marijuana

Ottawa: The task force charged with advising the Canadian government about how to legalize marijuana delivered its report this week. Although the report won't be released to the public until December 21 or thereabouts, National Post columnist John Ivison has the scoop on its major...

With more than 4,000 voters exhaling "yes" on Question 4 on Election Day, the three Outer Cape towns made it clear they agree that recreational pot should be legal. As the Dec. 15 date of legalization draws near, local law enforcement is under the gun trying to figure out how to abide by town...

Voters passed Amendment 2 in Florida, now what happens? That is the question on a lot of voters minds. We interviewed former FL Senate president, Mike Haridopolos and marijuana lobbyist and columnist for Leafly, Jay Lassiter to answer that question. The first thing that needs to be done in...

Blaine, Wash. — A Blaine immigration attorney has a message for Canadians who may be asked about their marijuana smoking history at the border, "I would tell people, unless you've been convicted or arrested or have marijuana on you, I don't think it's a question you need to answer. You're under...

The key recommendation of the panel charged with outlining the framework for Canada's legal marijuana regime is that the system should be geared toward getting rid of the $7-billion-a year black market. Sources familiar with the report, which is expected to be made public Dec. 21, say all the...

Once packed with marijuana concentrates and extracts, the Human Collective's shelves are nearly empty. Some pot leaf-patterned socks and glass pipes sit scattered among what's left. A static screen with just 13 flower options has replaced a digital "bud list" that used to scroll through the...

Justin Trudeau's task force to legalize marijuana has completed its report on the issue and said it will be released to the public sometime before Christmas. While Vancouver dispensary operators anxiously wait to learn if they'll be allowed to remain in business once a new legal framework...

Southwick, Mass. — As the legalization of recreational marijuana was voted in favor by the state of Massachusetts during the Nov. 8 election, people throughout the commonwealth will begin to see the effects of the new law rather shortly. Starting on Dec. 15, anyone who is 21 years or older...

Ever since the nomination of hardcore pot prohibitionist Senator Jeff Sessions for the position of United States Attorney General, numerous members of the cannabis community have expressed increasing concern that the incoming Donald Trump administration might crack down on state-legal marijuana...

When Americans buy guns, they're asked whether they use marijuana. If they say yes, they can't buy the gun. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to change that, and some Alaskan gun sellers, marijuana industry advocates and local officials applaud the move. Juneau Assembly member Jesse Kiehl owns...

After Abe Stevens opened Humboldt County's first commercial distillery in 2012, customers began to ask when he was going to put some of the local flavor into his vodka. Four years later, he decided to give it a shot. "A lot of people just really embrace that stereotype of Humboldt being kind...

Since voters there legalized recreational marijuana in 2014, officials in Alaska have been hashing out logistical issues, including how to transport marijuana to communities across the state without violating federal law, since there are few roads and it's against federal law to move marijuana...

Mike Crawford regularly rides his bike, goes hiking, lifts weights, even spends some time on the wrestling mat. That might not seem a big deal, even for a 45-year-old, except for the debilitating back injury the Marblehead resident suffered in the late 1990s. Crawford, then head wrestling coach...

Students will legally be allowed to take cannabis in school after a town's landmark legislation change. Schools in Ridgefield Park, a district in New Jersey, USA, will permit parents and guardians to administer medical marijuana to pupils while on school grounds, on a school bus or at...

Ireland moved closer to legalizing marijuana for medicinal use when the minority government said on Thursday it would not block the first reading of a bill that is backed by all other parties. Relaxing marijuana laws would signal a further acceptance of liberal values in once staunchly...

With the majority of Inland voters supporting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in November, local governments in the region, which have generally preferred blanket bans on even medicinal marijuana, will need to have discussions on what to do moving forward. The passage of...

Quarryville, Pa. - The construction company, Paul Risk Associates Inc., has been in business for nearly 80 years. When the medical marijuana bill passed, one of their customers asked them about building a facility where he could grow and process marijuana. The president, D.J. Risk, decided to...

Cave Junction, Ore. - The city of Cave Junction does not have a good financial situation, but some are hoping that will change soon. Some said the savior is marijuana. The city council discussed some ideas about moving forward with the sale of recreational pot, but not all were in favor...

Los Angeles - California's legal marijuana industry is expected to involve everything from backyard growers to sprawling fields in the farm belt, storefront sellers along rural roads to chain-store-like outlets in Los Angeles. State tax collectors are taking initial steps to get a hand into...

One Bergen County school district now allows students to be administered medical marijuana while on school grounds. The Ridgefield Park Board of Education adopted a policy Wednesday allowing parents to administer medical marijuana to their children while at district schools, on a district...