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Holyoke - A company that has proposed medical marijuana facilities in Amherst and Springfield and has ties to such plans in Maryland and Illinois, now is looking here, an official said Wednesday. "We are very interested in the Holyoke community and I believe we will pursue an opportunity...

Holyoke - A company that has proposed medical marijuana facilities in Amherst and Springfield and has ties to such plans in Maryland and Illinois, now is looking here, an official said Wednesday. "We are very interested in the Holyoke community and I believe we will pursue an opportunity...

Meeting at our board meeting in Boston this past Friday, held in conjunction with the Boston Freedom Rally, the national NORML board of Directors endorsed Denver Social Use Initiative 300, the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. Under current law, marijuana can be...

West Tisbury - After two years of effort, Patient Centric of Martha's Vineyard has been awarded a provisional certificate by state health officials to grow, process and sell medical marijuana on the island. But how or if it will transport products from the still federally illegal plant across...

West Tisbury - After two years of effort, Patient Centric of Martha's Vineyard has been awarded a provisional certificate by state health officials to grow, process and sell medical marijuana on the island. But how or if it will transport products from the still federally illegal plant across...

The "times are a changing" and perhaps cotton will no longer be king in Kings County. Hanford is weighing a proposal by an Oakland company to use a 1 million square-foot vacant Pirelli Tire (Armstrong) plant building to cultivate medical marijuana indoors. The building, in Hanford's...

The "times are a changing" and perhaps cotton will no longer be king in Kings County. Hanford is weighing a proposal by an Oakland company to use a 1 million square-foot vacant Pirelli Tire (Armstrong) plant building to cultivate medical marijuana indoors. The building, in Hanford's...

Helena - Montana Citizens for Initiative 182, the group trying to expand access to medical marijuana, has filed campaign finance complaints with the Commissioner of Political Practices against SafeMontana. Initiative 182 Treasurer Jeff Krauss said SafeMontana, the group behind Initiative 176...

Helena - Montana Citizens for Initiative 182, the group trying to expand access to medical marijuana, has filed campaign finance complaints with the Commissioner of Political Practices against SafeMontana. Initiative 182 Treasurer Jeff Krauss said SafeMontana, the group behind Initiative 176...

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump will have their first of three debates on Monday. One topic that likely won't be part of the debate, as was generally the case during primary season, will be the legalization or the decriminalization of marijuana. As voters...

As he is wont to do, our old pal J.R. Lind found a quirky angle on Nashville's newly-passed ordinance creating a civil penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana: It won't be enforced county-wide. From J.R.'s new perch at Patch: "Metro ordinance technically apply county-wide,"...

Holyoke, Mass. — It looks like a proposed medical marijuana dispensary won't be opening in Holyoke, and 22News found out why. Heriberto Flores sent the city a letter, withdrawing his application to open Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers. It was supposed to be a medical...

Holyoke, Mass. — It looks like a proposed medical marijuana dispensary won't be opening in Holyoke, and 22News found out why. Heriberto Flores sent the city a letter, withdrawing his application to open Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers. It was supposed to be a medical...

After years of trying to get a ballot measure to legalize marijuana, Arizona voters will get their chance in November after a judge dismissed a lawsuit to stop the measure. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jo Lynn Gentry dismissed a lawsuit filed by 13 individuals and groups, including...

Medical marijuana has been legal for a couple of months in Pennsylvania. There's so much talk surrounding it. But the explaining isn't really there. And there's a reason for that - there's still a lot to be decided. So where is the state at this point, and where is it headed? Anna's story...

Support for marijuana legalization has grown dramatically over the past decade since California first passed laws permitting its use for medical reasons, but not everyone is on board. Aside from groups you'd expect to be opposed to it, like those in the healthcare industry, many were surprised...

West Virginia is the opioid overdose capital of the country. Just last month, there were 26 overdoses in a single four-hour span in Huntington. While all 26 people survived, it seems more to the credit of health professionals and state legislators who in June made the lifesaving antidote...

West Virginia is the opioid overdose capital of the country. Just last month, there were 26 overdoses in a single four-hour span in Huntington. While all 26 people survived, it seems more to the credit of health professionals and state legislators who in June made the lifesaving antidote...

Four states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska — have legalized the retail sale of marijuana. One of the main reasons cited by each state for legalizing pot is the tax revenue generated by marijuana sales. Retail marijuana sales started in Colorado 2014, bringing in $56 million the...

Palm Beach is taking steps now to ban - or at least strongly discourage - pot stores on the island should voters approve a constitutional amendment this November legalizing medical marijuana in Florida. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended Tuesday that the Town Council pass...