marijuana

Wellesley's Board of Selectmen isn't interested in backing a medical marijuana dispensary in town, citing uncertainty about the need for it should applications be approved in surrounding towns and the looming vote on pot legalization. "I'm not against a dispensary in principle. None of us is...

Those headed to the polls in November will have the option of voting for or against The Adult Use of Marijuana Act. If passed, Prop 64 would allow anyone over the age of 21 to possess, transport, purchase, consume and share up to one ounce of marijuana and eight grams of marijuana...

Del. Cheryl D. Glenn is co-author of the Maryland state law that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. She says that measure needs an overhaul. Michael Bronfein is chief executive of a company that was awarded one of the state's 15 licenses to grow medical marijuana. He says the...

Del. Cheryl D. Glenn is co-author of the Maryland state law that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. She says that measure needs an overhaul. Michael Bronfein is chief executive of a company that was awarded one of the state's 15 licenses to grow medical marijuana. He says the...

Massachusetts likely voters are in favor of legalizing marijuana for people 21 and older, with 55 percent saying "yes" to Question 4, according to a new poll from WBUR/MassINC Polling Group. Forty percent said they would vote "no" if the election on the November statewide ballot measure was...

The legal use of marijuana could increase substantially by the end of the year as several U.S. states, including California, vote on its use for recreational or medical purposes. This could open new markets for insurance coverage in areas including property and casualty and health. However...

Moriarty is getting closer to limiting where medical marijuana companies can set up shop, but stopped short on Oct. 12 of making a final decision to give more time for researching what restrictions should be put in place. That's when the City Council continued its public hearing on adding...

Moriarty is getting closer to limiting where medical marijuana companies can set up shop, but stopped short on Oct. 12 of making a final decision to give more time for researching what restrictions should be put in place. That's when the City Council continued its public hearing on adding...

Hide the Pringles. The potheads are comings. Pro-marijuana legalization activists and recreational partakers of weed are planning a public pot party around Philadelphia to mark the second anniversary of marijuana decriminalization: a Pop Up Weed Garden. Pro-pot activist and comedian NA Poe...

Hide the Pringles. The potheads are comings. Pro-marijuana legalization activists and recreational partakers of weed are planning a public pot party around Philadelphia to mark the second anniversary of marijuana decriminalization: a Pop Up Weed Garden. Pro-pot activist and comedian NA Poe...

Salt Lake City - Utah state legislators began laying the groundwork Wednesday to make another run at legalizing medical marijuana for people with certain conditions. During a committee hearing, four Republican lawmakers presented outlines of measures they're planning to introduce at the next...

Salt Lake City - Utah state legislators began laying the groundwork Wednesday to make another run at legalizing medical marijuana for people with certain conditions. During a committee hearing, four Republican lawmakers presented outlines of measures they're planning to introduce at the next...

As Nevada voters are bombarded with messaging both for and against the legalization of recreational marijuana leading up to the vote on "Question 2" on the November state ballot, Nevada's gaming industry watches with what we imagine must be a mix of interest and trepidation. On the one hand...

Lansing - A fully developed legal market for medical marijuana in Michigan could lead to millions of dollars in new state tax revenue. Exactly how much is open to interpretation, but some analysts' estimates suggest it could top $63 million a year. New regulations for the state's medical...

To the cannabis industry, a patent granted last August was either doomsday or the dawn of a new era, depending on who you asked. U.S. Patent No. 9095554 covered the "compositions and methods for the breeding, production, processing and use of specialty cannabis." Filed by a group of...

There are a lot of reasons to dislike Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. Likewise, there are a lot of reasons not to like Democrat Hillary Clinton. However, the 2016 election has proven to be one for the ages, and though Clinton may have ended up succumbing to her faults and spotty...

Moncton, N.B. — Thanks to the Liberal government, the legalization of marijuana is coming whether Canadians like it or not. Speaking to attendees of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's transportation summit this week about what the legalization of pot means to trucking was Barbara...

If there is one thing supporters and opponents of medical marijuana agree on in Long Beach, it's that the sale of medical pot should be taxed. But that agreement ends when the amount of the tax is discussed. To clear away the confusion, the editorial board is endorsing Measure MA on the...

Salt Lake City - The only "medical marijuana" bill passed by Utah lawmakers in 2016 was a resolution urging the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug, a change that would open the door to medical research. Had Congress authorized the Drug Enforcement Administration...

Salt Lake City - The only "medical marijuana" bill passed by Utah lawmakers in 2016 was a resolution urging the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug, a change that would open the door to medical research. Had Congress authorized the Drug Enforcement Administration...