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This Election Day, Massachusetts and Maine might become the first states east of the Rockies to legalize the sale of marijuana. "It's time to get real about prohibition," says Richard Evans, a Northampton lawyer active in the Massachusetts' legalization movement for more than 40 years and...

As more and more states have made the decision to legalize marijuana, we've started to get a more accurate picture of how people use cannabis. Among a number of fascinating revelations, this stands out: a number of people use marijuana to fuel workouts. "Marijuana relaxes me and allows me...

The stigma plaguing the cannabis plant ever since the 1936 release of Reefer Madness is all but over. The most recent evidence? As of last week, polls show that 58 percent of California voters support Proposition 64, or the Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) - the statewide initiative that, if...

In a move to get the jump on the potential legalization of marijuana if a November proposition is approved by voters, the Solvang City Council adopted an interim urgency ordinance essentially banning the drug from within its boundaries. The Solvang Municipal Code already prohibited medical...

Oceanside - Oceanside City Council voted to send a letter of opposition against Proposition 64, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state. Councilman Jack Feller proposed the city letter, which received a 4-1 vote on Sept. 21. Feller added a recommendation that a city press...

While it seems unlikely that there would be an adequate patient base to support three or four medical marijuana clinics in Pittsfield, applicants for special permits should be treated consistently. That wasn't the case with Happy Valley Compassion Center, whose bid to convert the former...

While it seems unlikely that there would be an adequate patient base to support three or four medical marijuana clinics in Pittsfield, applicants for special permits should be treated consistently. That wasn't the case with Happy Valley Compassion Center, whose bid to convert the former...

There are several constitutional amendments on the November ballot. One of them, Amendment 2 - Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions - is a retread from the 2014 election. Two years ago, the slightly different version of the amendment received 58 percent of the vote, falling...

There are several constitutional amendments on the November ballot. One of them, Amendment 2 - Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions - is a retread from the 2014 election. Two years ago, the slightly different version of the amendment received 58 percent of the vote, falling...

Congress has offered the public an unusual civics lesson: A piece of legislation can pass both houses of Congress and never reach the president's desk — and veterans seeking easier access to medical marijuana aren't amused. The House and Senate in quick succession passed a spending package...

Desert Hot Springs, Ca. - Southern California's first major marijuana cultivation facility officially opened today in Desert Hot Springs. Santa Barbara-based Canndescent's 9,600-square-foot cultivation facility at 65321 Two Bunch Palms Trail is the first of many cultivation centers expected to...

Memphis, Tenn. - Whether it's cancer or lupus, one group thinks medical marijuana is what the doctor should order. "I think Americans, Arkansans are starting to understand medical cannibas is real," said Ryan Denham, deputy director of Initiative 7. "It's safe, it's effective and there's no...

Memphis, Tenn. - Whether it's cancer or lupus, one group thinks medical marijuana is what the doctor should order. "I think Americans, Arkansans are starting to understand medical cannibas is real," said Ryan Denham, deputy director of Initiative 7. "It's safe, it's effective and there's no...

Johnstown, Ohio - Now that Ohio has legalized medical marijuana, dozens of businesses are lining up to cash in. Andy Joseph's Apeks Supercritical is one of them. The Licking County company, which sells fully automated machines that extract oils from plants - including from cannabis - gets a...

Johnstown, Ohio - Now that Ohio has legalized medical marijuana, dozens of businesses are lining up to cash in. Andy Joseph's Apeks Supercritical is one of them. The Licking County company, which sells fully automated machines that extract oils from plants - including from cannabis - gets a...

Marijuana dispensaries in Oregon starting Saturday must adhere to state regulations that call for all new products to be tested by laboratories certified by the Oregon Health Authority and licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Throughout the state, only five testing labs are...

Medford, ORE. - A Gold Hill medical marijuana dispensary that was the first legal store of its kind in Jackson County has become the first licensed recreational marijuana retailer in Oregon. Breeze Botanicals opened its doors June 14, 2014, in Gold Hill, followed by another store in Ashland in...

Anchorage - Proponents and opponents of marijuana legalization have more in common than they think: each side makes predictions that for the most part have not come true. The Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank focusing on free market and limited government...

Here's an e-mail from the office of the president of the University of Central Arkansas,Tom Courtway: On October 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm, Senator Jason Rapert will host Arkansas Surgeon General, Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Dr. Nate Smith, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health for a public forum...

Here's an e-mail from the office of the president of the University of Central Arkansas,Tom Courtway: On October 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm, Senator Jason Rapert will host Arkansas Surgeon General, Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Dr. Nate Smith, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health for a public forum...