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The state Department of Health on Tuesday officially filed amendments and proposed rules for New York's medical marijuana program that will allow it to authorize nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify patients. Those expansions are not surprising and conform with proposals...

The likelihood of a medical marijuana dispensary coming to Meadville is high, according to a statement released by John Knox, the attorney for an Erie company that hopes to open locations in northwestern Pennsylvania. Passport West Eighth LLC issued a press release announcing its plans to...

Sacramento - It was a full house Tuesday night at the Sacramento City Council meeting as marijuana cultivation regulations were discussed. "Everybody going to be growing it, but regulate it," said Nathaniel Eddins, who attended Tuesday's meeting. "There's language and then there's...

Montana Cannabis Industry Association attorney Jim Goetz filed a request in Broadwater County District Court on Tuesday seeking the immediate implementation of medical marijuana reform Initiative 182, and the restoration of access to thousands of patients otherwise cut off until June 30...

The dust is officially settling on a heartbreaking win for hatred and bigotry in the United States, and the nation as well as the world are starting to come to terms with what our future now holds. But while the presidential and congressional elections yielded terrifying results, there were some...

The push to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina has renewed momentum following the Nov. 8 elections, a state senator said Tuesday. Earlier this month, voters in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota approved the sale of marijuana for medical purposes, bringing to 28 the number of states...

Albany, N.Y. - Beginning November 30, nurse practitioners will be eligible to register with the health department to certify patients to use medical marijuana. Previously, only physicians were able to certify patients. In order to register with the health department, nurse practitioners...

The government is implementing a new reimbursement policy for veterans claiming marijuana for medical purposes, reducing the allowance from 10 grams per day to three grams. While the new policy establishes the three-gram limit, the government said there will be an exceptional circumstances...

Now that city voters have spoken, City Council doesn't want to waste time in getting recreational marijuana stores licensed in Pueblo. At Monday's work session, council gave the green light to city planners to bring forward a zoning and licensing ordinance for final consideration on Dec. 27. As...

The federal government is cutting the amount of medical marijuana provided to veterans from 10 grams to 3 grams per day. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr made the announcement in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Ottawa has faced ballooning costs in recent years as the number of veterans...

The news that Senator Jeff Sessions will be the new Attorney General made pot proponents very unhappy. Is it time to panic? Here's an opinion from attorney Tom Downey, former head of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, who's watching developments in D.C. closely: What will happen to...

Two of Sitka's political leaders are putting down new roots. Doing business as Green Leaf Inc., Assembly member Aaron Bean wants to grow and sell pot across from Halibut Point Marine Services. Last Wednesday (11-16-16), the Planning & Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for...

Cannon Beach - Inquiries yes, but applications have yet to be filed in Cannon Beach for a retail cannabis outlet. Voters knocked down a retail cannabis prohibition at the polls on Election Day. By voting "no" to prohibition, they green-lighted the retail licensing of cannabis dispensaries in...

Rather than "fix" the law voters just approved to regulate marijuana like alcohol, columnist Shirley Leung's prescriptions would defeat the goals of the new law and promote the continuation of the black market ("Ways to salvage marijuana law"). Her proposal to eliminate the right of residents...

Montreal — It's been a wild ride for Canada's marijuana companies, whose stocks enjoyed an exhilarating high in recent days before mellowing out. Last week, marijuana stocks suddenly skyrocketed, leaving market analysts bewildered. The enormous upswing in stock prices was even more amazing...

Tehachapi , Calif. - The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to enact an interim ordinance banning recreation marijuana sales and outdoor cultivation on Monday, November 21. This comes two weeks after California voters passed Proposition 64, which legalized the sale, cultivation...

It's time for opponents of legalization to stop campaigning against the new law to tax and regulate marijuana ("Ways to salvage marijuana law," Shirley Leung, Business, Nov. 16). The voters have spoken, and the state should implement the ballot initiative as written. Repeating the scare tactics...

Kenai - Dozens of people waited in line to be the first ones in Kenai's first marijuana shop on Monday. The Peninsula Clarion reports that Red Run Cannabis Company opened its doors Monday to a line across the parking lot. Red Run was selling nine strains of marijuana on its opening day. Though...

While over 70 percent of Florida voters approved constitutional Amendment 2 on Nov. 8 to legalize medicinal marijuana, the economic impact of the measure will remain hazy for at least months if not years The modification to the state's constitution officially doesn't take hold until Jan. 3. But...

Marijuana legalization is going more smoothly in some states than in others. A major reason that four more states legalized recreational marijuana this year is the tax revenue that pot brings in. Last year, Colorado collected over $70 million in tax revenue from marijuana - nearly double the $42...