marijuana

Denmark's strict laws against marijuana use may be changing soon. The country, which doesn't allow use or distribution of marijuana of any form, is considering adopting a new bill that reduces the punishment for drivers found to be under the influence cannabis. Another measure would...

Temple University will offer a communications course this spring that centers around marijuana. The class is designed to offer an in-depth analysis of cannabis policy and the history of its prohibition for communications students - including aspiring journalists, public relations specialists...

San Bernardino - Allowing marijuana in the city through Measure N would bring more than $18 million in net revenue to the city, several times more than either of the competing marijuana measures, according to a study released by the campaign for Measure N. The numbers, prepared by San...

A month away from Election Day, it seems likely that California will join the four other states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Every poll taken so far this year indicates that most voters favor Proposition 64, a.k.a. the Control, Tax, and Regulate Adult Use of Marijuana Act...

The campaign pushing for marijuana legalization in Maine has raised $1.3 million this year, more than 26 times as much as the group opposing Question 1 on the November ballot. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the group backing Question 1, reported raising $904,145 in cash...

Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years after voters approved the recreational use of pot by adults. Retails stores are being permitted by the state Marijuana Control Board, and just a few hurdles remain until commercial sales begin. The...

Chelsea Clinton retracts an errant statement, a California bill creating a "micro farm" license for ma-and-pa growers is signed into law, Massachusetts moves toward being more patient-friendly, and more. National Last Thursday, a spokesman conceded that Chelsea Clinton "misspoke" about the...

Chelsea Clinton retracts an errant statement, a California bill creating a "micro farm" license for ma-and-pa growers is signed into law, Massachusetts moves toward being more patient-friendly, and more. National Last Thursday, a spokesman conceded that Chelsea Clinton "misspoke" about the...

Manchester - One of the state representatives caught up in the attorney general's investigation of pot sales at the State House says he plans to file legislation to expand the state's medical marijuana law. Republican state Rep. Joe Lachance of Manchester told investigators he used the...

Manchester - One of the state representatives caught up in the attorney general's investigation of pot sales at the State House says he plans to file legislation to expand the state's medical marijuana law. Republican state Rep. Joe Lachance of Manchester told investigators he used the...

In the state of Indiana, cannabis is not decriminalized. Cannabis is far less harmful than many other drugs, and it should be decriminalized because there are more serious crimes happening than possession of weed. It costs taxpayers more money and is more dangerous to those convicted or...

A proposed medical marijuana growing operation in Moriarty won't be opening soon as the City Council grapples with how to zone such businesses. "If it's legal by state law, we have to accept it," Mayor Ted Hart said at a public hearing Sept. 28 on the issue. "We can't zone them out." The...

A proposed medical marijuana growing operation in Moriarty won't be opening soon as the City Council grapples with how to zone such businesses. "If it's legal by state law, we have to accept it," Mayor Ted Hart said at a public hearing Sept. 28 on the issue. "We can't zone them out." The...

In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...

In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...

An opponent of marijuana legalization argued at a debate Tuesday that the move would create a overly powerful pot industry in Massachusetts, resistant to regulation and bent on selling marijuana-infused gummy bears and other edibles attractive to children. State Senator Jason Lewis, a...

If you vote in Massachusetts, you've probably had a least one debate with a friend this year about whether the state should allow marijuana for recreational use. But have you looked at the mechanics of the legal marijuana industry that ballot Question 4 would create? We've summarized key...

Like so many other cities, North Ridgeville is exploring placing a moratorium on any business related to the medical marijuana industry. Many cities are doing the same after Ohio lawmakers legalized the use of medical marijuana in the state but did not set up a "mechanism" to oversee it, said...

Like so many other cities, North Ridgeville is exploring placing a moratorium on any business related to the medical marijuana industry. Many cities are doing the same after Ohio lawmakers legalized the use of medical marijuana in the state but did not set up a "mechanism" to oversee it, said...

Wasilla - Mat-Su Borough voters, as well as Wasilla and Palmer city voters took to the polls on Tuesday with big issues before them. The hottest ballot issue was the Borough's Proposition B-1, which sought to ban all commercial sales of marijuana outside of the cities. According to...