100 percent safe is...

Several medical professionals are joining Arkansas' rising medical marijuana market, but many health care providers remain hesitant or opposed to participating. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association is compiling a list of doctors...

At exactly 4:20 p.m. on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Pasadena, California, nearly a thousand people crammed inside a lecture hall to listen as five experts discussed the politics of "Weed Nation." Sitting at the center of the panel was a well-tanned man with firmly parted white hair and...

In 2015, Michigan arrests for marijuana were more common than arrests for shoplifting. Police made 23,893 arrests involving marijuana in 2015, about 9% of all arrests, according to Michigan State Police data. Marijuana is the No. 1 illicit drug of choice in Michigan, experts say. An...

The clock is ticking on Kevin Murphy and his company, Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania. Murphy – who says he wants to run for governor of Connecticut and heads up one of the largest medical marijuana companies in the nation – expressed confidence that his company can beat the clock. To do...

The opening of a fifth marijuana store in Yakima will likely be put off again after Tuesday's Yakima City Council meeting. The council is expected to review a planning commission recommendation to deny a request allowing the sale of marijuana in light industrial zones – areas of the city...

The Meadowlands – already set to be the home of the state's largest shopping and entertainment complex – will also be the site of the state's largest dispensary of medical marijuana. Once it opens for business, the dispensary plans to serve up to 4,000 patients a month with a variety of...

Some lawmakers say legalizing recreational marijuana should be on the horizon for Illinois, but they admit there are still details to work out. Democratic State Sen. Heather Steans, of Chicago, introduced a measure earlier this year that would allow those 21 and older to possess, grow and...

Desert Hot Springs, a windswept hamlet in the California desert 100 miles from Los Angeles, markets itself as a spa town – a laid-back complement to neighboring Palm Springs. Regionally, its reputation includes low rents and high crime rates, although residents with deep-seated community pride...

Taking inspiration from the West, India's women and child development minister, Maneka Gandhi, has voiced her support for legalizing marijuana in the country. In a meeting of a group of ministers (GOM) who are studying a new policy on drugs, 60-year-old Gandhi suggested that legalizing the...

Several of the independent experts hired to review applications to open medical marijuana businesses in Maryland had ties to companies whose materials they reviewed, according to records obtained by The Washington Post. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission said it is investigating these...