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Some are calling his methods controversial, but Dennis Meehan says the community is reaping high rewards. Literally. Meehan discussed the success of a recent social media campaign in which he promised free cannabis to anyone 21 and over who donated their time to a community cleanup project...

What to do about legalization of medical marijuana in Ohio continues to be a topic of study, discussion and consideration by local governments around the area and state of Ohio. On Thursday, the Springboro City Council moved forward with a prohibition on cultivation, processing and...

It's a June evening and a Racine police officer spies a suspiciously parked vehicle on Roosevelt Avenue. Approaching the car, he sees a 27-year-old man sitting in the driver's seat smoking what appears to be a joint. A few minutes later, after recovering 1.4 grams of marijuana, he issues the...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Sunday slammed the Trump administration's crackdown on marijuana users, calling it "backward and inhumane." "This is backward and inhumane," Schatz tweeted. "I hope every third-party voting progressive remembers this. There's a real difference between R's and...

As the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Maine nears, a legislative panel has spent months pondering the best way to tax pot to bring in state revenue, fund regulatory enforcement and discourage the illicit market. In November, legalization of recreational marijuana was...

Trump's DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana | TheHill

As the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Maine nears, a legislative panel has spent months pondering the best way to tax pot to bring in state revenue, fund regulatory enforcement and discourage the illicit market. In November, legalization of recreational marijuana was...

The Trump administration is readying for a crackdown on marijuana users under Attorney General Jeff Sessions. President Trump's Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, led by Sessions, is expected to release a report next week that criminal justice reform advocates fear will link...

Rideshare drivers with Uber and Lyft say they're making more money than ever before, all thanks to the legalization of marijuana. Keith has been driving for Lyft for 7 months. He loves it so much, he made it his primary form of income. So why all the hype? Keith says after July 1, when the...

Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal says that he is laying down the law when it comes to illegal marijuana grows in Humboldt County. "Number one: if they are not a permitted grower then they are a priority. Number two is that they are damaging the environment, we don't want any of these...

The Governor of Nevada made history earlier this month when he declared a "state of emergency" because the state was running out of marijuana. It will go down in the annals of history as the great pot shortage of 2017. This lack of weed occurred immediately after the state legalized the sale...

If you're one of the 55 million members of the American Automobile Association (AAA), you might be surprised to learn that the organization has recently thrown itself into the fight over marijuana reform, opposing efforts to loosen marijuana laws in several states. According to a report from...

Until recently, Kilo, a drug-detecting dog employed by the Moffat County, Colorado, sheriff's office, had a good, reliable gig, justifying searches by alerting to vehicles cops deemed suspicious. But a state appeals court ruling published last week casts doubt on Kilo's future. The decision...

Southern University received applications from seven companies seeking to be its medical marijuana grower, as the school sets up one of Louisiana's two production facilities. The Southern University Ag Center expects to finish reviewing applications by the end of the month. The university...

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the law previously approved by the Sejm on Friday, according to which medication containing marijuana can be purchased at pharmacies on prescription, reports RMF24. "According to the new rules, patients should have simplified access to marijuana to treat...

A Rio Grande Valley mother is pleading Gov. Greg Abbott to add medical marijuana to the ongoing special session agenda. A house bill was filed in Austin that would legalize medical cannabis in Texas. But families and lawmakers said it can't pass without the governor's support. Mayra...

Ohio may be growing more open to marijuana use, but its businesses aren't. But they don't really have much of a choice. Tones could change if overarching state and federal laws related to use of medical cannabis do. But until then, laws are making it quite difficult for any employer to...

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office wants to make clear how changes in the law affect enforcement of illegal marijuana cultivation in the county. "I am tired of these people hiding behind medical marijuana. The time is now to come out from the shadows. The state and the county have provided...

A father and son were released on bond out of Lake County Jail on Friday after being arrested Thursday on suspicion of operating a commercial-grade marijuana concentrate lab in a Lakeport office park. Jeffrey Shane Oliver, 50, and his son, Timothy Jeffrey Oliver, 20, both of Illinois, were...

The fate of recreational marijuana in Huntington Beach will be a focus for the Planning Commission on Tuesday as it considers a zoning amendment that would prohibit the sale or distribution of non-medical marijuana by businesses in the city. It also would regulate the cultivation of non-medical...