marijuana

A number of cases in Merced Superior Court must be reviewed after California voters last week passed Proposition 64, allowing recreational use of marijuana, authorities said Wednesday. In Merced County, a few cases that were strong felony offenses must be reviewed, and the charges could be...

More than 2,000 people in Vermont are enrolled in the state's medical marijuana registry, but some lawmakers say many eligible patients still have trouble obtaining medical cannabis. Proposed legislation would lower some of the barriers to access. Bennington County Sen. Dick Sears...

Proponents of Florida's medical marijuana amendment say the state heath department is clouding the rules just days after voters passed the measure. "We know the legislature is really on board. They take notice of a 71.3 percentage vote by the population and they have assured us they are...

Las Vegas - Even though recreational marijuana will be legal in Nevada on January 1, users could still get in big trouble with their employers for partaking. While it will be legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, it will ultimately be up to individual employers...

Lansing - Supporters and critics of Mayor Virg Bernero's proposed ordinance for home-based medical marijuana grow facilities will get their chance to sound off about it Thursday afternoon at City Hall. City Council's three-member Committee on Public Safety is expected to review the matter at...

Here's a rule one Denver convenience store never expected to enforce: Microwaves cannot be used to heat pee. The store is next to ARCpoint Labs of East Denver, which conducts drug testing for businesses who screen prospective workers before hiring them. In Colorado, recreational marijuana...

A group that seeks to decriminalize marijuana possession in Kansas City has submitted more than 4,000 petition signatures to the clerk's office, asking the City Council to adopt its proposal or put a measure on the April ballot. The measure says possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana...

The Canadian government is getting gouged on its veteran medical marijuana program, and a VICE News investigation has revealed the likely culprits. According to figures provided by Veterans Affairs Canada, the number of retired soldiers obtaining medical marijuana from the government saw a...

An opinion issued Wednesday by Tennessee's Attorney General said the Memphis City Council's ordinance that decriminalizes marijuana possession is illegal. Attorney General Herbert Slatery said in the opinion the ordinance conflicts with the provisions of the state's Drug Control Act and the...

Anchorage, Alaska - With legal marijuana sales underway in Alaska, growers will soon be submitting their first tax payments to the state. For most businesses, that wouldn't be a problem: They'd just cut a check. But some banks are leery about dealing with pot businesses since marijuana...

East Lansing - City officials are considering ordinance changes that would allow commercial medical marijuana facilities. East Lansing City Council could consider a draft ordinance in December and set the subject for a public hearing sometime in January, Mayor Mark Meadows said. The possible...

Pueblo West, Colo. - We've seen a lot of celebrities giving their two cents on the recent election. One very well-known musician was in Colorado Wednesday, November 16 advocating for marijuana. You may remember some of his hits like "Maria, Maria" and "Black Magic Woman." Carlos Santana...

"Research suggests that people may be using cannabis as an exit drug to reduce the use of substances that are potentially more harmful, such as opioid pain medication," study lead investigator Zach Walsh, an associate professor of psychology, said in a press statement. The researchers...

On May 5, 2015, voters in the City of East Lansing approved a Marijuana Decriminalization Charter Amendment that decriminalized the use of marijuana. Last month, the East Lansing City Council also passed an ordinance decriminalizing marijuana. Despite the new ordinance set forth, some MSU...

The passage of Proposition 64 was welcome news to California cannabis investors and growers looking to expand from the medical marijuana industry. Some are eyeing the Coastside, with its millions of square feet of greenhouse space, a moist and temperate climate, and a declining cut flower...

Less than a week after amendment two passed in Florida, which legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, serious interest is growing for the cannabis industry. Robert Calkin, president of the Cannabis Career Institute, offers training courses for those interested in the emerging...

Whenever an individual or a corporation goes to great lengths to keep marijuana criminalized, you immediately know that there are financial reasons involved. In 2016, nobody is dumb enough to believe that cannabis is harmful, so there's little doubt that those that are fighting against the...

Idaho lawmakers should revisit the state's marijuana laws. Idaho is already surrounded by states that allow cannabis use in one form or other. Nevada voters agreed Tuesday to authorize the possession and sale of recreational marijuana, with the new law taking effect January 1. It joins Oregon...

More than half the states—28, to be exact—including Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota as of the Nov. 8 election, and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for certain medical conditions. And yet, the Drug Enforcement Administration still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug...

More than half the states—28, to be exact—including Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota as of the Nov. 8 election, and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for certain medical conditions. And yet, the Drug Enforcement Administration still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug...