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Pueblo, Colo. - One southern Colorado community will decide on Tuesday whether to keep recreational marijuana shops. Pueblo County Commissioners looked at a handful of projects funded by marijuana tax money on Wednesday morning. Future projects that depend on tax money from marijuana won't...

Most Americans now want to legalize marijuana. This is apparently also true of a majority of professional football players. ESPN reported Wednesday that nearly two-thirds of players in the NFL say the use of chemical painkillers would go down if they were allowed to use marijuana instead. "In...

Opponents of Question 4 paint it as a measure that will bring marijuana to Massachusetts, make it available to minors, and create a large marijuana industry in the state. In fact, we have marijuana, it's readily available to minors, and there's already a large marijuana industry. The only...

One woman says medicinal marijuana helped her drop weight. "The weight loss was dramatic in first 90 days to 4 months," said a 42-year-old mother of 4. Becca Foster is a veteran yo-yo dieter since the age of 13. Two years ago, she started something different and she has never been...

One woman says medicinal marijuana helped her drop weight. "The weight loss was dramatic in first 90 days to 4 months," said a 42-year-old mother of 4. Becca Foster is a veteran yo-yo dieter since the age of 13. Two years ago, she started something different and she has never been...

In a switch, one of Virginia's most powerful elected officials said Tuesday that he supports studying the decriminalization of marijuana. "I think it's absolutely crazy that we continue to lock people up for possession of a modest amount of marijuana," said Tommy Norment, the majority leader of...

Arkansas Last Friday, the state Supreme Court disqualified one initiative, leaving one remaining. Responding to a late legal challenge, the state Supreme Court last week disqualified one of the two medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot - even though the ballots had already been printing...

Arkansas Last Friday, the state Supreme Court disqualified one initiative, leaving one remaining. Responding to a late legal challenge, the state Supreme Court last week disqualified one of the two medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot - even though the ballots had already been printing...

Providence, R.I. - Question 4, which would approve the taxing and sale of marijuana - instead of keeping it on the list of illegal drugs - is going before Massachusetts voters next Tuesday. But the results are expected to have an impact in Rhode Island as well. "I'm taking a slower approach...

Washington - The military may not weed out recruits who used marijuana. Speaking at City College in New York on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a wide-ranging review of recruiting standards and practices to ensure they are not "unnecessarily restrictive." The possible...

Legislation easing legal restrictions on marijuana usage will be put to a "yes" or "no" vote in ballot initiatives in nine states on Nov. 8, with five of those states deciding whether to legalize its cultivation and consumption for recreational purposes. Legalization stands a good chance of...

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a three-year legal fight to shut down a prominent Berkeley medical marijuana business, the latest signal that the federal government is backing away from challenging dispensaries allowed to operate under California law. Federal prosecutors in San...

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a three-year legal fight to shut down a prominent Berkeley medical marijuana business, the latest signal that the federal government is backing away from challenging dispensaries allowed to operate under California law. Federal prosecutors in San...

The D.C. Council has approved a measure that would allow medical marijuana users from other jurisdictions to use their out-of-state registration cards to purchase cannabis in the District. The bill, which received unanimous support from the council on its final vote Tuesday, aims to make it...

The D.C. Council has approved a measure that would allow medical marijuana users from other jurisdictions to use their out-of-state registration cards to purchase cannabis in the District. The bill, which received unanimous support from the council on its final vote Tuesday, aims to make it...

Although New York State arguably has some of if not the toughest regulations on medical marijuana, it suffices to say that for those who qualify, it's about time as New York is now one of 25 states where it's legal for medical use. PharmaCannis will open its doors for business Monday...

Although New York State arguably has some of if not the toughest regulations on medical marijuana, it suffices to say that for those who qualify, it's about time as New York is now one of 25 states where it's legal for medical use. PharmaCannis will open its doors for business Monday...

Detroit, Mich. - A judge on Wednesday heard arguments in a federal class action lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and caregivers against several Michigan law enforcement and crime lab officials. The suit, filed in June, claims that because of false lab reports, prosecutors are...

Detroit, Mich. - A judge on Wednesday heard arguments in a federal class action lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and caregivers against several Michigan law enforcement and crime lab officials. The suit, filed in June, claims that because of false lab reports, prosecutors are...

Steamboat Springs - A third marijuana growing operation is on the radar in Hayden. A company named Emerge Farms is proposing the 9,484-square-foot grow facility in an existing building in the Valley View Business Park on the east side of Hayden. The Hayden Town Council will consider issuing...