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Logan Martyn-Fisher checks his phone's GPS one more time and pulls up at the Portland Amtrak station, thousands of dollars of marijuana concealed in a pair of colorful beach totes sitting on the back seat of his BMW SUV. He's looking for a guy who's looking for pot. Maine doesn't yet allow...

When Gov. Chris Christie leaves office Jan. 16, he will take his unbending attitude toward legalizing marijuana with him. Christie's departure opens the door to expansion of the state's current medicinal marijuana program, decriminalization or even a ballot initiative to have Atlantic City...

Ask advocates of marijuana legalization how their cause fared during the 2017 state legislative sessions, and they'll tell you that though the gains were incremental; they're hopeful several legislatures eventually will make possession and sale of the federally prohibited drug legal. Ask the...

The legality of cannabis has always been a topic of great debate especially due the old myths about the plant being debunked due to the research on it. The United States Congress has finally showed an open mind towards this topic since the time of Reagan and it is not just the Democratic...

For many baby boomers – a generation exposed to the transitory zap of an annealing, collective spirit steeped in '60s psychedelia – a reintroduction of wide-scale marijuana use in the modern age has struck a relatively familiar chord. So says Charlotte Peyton, vice president of business...

State Sen. Kenny Yuko recently introduced legislation asking Congress and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category. Currently, marijuana – which is not known to have caused any overdose deaths – is a Schedule I drug along with heroin. The...

A veteran city correction officer was busted by a drug-detecting dog as he tried to smuggle marijuana into a jail, authorities said Sunday. Christian Mizell, 48, of Jamaica, Queens, was nabbed by the front gate of the Manhattan Detention Complex on Saturday morning, court records show. He...

The state's medical marijuana law is unconstitutionally vague and endangers the rights of patients who grow their own weed, according to a case that the Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear. The case stems from the 2013 arrest of a Framingham man caught in a legal twilight zone: He was...

A proposed rule for Ohio's medical marijuana program says edible products that resemble cartoon characters, superheroes or pop-culture figures should not be allowed. The Columbus Dispatch reports (Kid appeal a no-no for edible medical marijuana under Ohio's proposed rules - News - The...

Marijuana will be back on the agenda for the Lompoc City Council on Tuesday, as the governing board is expected to hash out the parameters it would like to see implemented in a new city policy. The cannabis discussion is slated to be followed by another high-interest topic: continued...

Heather Marie Brown has been waiting for years for Aug. 27, 2017, to arrive. That's the day when she will finally be able to treat her PTSD with the drug of her choice — without breaking the law. On Aug. 27, House Bill 160, which adds PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions for therapeutic...

Pennsylvania's acting Secretary of Health and Physician General, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced July 26, 2017, that physicians can begin their involvement in the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program. All they need to do is register, according to a press release from the state's Department of...

No one has to tell David Mitchell about the positive effects medicinal marijuana can have on a person's quality of life. Mitchell has seen it work wonders for his 7-year-old son, Ashton, who has epilepsy and cerebral palsy, is blind and nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. "Prior to the...

Convicted weed felons are getting a fresh start. As reparations for the war on drugs, a number of felons who were imprisoned for charges pertaining to marijuana will reportedly have the opportunity to open legal weed businesses in the Oakland area, the National Post reports. The Oakland city...

A push to give military veterans access to medical marijuana was shot down this month by Congress, but U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., vowed the fight is far from over. Titus, a staunch supporter of medicinal cannabis, said she believes the move last week was a concession to Attorney General...

Medical marijuana dispensaries are likely to play a key role in the retail weed supply chain when legal sales finally begin next July, the key lawmakers behind the state's revamped marijuana bill tell the Herald. "They're going to be knocking down the doors for licenses," bill cosponsor Rep...

A fifth of NBA teams – Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, Kings and Celtics – play in a state with legalized recreational marijuana. Many more play in a state that allows medical marijuana. And it’s trending toward more teams playing in places that permit marijuana. Yet, the NBA...

While public support for marijuana grows across the country, ambiguity surrounding marijuana laws in Washington, D.C., has provided an opportunity for online distributors. But it has also put consumers in a tricky spot. The District's recreational marijuana law, a voter-approved ballot...

A Hawaii group is helping veterans cope with mental health issues by guiding them through how to use medical marijuana. Honolulu News Now reported Thursday that Complimentary and Alternative Medicine is teaching vets how medical cannabis can help them with PTSD-induced pain and anxiety...

In the wake of a statewide expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries, at least two companies have expressed interest in opening a dispensary in Hartford, and local officials say they have no objection. "I'm personally not against having a dispensary in our community," said Rebecca White, a...