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Democratic Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge says he supports a ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas after a competing measure was disqualified. The former federal prosecutor Thursday said he supports Issue 6, which would allow patients with certain conditions to buy...

Health Canada's latest market statistics show patient enrollment in the federal medical cannabis program (MMPR) grew 110 per cent between January and August this year. Shipments to registered patients across Canada increased 122 per cent, from 28,127 to 62,385, during the same eight-month...

Health Canada's latest market statistics show patient enrollment in the federal medical cannabis program (MMPR) grew 110 per cent between January and August this year. Shipments to registered patients across Canada increased 122 per cent, from 28,127 to 62,385, during the same eight-month...

Garberville, Calif. - California voters will decide in November whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, 20 years after the state first allowed medicinal pot. It could mean a windfall for marijuana farmers in the state — but not all of them support it. Polls show the November...

This November, Arizonans will decide on a ballot measure that would legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana. Local dispensaries predict massive industry growth if Proposition 205 is passed. Joel Williams is a supporter of the ballot measure. Williams controls five...

Falls Township - With an eye on the public safety of Falls Township residents and the local business community, the Falls Township Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance to set regulations for the production and distribution of medical marijuana. "The state has made some changes in...

Falls Township - With an eye on the public safety of Falls Township residents and the local business community, the Falls Township Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance to set regulations for the production and distribution of medical marijuana. "The state has made some changes in...

Mentor and Kirtland are among a growing number of municipalities tackling the issue of medical marijuana. Leaders in both cities are taking steps to establish local control over its official use in their communities. Mentor City Council on Oct. 18 passed legislation prohibiting...

Mentor and Kirtland are among a growing number of municipalities tackling the issue of medical marijuana. Leaders in both cities are taking steps to establish local control over its official use in their communities. Mentor City Council on Oct. 18 passed legislation prohibiting...

Champaign - People across the state are having trouble signing up for the medical marijuana pilot program. It's not because they don't quality - but because their doctors won't sign the paperwork. Mindy Haile was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis decades ago. "We've tried physical...

When it comes to efforts toward legalizing marijuana, Gov. Tom Wolf scores pretty high, according to one nonprofit. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the other hand, not so much. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, an organization working toward legalizing the drug...

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...

The FBI released their annual Uniform Crime Report yesterday, and the results are anything but surprising. Across the country, people continue to be arrested for marijuana-related violations at an alarming rate, despite the steadily decreasing stigma associated with it and increasing efforts at...

Amid the hailstorm of statistics loosed by recent 'current events,' one set showed that U.S. adults now approve of legalizing cannabis in landslide numbers. Nevertheless, the DEA again refused to endorse the drug earlier this year based on an array of research which, it turns out, indicates risk...

Portland, Maine - Marijuana entrepreneurs and cannabis industrialists took over the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine (USM) Saturday. The second annual New England Cannabis Convention is a chance for many vendors and medical marijuana caretakers to offer their expertise. With...

The legalization of cannabis - otherwise known as marijuana, in addition to a host of other terms - is a hot-button topic in U.S. politics. Currently, 25 U.S. states have cannabis-use laws on the books, with nine more taking the authorization for either medical or recreational use to the voters...

Little Rock - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he's looking at an effort to legalize a limited form of marijuana for patients if two medical pot proposals fail in next month's election, but has questions about how the alternate proposal would comply with federal law. The Republican...

Little Rock - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he's looking at an effort to legalize a limited form of marijuana for patients if two medical pot proposals fail in next month's election, but has questions about how the alternate proposal would comply with federal law. The Republican...

An autumn chill settled over the marijuana farm near Spangle jointly owned by Spokane City Councilwoman Karen Stratton and her husband, Chris Wright. The outdoor thermometer read 42 degrees. Four 20-somethings the family hired to trim the plants shuffled through a key-activated gate while...

Recreational marijuana may come to Colorado Springs someday, but that is certainly not the mood of voters today, according to a new Gazette telephone poll of 600 likely El Paso Country voters. When asked, "Do you believe recreational marijuana sales should be expanded in Colorado Springs?" 62...