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The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

When Bernard Noble was caught with just two marijuana joints, the father of seven's entire world fell apart. Noble was riding his bike in New Orleans in 2011 when he was stopped by police who found him in possession of 2.8g of marijuana. Having had a prior drug conviction from years ago...

Proposition 64, the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, passed. But you wouldn't believe it in much of Orange County where stiff prohibitions still remain in place. Just days before the election, both Brea and Buena Park doubled down on their bans, imposing 45-day moratoriums to...

Newton - One week after Massachusetts voters approved the use of recreational marijuana, a new medical marijuana dispensary opened Tuesday in Newton. Garden Remedies on Washington Street is the ninth medical marijuana dispensary to open in Massachusetts. The dispensary is the culmination...

Newton - One week after Massachusetts voters approved the use of recreational marijuana, a new medical marijuana dispensary opened Tuesday in Newton. Garden Remedies on Washington Street is the ninth medical marijuana dispensary to open in Massachusetts. The dispensary is the culmination...

San Antonio - San Antonio marijuana advocates hope state legislation introduced Monday will pass after four states, including California and Nevada, legalized marijuana for recreational use during the 2016 election. Five marijuana items are on the table for the 85th Session. State Senator...

Morton Grove, IL - Morton Grove could soon vote on an ordinance that would allow its police officers to issue fines for possession of small amounts of marijuana rather than making arrests. The village board is expected to vote on the ordinance changes at its Nov. 28 meeting, according to the...

Bangor, Maine - It has been a week since Mainers voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. However, even with a recount as a possibility, police officers are already looking at how they would enforce the new law. The people have voted and it looks like recreational marijuana could be...

Phoenix - The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol released a statement Tuesday acknowledging the defeat of Prop 205, but vowed the election result would not "close the book" on marijuana prohibition in Arizona. Though ballots are still being counted, CRMLA said at last check the...

Marijuana advocates got a mixed bag of results on election night. Well, actually, they were mostly good except for one that could spoil the rest: Donald Trump's victory and the possibility his administration would move to put an end to the country's now well-established cannabis industry...

President-elect Donald Trump, legalized marijuana, gun background checks ... Nevadans are still reeling from last week's election results. Big changes are ahead, and if you are like most people you have a lot of questions. Perhaps no issue has raised more eyebrows in this part of the state...

Little Rock, Ark. - With medical marijuana now legal in Arkansas, cities across the state are trying to figure out how to regulate the new businesses that will be coming into the state. That includes where dispensaries and grow centers will be located within communities. Here in Little...

Little Rock, Ark. - With medical marijuana now legal in Arkansas, cities across the state are trying to figure out how to regulate the new businesses that will be coming into the state. That includes where dispensaries and grow centers will be located within communities. Here in Little...

Voters still favor allowing the growing and selling of marijuana in Benton city by a margin of 52 percent in favor and 48 percent opposed. If approved, the Benton city council would still need to make a decision to approve the advisory measure. If approved, Benton city would be only the...

Lee County, Fla. - Several places in Southwest Florida are looking ahead at regulating the new medical marijuana amendment in the state. The Village of Estero council will meet Wednesday night to begin preparing for how they want to regulate the use of marijuana within their region. There...

Lee County, Fla. - Several places in Southwest Florida are looking ahead at regulating the new medical marijuana amendment in the state. The Village of Estero council will meet Wednesday night to begin preparing for how they want to regulate the use of marijuana within their region. There...

Benjamin Franklin said that taxes, like death, are one of life's few certainties. But due to a glitch in the technical language of California's successful marijuana legalization initiative, the state's pot smokers may prove him wrong. California's marijuana legalization initiative is designed...

Atlanta - In less than a year, Atlanta residents will head to the polls to decide who their next candidate will be. Several have already been making news including one candidate who has an unusual campaign promise. State Senator Vincent Fort is vowing to decriminalize marijuana in the city if...

Newly re-elected County Commissioner David Moore was sworn in for a second term Tuesday morning, and newly elected commissioners Jeff Gold and Michelle Stone took their first oaths of office. County Judge Jim McCune administered the oath for Moore. County Judge Sarah Ritterhoff Williams...