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Charlotte County - Even if Amendment 2 passes, you may not be able to get medical marijuana locally right away, at least in one county. Charlotte County commissioners on Tuesday decided to put a moratorium on marijuana dispensaries until they can regulate it properly. It's set for nine months...

North Stonington - After discovering the benefits of medical marijuana for her patients suffering from chronic conditions, a local physician hopes to bring relief to patients who live in remote areas or cannot travel using telemedicine. Dr. Stefana Pecher, a licensed physician who operates the...

North Stonington - After discovering the benefits of medical marijuana for her patients suffering from chronic conditions, a local physician hopes to bring relief to patients who live in remote areas or cannot travel using telemedicine. Dr. Stefana Pecher, a licensed physician who operates the...

California's state capital region could reap 20,000 jobs and generate $4.2-B in business if it becomes a hub for a legalized marijuana industry, a study released Monday showed. The report from the University of the Pacific in Stockton was commissioned by the cannabis investment company Truth...

Florence - Voters in Florence will decide this election if they will allow or not allow a marijuana grow operations facility to be constructed in city limits. However, some Florence City Council members are concerned the ballot question could confuse voters, as a missing word from the ballot...

Colorado is a marijuana pioneer, but unlike in 18 other states, post-traumatic stress disorder is not on the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use. That means those with PTSD, including a large number of veterans, have to pay higher fees to use recreational marijuana...

Colorado is a marijuana pioneer, but unlike in 18 other states, post-traumatic stress disorder is not on the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use. That means those with PTSD, including a large number of veterans, have to pay higher fees to use recreational marijuana...

Little Rock - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's open to looking at an effort to legalize a limited form of marijuana for patients if two medical marijuana proposals fail in next month's election. But the Republican governor said he has questions about how the alternate proposal would...

Little Rock - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's open to looking at an effort to legalize a limited form of marijuana for patients if two medical marijuana proposals fail in next month's election. But the Republican governor said he has questions about how the alternate proposal would...

A group of well-known actors and musicians today came out in favor of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, a voter initiative on the November 2016 ballot that will control, regulate and tax responsible adult use, sale and cultivation of marijuana in California. Artists for 64 is...

Boston - It's rare that the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate and Gov. Charlie Baker can agree on tax policy - particularly if the question is about raising taxes. But should Massachusetts voters next month decide to legalize marijuana, there could be a script all three would be...

The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has seen millions of dollars in contributions opposing the initiative - and political advertisements on both sides of the aisle. A recent ad from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol , a pro-pot group, tells the story of a...

The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has seen millions of dollars in contributions opposing the initiative - and political advertisements on both sides of the aisle. A recent ad from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol , a pro-pot group, tells the story of a...

Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana industry creates a broad base of new donors, many of them entrepreneurs willing to spend to change drug policy. Unlike in the past, these supporters are not limited to a few wealthy people...

The marijuana legalization movement has a lot riding on the November elections, as five different states (Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada and California) are voting to lift bans on recreational marijuana use. As the election approaches, marijuana is not only facing political and social...

The fight is on to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Arizona. Many polls put the contest as a toss-up, but the opposition to Proposition 205 has received a barrage of media attention and gotten some big money from well known donors leading up to the Nov. 8 general election. If the...

A Philadelphia company has contacted Plumstead with an interest in establishing a marijuana-growing operation in the township. Township solicitor Jonathan Reiss said the company was scouting properties with an interest in Plumstead's rural residential zoning district. Speaking to township...

An ordinance designed to stop the sudden blossoming of private marijuana grows in unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County was extended another 10 1/2 months Tuesday. The extension passed the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously, with board members agreeing the...

In the dusty, wind-swept city of Adelanto, officials are predicting big changes on the horizon. City Councilman Johnny "Bug" Woodard Jr. recently stood in front of a chain-link fence surrounding a vacant lot in the city's Green Zone, the industrial area where Adelanto allows medical marijuana...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program expects to solicit applications from aspiring growers, processors and dispensaries in early 2017, health department officials said this week after unveiling draft regulations that will govern the outlets that sell cannabis. Since April 17, when Gov. Wolf...