marijuana

Marijuana is known to have many medical benefits, from people who are suffering a serious illnesses, to people who are plagued with back pain, there's no denying medical marijuana is a life saver for many. Denver, Colorado legalised both recreational and medicinal marijuana back in January 2014...

San Franscisco - From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans in nine states have a chance to vote Nov. 8 on expanding legal access to marijuana. Collectively, the ballot measures amount to the closest the U.S. has come to...

Hanford — Kings County supervisors took the first step toward regulating recreational marijuana if it becomes legal in November. The supervisors passed the ordinance, which would apply to unincorporated areas of Kings County, with a 5-0 vote at their Tuesday meeting. They are to have a second...

Bold legislation introduced in New Jersey last week would not only treat cannabis like tobacco - legalizing it - but would expunge records for individuals previously convicted of certain marijuana-related 'crimes.' Should the bill, A4193, pass, convenience stores would be permitted to sell...

Lansing, Mich. - An advisory panel is recommending that an eye disease not be added to the conditions that qualify for medical marijuana in Michigan. Only one of six members on the review panel was in favor Tuesday. The petition was filed by Melba Velez Ortiz, a professor at Grand Valley State...

Lansing, Mich. - An advisory panel is recommending that an eye disease not be added to the conditions that qualify for medical marijuana in Michigan. Only one of six members on the review panel was in favor Tuesday. The petition was filed by Melba Velez Ortiz, a professor at Grand Valley State...

With the legalization of commercial pot statewide and the mixed messages it can present to students, members of a marijuana youth education organization say students are in need of information and resources on the subject. Through its Institute of Cannabis Research, Colorado State...

First the city fast-tracked the formerly incarcerated for weed licenses; now - new rules would make Oakland part-owner. On Tuesday night in Oakland, community members and longtime cannabis professionals will go head to head with the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee on how the term...

Ilwaco - Saturday Market has ended for the year, but the Port of Ilwaco will remain "green" this fall. Freedom Market, a marijuana retailer with sister stores in Kelso and Longview, is set to open the first pot shop on the Peninsula, with a grand opening set for Saturday, Oct. 1. Shane Shaw...

Wilkes-Barre - Area residents hoping to see marijuana legalized - either for medical purposes or recreational use - will gather in Kirby Park on Saturday. The Keystone Cannabis Coalition and the Northeastern Pennsylvanian Cannabis Network will host the third annual "Wilkes-Barre Cannabis...

Wilkes-Barre - Area residents hoping to see marijuana legalized - either for medical purposes or recreational use - will gather in Kirby Park on Saturday. The Keystone Cannabis Coalition and the Northeastern Pennsylvanian Cannabis Network will host the third annual "Wilkes-Barre Cannabis...

Little Rock - The Arkansas Supreme Court says it won't reconsider its decision rejecting an attempt to block votes on a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Justices Tuesday denied a petition for rehearing filed by opponents of the proposed initiated act that would allow patients with...

Little Rock - The Arkansas Supreme Court says it won't reconsider its decision rejecting an attempt to block votes on a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Justices Tuesday denied a petition for rehearing filed by opponents of the proposed initiated act that would allow patients with...

Williamson County, Texas - The Williamson County Attorney's office secured a $65,000 grant to pilot the "Cite and Release" program next year. If you're caught with an invalid license or marijuana under two ounces, instead of going straight to jail, you'll get fingerprinted and have to go to a...

Southwick, Mass. — People throughout the town gathered at the Southwick Town Hall auditorium for an informational public hearing on Monday night. The Select Board hosted the hearing in regards to the medical marijuana facility that is being proposed as a retail store on 185 College Hwy...

Southwick, Mass. — People throughout the town gathered at the Southwick Town Hall auditorium for an informational public hearing on Monday night. The Select Board hosted the hearing in regards to the medical marijuana facility that is being proposed as a retail store on 185 College Hwy...

As the fight over Amendment 2 sparks up, proponents of Florida's medical marijuana campaign have the money edge, at least for now. The tally as of Tuesday: People United for Medical Marijuana has raised $3.99 million, Drug Free Florida Florida Committee $2.86 million. Most of the pro-weed...

As the fight over Amendment 2 sparks up, proponents of Florida's medical marijuana campaign have the money edge, at least for now. The tally as of Tuesday: People United for Medical Marijuana has raised $3.99 million, Drug Free Florida Florida Committee $2.86 million. Most of the pro-weed...

Peterborough's marijuana store, Cannabis Culture, reopened Tuesday morning, with city police announcing that the opening has their attention. The shop was closed Sept 15, days after it opened, when city police raided it and removed its products. Two people, store owner Richard Standen and...

One of the big questions raised by the ballot initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Maine is what effect it will have on the state's medical marijuana program and the mom-and-pop economy it has created. Currently, there are nearly 3,000 registered caregivers operating as small...