marijuana

Republican lawmakers have blocked an amendment to a bill that would have allowed veterans to access medical marijuana through federal doctors in states where the medicinal use of the drug is legal. The House Rules Committee removed the so-called "Veterans Equal Access" amendment from the...

A ballot initiative to legalize marijuana would give Michigan the highest possession limits in the nation, an MLive analysis found. The language the group plans to circulate would legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use. Those over 21 could use marijuana, but would still be...

The marriage of technology and cannabis entrepreneurship has gone from a passion-project for growers, to a full-fledged venture capitalist (VC) bonanza in just the past year and a half. Marijuana startups are no longer simply the domain of experts on cultivation and plant-strain for medical...

It was a concerning site for a parent after they spotted what appeared to be a marijuana grow operation near a Pahrump elementary school. The plants are growing just down the street from Manse Elementary school, but it turns out it isn't marijuana at all. "Industrial hemp has absolutely no...

A handful of private bus companies want to give passengers a chance to take the high road in Las Vegas. These would-be roach coaches want to offer a space that complies with state laws to privately consume marijuana, but the shuttle operators have hit a bump in the road. A little-known...

A House committee has struck down a measure allowing Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to discuss and recommend medical marijuana to veterans in states where the drug is legal, blocking it from debate Wednesday on the House floor. The "Veterans Equal Access" measure has been debated and...

An upcoming report from a U.S. Department of Justice task force is expected to link marijuana use to violent crime, which some fear might signal the start of a Trump administration crackdown on weed. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been quick to tie marijuana use to violent crime in...

Pennsylvania health officials on Wednesday announced the availability of a registry for physicians who want to be able to prescribe medical marijuana for their patients. They called it the "first step" in the process. Doctors who want to prescribe medical marijuana, in addition to having a...

Virginia officials are accepting comments by email until Aug. 25 about whether simple possession of marijuana should no longer be a crime, and advocates for changing the law are encouraging participation. The study being conducted this year by the Virginia State Crime Commission came at the...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the acting head of the Drug Enforcement Agency Charles Rosenberg have both been named in a new federal lawsuit challenging marijuana's Schedule I status as unconstitutional. The 89-page lawsuit was filed Monday in the Southern District of New York by...

Bing Han was nervous. His lawyer had phoned him around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to tell him to return to federal court because the jury had reached a verdict in the marijuana trial against Han and his father, Jianguo Han, who both are Chinese citizens. The nerves were predictable. Han, 37, faced...

If your image of a marijuana dispensary is, say, a smoke-filled room adorned with Grateful Dead posters and jars of musky buds named "Banana Kush" and "Hawaiian Haze," you may be disappointed by Florida's version. The first thing you notice walking into Trulieve dispensary in Tampa is the...

Mounting research from around the world suggests marijuana's potential to treat multiple medical conditions ranging from chronic pain to cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, anxiety and more. Predicted to reach $55.8 billion by 20251, the global medical marijuana industry presents to investors a wide...

The County of Mendocino Marijuana Eradication Team led a raid on about 25 marijuana gardens on Sherwood Valley tribal land in Willits on Tuesday, assisted by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The team, including Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office personnel, arrested six people and seized...

Officials from a Canadian medical marijuana company say they partnered with a Columbus family known for fashion retailers American Eagle and DSW – as well as an Ohio State University sports arena – to help score some home turf advantage as they hope to grow, process and sell medical marijuana in...

Though it probably goes without saying, it should be noted that marijuana stocks have been on fire over the trailing year. All but one of the 13 marijuana stocks with market caps above $200 million are up on a trailing-12-month basis, and two-thirds of those that are up have at least doubled in...

Typically, putting the name of a state and the phrase "state of emergency" in the same sentence means residents there are facing some serious trouble. Like "natural disaster" type of trouble. Leave it to Nevada to put a new twist on things. State officials there declared an emergency this...

Diana DiZolgio, a Massachusetts state representative from Methuen, is asking Gov. Charlie Baker to veto the bill rewriting the state's marijuana laws, arguing that the legislation doesn't go far enough in setting aside money for substance abuse issues. Lawmakers sent the bill to his desk last...

Recreational marijuana would be taxed at 20 percent, with 5 percent of that paid to communities that host growing or retail facilities, under a plan proposed Tuesday by a committee drawing up regulations for the new industry. Lawmakers proposed a 10 percent wholesale tax, or excise tax, and a...

One day after City Council set a public hearing for a medical marijuana ordinance, a petition drive aimed to put a different ordinance on the fall ballot created political pressure at City Hall. During Tuesday's Election Commission meeting, City Clerk Chris Swope said he needs more time to...