marijuana

A fractious and consequential presidential election can obscure all other news, but Texans also should take note of a pivotal night when marijuana gained legal ground in a big way. Voters in California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine approved it for recreational use, doubling the number of...

Orlando, Fl. - Amendment Two has passed, but opponents say the battle isn't over. They're asking lawmakers to put limitations in place and they have concerns about some people using medical marijuana at work. Dr. Jessica Spencer, with Vote No on 2, said people in certain professions...

Greenville, SC - Another major victory in the Nov. 8 election - besides that of Donald Trump - came for the legalization of marijuana in several states. Massachusetts, Nevada and California all legalized recreational pot use, while Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota legalized marijuana for...

Greenville, SC - Another major victory in the Nov. 8 election - besides that of Donald Trump - came for the legalization of marijuana in several states. Massachusetts, Nevada and California all legalized recreational pot use, while Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota legalized marijuana for...

Tallahassee - Even though Floridians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow medical marijuana, patients are months away from being able to purchase the drug. Before growers can put plants in the ground or dispensaries can open their doors, state health regulators face a July deadline of...

Tallahassee - Even though Floridians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow medical marijuana, patients are months away from being able to purchase the drug. Before growers can put plants in the ground or dispensaries can open their doors, state health regulators face a July deadline of...

More than 20% of Americans waking up the morning after Election Day did so in a state that has legalized recreational cannabis. At least six states voted to legalize marijuana in some form, with California, Massachusetts, and Nevada voting to legalize adult-use, or recreational cannabis, while...

Tallahassee, FL - Floridians eager to be able to use medical marijuana to treat debilitating health conditions won big victory at the polls Tuesday, but that doesn't mean doctors will start writing prescriptions any time soon. Before the first prescriptions are filled, the state of Florida...

Tallahassee, FL - Floridians eager to be able to use medical marijuana to treat debilitating health conditions won big victory at the polls Tuesday, but that doesn't mean doctors will start writing prescriptions any time soon. Before the first prescriptions are filled, the state of Florida...

Shasta Lake city staff and dispensary owners will discuss increasing the marijuana sales tax, mitigating or banning outdoor grows and their smell, legal weed and more at the medical marijuana ad hoc committee meeting Monday. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. at the council chambers, 4488 Red...

Tuesday's election was a major milestone for marijuana legislation. California, Massachusetts, and Nevada legalized the use of recreational marijuana. But legal weed is not hard to find for an Idaho resident. In fact, it's just a short drive across the border. Huntington, Oregon is about an...

On Tuesday, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts legalized adult-use marijuana. This is not old news and was to be expected, considering the quasi-legal status in which we existed previously. Yet, with any loosening of the leash of regulation comes adjustment. One adjustment many are potentially...

Marijuana farmers and business owners have formed the Cannabis Business Council of Santa Barbara County as an education and advocacy organization dedicated to the development of fair cannabis regulations. Organizers announced the council's launch Nov. 7, one day before California voters...

The marijuana market is about to boom. Voters in four states approved legal recreational pot on Tuesday. Four more states expanded access to medical marijuana. All told, it could expand the national market to $21 billion by 2020, according to New Frontier Data, which partnered with the...

Redondo Beach leaders have passed a last-minute ordinance outlawing marijuana cultivation in the city - quite literally. As Californians cast their final ballots on election night, the City Council convened for an uncharacteristically short meeting this week, unanimously approving an urgency...

Voters in four more states decided this week they want marijuana legalized for sale to adults ages 21 and older, including the first two east of the Mississippi River: Massachusetts and Maine. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, continues to make progress on the rollout of medical cannabis, and is...

Voters in four more states decided this week they want marijuana legalized for sale to adults ages 21 and older, including the first two east of the Mississippi River: Massachusetts and Maine. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, continues to make progress on the rollout of medical cannabis, and is...

The state of Florida approved the use of medical marijuana this week, and Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills said coupled with an NFLPA study of the drug's pain-relief possibilities, it's a good sign for players. Stills told Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post that he thinks marijuana could...

The state of Florida approved the use of medical marijuana this week, and Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills said coupled with an NFLPA study of the drug's pain-relief possibilities, it's a good sign for players. Stills told Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post that he thinks marijuana could...

Medical-marijuana doctors and certification centers report seeing an increase in appointments over the two days following the negative election results of Proposition 205. The measure to legalize marijuana in Arizona appears to have failed, though the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like...