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CLEVELAND - A 14-member committee charged with making recommendations about how Ohio's new medical marijuana law will work is now in place. But the leading medical marijuana lobbying group in the state is speaking out against two of the appointees. "If there was just one member of this...

Five states will vote on whether to fully legalize marijuana in November. And supporters of those initiatives just got some pretty good news: Support for marijuana legalization in the US has reached historic highs. A Pew Research Center survey of 1,201 US adults, conducted in late August and...

It's agonizing as a parent to watch, but video of little Charlotte Figi is credited for revolutionizing the way the world views the cannabis plant. Traditional treatments for her uncontrollable seizures almost killed the child until her mother Paige Figi turned to medical marijuana as a last...

It's agonizing as a parent to watch, but video of little Charlotte Figi is credited for revolutionizing the way the world views the cannabis plant. Traditional treatments for her uncontrollable seizures almost killed the child until her mother Paige Figi turned to medical marijuana as a last...

A deep-pocketed coalition is spending big to keep marijuana illegal in Arizona. Drug companies, the Chamber of Commerce, and the alcohol industry, have together poured millions of dollars into the campaign to defeat Proposition 205, a ballot measure that would legalize marijuana for those over...

Augusta, Maine - If you only knew that Mike Damron and Benny Carrasco were licensed to grow medical marijuana in Maine, you'd assume they support the recreational legalization proposal in Question 1 on Maine's 2016 ballot. But you'd be wrong. Damron of Augusta is against it, saying it'll hurt...

Augusta, Maine - If you only knew that Mike Damron and Benny Carrasco were licensed to grow medical marijuana in Maine, you'd assume they support the recreational legalization proposal in Question 1 on Maine's 2016 ballot. But you'd be wrong. Damron of Augusta is against it, saying it'll hurt...

12-year-old Christina Clark takes medical marijuana. Her mother Anneliese Clark uses it to treat the seizures her daughter has had since she was three months old. At her worst, "she just literally, she wasn't doing anything," Anneliese Clark said. "She laid on the couch and shook and...

12-year-old Christina Clark takes medical marijuana. Her mother Anneliese Clark uses it to treat the seizures her daughter has had since she was three months old. At her worst, "she just literally, she wasn't doing anything," Anneliese Clark said. "She laid on the couch and shook and...

The Blue Lake City Council on Tuesday will decide if it wants to impose restrictions on marijuana use in the city ahead of a statewide vote that could legalize recreational use for adults. If the draft is approved, the city ordinance would move to the next step in prohibiting nonmedical...

City councils across Orange County are debating what regulations should be put in place should voters approve Proposition 64 and legalize recreational marijuana use. The Laguna Niguel City Council unanimously voted Oct. 4 to readopt its ban on marijuana, including dispensaries, for this...

With the election a month away, Maine marijuana advocates are airing television ads in an effort to overcome resistance from law enforcement groups, concerned parents and some members of the medical cannabis community to get recreational use of marijuana approved in the state. Pro-marijuana...

A new poll of likely voters by the Universiy of North Florida suggests U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and the backers of a medical marijuana initiative have something to celebrate. The poll of 696 likely voters, conducted Sept. 27-Oct. 4 and released Tuesday, shows Rubio leading with 48 percent of the...

A new poll of likely voters by the Universiy of North Florida suggests U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and the backers of a medical marijuana initiative have something to celebrate. The poll of 696 likely voters, conducted Sept. 27-Oct. 4 and released Tuesday, shows Rubio leading with 48 percent of the...

The Ventura City Council on Monday directed staff to return with detailed information on what the city might do if recreational marijuana is legalized. Voters will be deciding in November whether to approve Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The measure would allow those 21 and...

Parma, Ohio - Ohio's new medical marijuana law took effect last month but the work has just begun to determine what Ohio's program will look like. Will Ohio doctors register to recommend marijuana to their patients? Who will be licensed to grow marijuana? Is legal recreational marijuana in...

Parma, Ohio - Ohio's new medical marijuana law took effect last month but the work has just begun to determine what Ohio's program will look like. Will Ohio doctors register to recommend marijuana to their patients? Who will be licensed to grow marijuana? Is legal recreational marijuana in...

Nine states have ballot measures regarding marijuana legalization, five of which will consider legalizing recreational marijuana in November. Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada are looking to legalize marijuana and create retail markets, while Arkansas, Florida, Montana and...

Grafton - A proposed bylaw that would define a right to farm, and a zoning bylaw amendment designed to tighten control of marijuana dispensaries, are among the highlights on the fall town meeting warrant. Town meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Grafton High School auditorium, 24...

Tallahassee, Fla. - It's down to a one month campaign for both sides of the medical marijuana fight in Florida. The Vote no on 2 campaign questions if Amendment 2, the constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis in the state, is really all about helping sick people. "This is not what...