marijuana

Last Tuesday, Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 640, a marijuana decriminalization bill that will reduce penalties for marijuana possession. The new law, which will take effect on August 18, diminishes the penalty for possessing three quarters of an ounce or less of marijuana from a criminal...

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a budget bill on Thursday to protect medical marijuana programs from federal interference in states that have legalized the drug for medical use. The amendment to the 2018 Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill passed by...

Legalization of weed in California is leading to an increase in veterinarians seeking expertise about whether marijuana can safely treat pet conditions and illnesses. Veterinary practice regulators say to steer clear, but some in the industry want state lawmakers to step in. The state’s...

Patients seeking medical marijuana will soon have more places to get it in South Florida. The Palm Beach County Commission and the Dania Beach Commission agreed this week to allow medical marijuana dispensaries wherever pharmacies are allowed. "I wish it was around, legalized with a...

Companies in the final running for licenses to grow medical marijuana should be able to defend their multimillion-dollar investments against a legal challenge over how those finalists were picked, an attorney for the state argued Thursday in court. The Court of Appeals, Maryland's top...

After calling on Ottawa to hold off the legal sale of cannabis, Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is now looking for outside help in setting up a marijuana production and distribution system. The province initiated a search on Thursday for industry players who can help figure out...

Four times a year, some Santa Barbara County cannabis growers drive to the IRS office in Camarillo with as much as $200,000 in cash stuffed in duffel bags. That is just to pay taxes. Utility bills? Cash. Thirty employees? Cash. Fuel? Cash. As debit cards and chips wipe out the need for...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an outspoken critic of recreational marijuana, and he has the power to hobble cannabis sales in states where it's legal. But for now, business owners and advocates say they don't think he'll actually do it. As the head of the Justice Department, Sessions has...

The fundraising dinner for Gavin Newsom in Salinas was in most ways a typical night for a political candidate. Local business leaders paid up to $5,000 for a chance to talk with the man aiming to be California's next governor over cauliflower bisque, strip steak and Meyer lemon pudding cake...

Ford employees discovered 277 pounds of marijuana in a shipment of vehicles on Wednesday at the Ford Rail Distribution Facility in Woodhaven, according to federal authorities. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman said the marijuana was turned over to the Homeland Security...

Mark Zartler measures how well his 17-year-old daughter, Kara, is doing by what he calls a "hit test" – counting the number of times she hits herself on a given day. Kara, who has severe autism and cerebral palsy, has engaged in self-abusive behavior since she was 6 years old. She smacks the...

The marijuana industry in Chiloquin is gaining momentum as an increasing number of businesses plan to locate within the city. Since the start of the year, at least three businesses have either committed to, or are exploring, the possibility of moving into town, including two dispensaries and...

After fracturing her neck in a car crash 15 years ago, Pamela Cabagnolo began what she called a downward spiral of opioid use. She took the drugs to get up in the morning, to go to work. She popped pills for her pain until she went to bed at night. Cabagnolo said she took her pills to exist –...

An anti-marijuana billboard aimed at Hispanic youth in Yakima, Washington, drew ire from the public that it's wording is racist and "lame." The billboard from the state Department of Health features images of Hispanic kids' faces along with the message, "We don't need pot to have fun. We're...

New details are coming to light regarding a closed door meeting between several federal agencies, the Colorado Springs mayor and the chief of police. The meeting focused on marijuana regulation in Colorado. But while we know what they talked about at that meeting, it's still unclear what the...

A ballot proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Michigan is gaining steam as the group raises more money and boasts it has gathered half of the signatures needed to put the issue before voters in 2018. A national marijuana advocacy group that helped legalize marijuana in other...

A leader of California's marijuana industry warned Wednesday that the state's cannabis growers produce eight times the pot that is consumed in the state so some will face "painful" pressure to reduce crops under new state regulations that will ban exports after Jan. 1. Some marijuana growers...

Virginia's State Crime Commission is currently studying decriminalizing simple possession of marijuana. Now, the commission is asking for feedback for anyone interested. Staff on the commission is meeting with stakeholders and people interested in the topic, but say they won't be able to talk...

Inside a nondescript white-washed office building across from St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa is one of the state's first walk-in clinics for patients seeking medical marijuana. Similar to a walk-in urgent care center, Tetra Health Care is a place where patients can see a licensed doctor about...

Sacramento police detectives serving a search warrant at a Land Park home Tuesday made a potentially explosive discovery — a "very sophisticated" hash oil lab, authorities said. Such illegal operations typically involve using butane to extract hash oil from marijuana plants and create a...