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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...

As David Chao walks into the glass conference room, there's nothing unusual about him as an investor. He's tall, middle-aged with dark hair and clutching the expected techie accessory: a smartphone. But there's one unusual detail about Chao: He's a medical marijuana user. Chao first gave...

Gooding, Idaho - A mother is facing a criminal charge and fighting to regain custody of her two children after she said she gave her daughter butter infused with marijuana to treat the girl's seizure-like symptoms. Kelsey Osborne, 23, was arraigned last week in Twin Falls County Magistrate...

Gooding, Idaho - A mother is facing a criminal charge and fighting to regain custody of her two children after she said she gave her daughter butter infused with marijuana to treat the girl's seizure-like symptoms. Kelsey Osborne, 23, was arraigned last week in Twin Falls County Magistrate...

The decriminalisation of recreational cannabis use in California could be a milestone towards ending the drug's prohibition nationally, it has been suggested. Alongside the presidential election, California will vote over whether to make recreational marijuana use legal on 8 November. If...

Cleveland - Cleveland has joined the growing list of Ohio cities that have enacted moratoriums that for now prohibit permits and licenses to be issued for medical marijuana-related businesses. The legislation approved Monday by the Cleveland City Council calls for a one-year moratorium. More...

Cleveland - Cleveland has joined the growing list of Ohio cities that have enacted moratoriums that for now prohibit permits and licenses to be issued for medical marijuana-related businesses. The legislation approved Monday by the Cleveland City Council calls for a one-year moratorium. More...

The following is an excerpt from the new book Marijuana: A Short History by John Hudak (Brookings Institution Press, 2016): As marijuana legalization proceeds, new issues will arise and the pressure to deal with existing issues will increase. How local, state, and federal governments as well as...

When thinking of marijuana concentrates like hash and dabs, visions of exploding makeshift labs, piles of charred butane cannisters and burn wounds may come to mind for some. For others, cannabis concentrates represent a diverse subculture within the marijuana community that can provide...

Getting Bubba Kush or Berry White delivered should soon be getting easier: Eaze, the San Francisco-based medical marijuana delivery company, announced Monday a $13 million funding round. The firm, which identified itself as a "tech company that happens to be in the cannabis space" to Mashable...

Getting Bubba Kush or Berry White delivered should soon be getting easier: Eaze, the San Francisco-based medical marijuana delivery company, announced Monday a $13 million funding round. The firm, which identified itself as a "tech company that happens to be in the cannabis space" to Mashable...

Since the Grants Pass City Council banned medical marijuana dispensaries and all other forms of cannabis commerce in the city last year, a lot has changed. The use of marijuana, whether it be for medical purposes or for recreation, is now legal in the state - as long as you're at least 21...

As an "oldschool connoisseur of medical cannabis I have always been hesitant to jump into the "Dab Game" or vaporizer pens. I didnt like the messiness of the actual extraction, the labor that went into preparing my meds, though i was always intrigue by the many proponents of it as well which...

A drugstore chain wants to become a distributor of medical marijuana in Canada. A spokeswoman for Shoppers Drug Mart says in an email that the chain has applied to Health Canada to become a licensed medical marijuana producer but only for the purpose of distributing the drug. Tammy Smitham...

A drugstore chain wants to become a distributor of medical marijuana in Canada. A spokeswoman for Shoppers Drug Mart says in an email that the chain has applied to Health Canada to become a licensed medical marijuana producer but only for the purpose of distributing the drug. Tammy Smitham...

Support for weed legalization in the US recently hit an all-time high, but looking at the industry, it's been a long time coming. Sixty-percent of Americans - up from 35% in 2005 - now support legalization, according to a Gallup poll from Wednesday. In addition, legal marijuana is on the...

A record 60 percent national support is giving marijuana activists hope for victories this election in legalizing marijuana for recreational use in five states. Five states are putting recreational marijuana legalization on the ballot for this November, with an additional four states voting...

The initiative for marijuana legalization in California has gained enough traction for a vote on Nov. 8. Known as California Proposition 64 (Prop 64), residents of California will vote on whether or not to legalize recreational marijuana. If Prop 64 passes, adults aged 21 or older would be...

Without a reliable roadside test to conclusively prove a driver is impaired by marijuana, avoiding wrongful convictions when weed is legalized in Alberta could be a problem. That was one of the take-aways for Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley after her trip to Denver, Colo., last week...

A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from working in the new field. To work in a licensed cannabis business in the state of Alaska, employees have to pass a training course for a marijuana handler's permit. Proposed permit requirements...