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With 71 percent of Floridians having voted to legalize medical marijuana, it might seem surprising to see so many South Florida communities impose moratoriums on dispensaries. So far, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and the village of Golf have imposed year-long timeouts. Also, six-month freezes...

Plainfield Township, Mich. - Authorities say the three Kent County medical marijuana dispensaries they raided Monday repeatedly failed to follow state law. The Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement Team says it executed search warrants at three Plainfield Township dispensaries, including the Relief...

Oak Harbor - As state lawmakers continue to work out the specifics of implementing the legalization of medical marijuana, many municipalities are passing moratoriums, including Oak Harbor, where village officials hope to clarify the purpose behind the temporary hold on medical marijuana...

Ridgefield Park - The Board of Education is expected to adopt a policy Wednesday night allowing medical marijuana on school grounds. The second of two votes required to adopt the policy will be taken after a public hearing. The measure follows legislation signed by Governor Christie this...

In the greater scope of important issues, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's light-hearted quip about legalized recreational marijuana doesn't rate a high place on the ladder. While Galvin's comment may seem harmless enough, though, state officials such as himself would do well...

Granite City, Ill. - A Metro East man said he was refused service from his bank because he's a legal medical marijuana user. Darren Steven Miller was one of the first patients in the Metro East to obtain a card allowing him to legally buy medical marijuana under the state's program. He has...

Zephyrhills, Fla. - Florida voters resoundingly said 'yes' to medical marijuana on Election Day. The measure, known as Amendment 2, was approved by 71 percent of voters. "That is a clear mandate that the people wanted this," said Chris Cano, executive director of Central Florida NORML. Despite...

Anna Maria Island - Bradenton Beach officials are considering a medical marijuana moratorium, which they will discuss further at a city commission meeting Thursday. "What we're trying to do is to create a moratorium - basically a timeout - so that we can see how to control the distribution...

If you want to buy a gun from a federally licensed dealer, you have to fill out Form 4473, which is aimed at determining whether you are legally allowed to own a firearm. A recent revision to the form by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) underlines how blithely the...

A new hybrid greenhouse facility larger than 16 football fields that will produce marijuana has broken ground in Leduc County, Alta. Aurora Cannabis has started construction on the 800,000 square foot production facility, which the company said will be the be the largest, most advanced and...

Every fall, waves of transient pot trimmers descend on the rural North Coast looking for work during the lucrative marijuana harvest season, and that annual influx - unorganized and sometimes unruly - is fueling widening tensions with residents just as the state's pot industry is poised for a...

As lawmakers grapple with implementing medical marijuana in Florida, a powerful senator is pushing for the state to set up a pot research program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. State Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, is working on legislation establishing Florida's first major cannabis research...

Cut-off medical marijuana patients are caught up in state house budgetary jockeying as members of the Republican-controlled Legislature oppose a proposed budget from Gov. Steve Bullock that includes a 6 percent tax on medical marijuana sales. Senate President Scott Sales, R-Bozeman, called...

Twin Falls - Kelsey Osborne waved a sign outside the Twin Falls County Courthouse: "Illegal does not equal injury." She was joined by 10 others including Serra Frank, founding director of Moms for Marijuana International, who held a sign that said, "Parents beware CPS is corrupted...

President Barack Obama says though he doesn't think legalizing marijuana will end America's drug problem, he believes pot should be regulated the same way cigarettes and alcohol are regulated. Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone published Tuesday, said regulating marijuana is a much...

Marijuana will remain illegal on Stanford campus despite it's recent legalization in California. On Nov. 8, California passed Proposition 64, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, which legalized use of recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. In response to the bill, many...

Plainfield Township, MICH. - Some West Michigan medical marijuana patients say they now must travel all the way to Ann Arbor or Detroit to get their medicine. That's because this week, members of the Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement Team raided and closed three dispensaries in Plainfield...

Manatee - A 180-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensing facilities could be enacted in unincorporated Manatee County. During Thursday's Land Use meeting, which begins at 9 a.m., the county commission will have the first of two required public hearings. The second public hearing is...

Marijuana could treat some forms of addiction, according to a systematic literature review published in Clinical Psychology Review. The study also found cannabis might prove effective in the treatment of some mental health diagnoses, such as posttraumatic stress (PTSD). Previous research...

Bellevue, WA - The City Council earlier this month voted to enact new regulations on marijuana retail stores that would limit the number of pot shops to six citywide. The Council voted 4-3 on Nov. 8 in favor of the ordinance. The vote came on the eve of the expiration of interim regulations...