marijuana

The medical space is on the verge of a major shift as medical cannabis is set to be legalised from the beginning of November. The landmark decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration will allow those prescribed medical cannabis to consume the plant, however maintain that the natural...

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The numbers are out, and they are smoking. According to the Marijuana Policy Group (MPG), in 2015, sales of recreational marijuana grew by 42.4 percent, to $996 million. "I think it goes to show, if you properly regulate the cannabis industry, it has a great benefit...

In 2015, the legal marijuana industry in Colorado created more than 18,000 new full-time jobs and generated $2.4 billion in economic activity, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of the economics of legal cannabis in the state. The study, conducted by the economic consulting firm...

Denver - When the New Jersey lawmakers arrived at the Denver International Airport a couple weeks ago, a young woman with shoulder-length dreads greeted travelers with a smile and samples of "Happiness Cream." Welcome to Colorado, the first state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana for adults...

Medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996. Proposition 64 would legalize recreational marijuana - that is, you wouldn't need a doctor's note - for adults over 21 years of age, with a lot of stipulations. If passed, smoking marijuana in public and while driving would be...

Pittsfield - A third potential medical marijuana dispensary is prepared to set up shop in the city's west end. Manna Wellness is hoping to build a 3,500-square-foot retail store on a vacant lot along Callahan Drive near the Ice River Springs water bottling plant. The Pittsfield Zoning Board of...

Pittsfield - A third potential medical marijuana dispensary is prepared to set up shop in the city's west end. Manna Wellness is hoping to build a 3,500-square-foot retail store on a vacant lot along Callahan Drive near the Ice River Springs water bottling plant. The Pittsfield Zoning Board of...

As Americans, we are coming to a point in time where our country is becoming increasingly polarized by two familiar political colors: red and blue. We have heard discourse about the upcoming election for what seems like years now, and recent events like the presidential debates, or the Alfred E...

Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today announced his support for Issue 6, the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for treatment of certain medical conditions. That will sharply differentiate Eldridge from Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman, who is firmly...

Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today announced his support for Issue 6, the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for treatment of certain medical conditions. That will sharply differentiate Eldridge from Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman, who is firmly...

A Santa Ana, California, marijuana dispensary will receive $100,000 from the city to settle a federal lawsuit filed in response to a 2015 raid that led to the suspension of three local police officers, the Orange County Register reported Wednesday. The dispensary, Sky High Holistic, sued the...

Sales would surpass the combined totals that come from beer, wine and spirits If recreational marijuana is legalized in Canada, it could generate a nearly $23 billion industry in the country, a new study suggests. Sales would surpass the combined totals that come from beer, wine and...

Garberville, Calif. - Laura Costa's son and husband moved quickly with pruning shears as they harvested the family's fall marijuana crop, racing along with several workers to cut the plants and drop them in plastic bins ahead of an impending storm. The farm, hidden along a winding mountain...

A proposal to allow commercial cultivation of cannabis in Sacramento has stalled as City Council members jockey for control of public revenues from the industry. The plan was pulled from the council agenda Tuesday as Councilmen Allen Warren and Eric Guerra push for mandatory money for...

A group of protesters gathered with signs outside a Discount Tire Co. in Phoenix on Thursday morning to show their opposition to the Scottsdale-based company's donation to the anti-marijuana legalization campaign. Discount Tire recently donated $1 million to the campaign opposing Prop. 205...

Harrisburg, Pa - The state health department will release temporary regulations for growers, processors and dispensaries Friday. There will be legal, financial and operational requirements. There are also parameters on where facilities can be located. For example, dispensaries must be 1,000...

Harrisburg, Pa - The state health department will release temporary regulations for growers, processors and dispensaries Friday. There will be legal, financial and operational requirements. There are also parameters on where facilities can be located. For example, dispensaries must be 1,000...

Proposition 64 contains important sentencing reforms that eliminate or reduce most adult use and cultivation marijuana offenses. There are many illegal "grows" that make up Northern California's Emerald Triangle, a marijuana-producing mecca at the intersection of Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity...

Fairbanks - Legally purchasable marijuana is expected to start hitting store shelves in Alaska on Saturday. Herbal Outfitters, in Valdez, is preparing to open at "high noon" on Saturday, the store announced on social media, while two state-approved retail stores in Fairbanks are having their...

Five years ago, my life changed completely. I went from being a 26-year-old paediatric nurse, living a carefree existence fuelled by possibility, to a cancer patient burdened by fear and uncertainty in one afternoon. When my doctor called on that fateful day, it was to inform me that the...