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Palisade, Colo. - Palisade residents were presented with hours of competing information during a community meeting Thursday night regarding the pros and con of recreational marijuana. In November, Palisade residents will vote on whether or not they want retail marijuana in their town. The goal...

While the Lanham Act bars the federal registration of trademarks related to illegal goods and services, there is no such prohibition against patenting illegal products or processes. However, the value of such patents is debatable. State Legalization Leads to Increased Patent Applications...

Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center said it has become the first New Jersey medical marijuana dispensary to receive final state approval to manufacture new medical cannabis products for registered patients. The Bellmawr, New Jersey dispensary said pharmaceutical-grade products...

Days after rejecting a competing measure for the November ballot, the Denver Elections Division on Thursday approved a proposed initiative that would allow social use of marijuana in some businesses. City voters will decide whether regular businesses, such as bars or cafes or even yoga...

Missoula - Those in Montana who rely on medical marijuana face a new reality after Wednesday's passing of a new Montana law: more than a dozen pot dispensaries statewide are now shut down. Thousands of medical marijuana recipients are left with no legal way to get marijuana. Some people said...

Missoula - Those in Montana who rely on medical marijuana face a new reality after Wednesday's passing of a new Montana law: more than a dozen pot dispensaries statewide are now shut down. Thousands of medical marijuana recipients are left with no legal way to get marijuana. Some people said...

San Francisco - A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court's...

Scottsdale City Council has moved forward with tightening its regulations on any new medical marijuana dispensary locations looking to open within city limits. During its Aug. 31 regular meeting elected leaders voted 7-0 to approve a text amendment to the city zoning ordinance No. 455...

Scottsdale City Council has moved forward with tightening its regulations on any new medical marijuana dispensary locations looking to open within city limits. During its Aug. 31 regular meeting elected leaders voted 7-0 to approve a text amendment to the city zoning ordinance No. 455...

Since January, the Marijuana Advisory Panel (MAP) has considered the City of Boulder's cannabis laws, codes and regulations and last week, it unveiled its final list of recommendations to City Council at a study session. Originally convened by the City of Boulder, the panel considered "almost...

In November, California voters will be asked to decide if they want to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. Passage of the "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" (AUMA), designated as Proposition 64, would allow adults to legally possess, purchase, transport, or give to another...

Around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2012, John Myers was returning home from visiting a friend when a Lakeway officer pulled him over along RM 620 for a broken tail light on his Ford pickup. After questioning, Myers, then 42, confessed to hiding marijuana under his seat and stashing a pipe in the...

The 16 synthetic cannabinoid overdoses in Hermann Park at the end of June are enough evidence that punitive policies aimed at creating a drug-free world have utterly backfired. Instead of ushering in a utopian society without drugs, the War on Drugs has incentivized the creation of new...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee on Thursday became the latest to throw its support behind a proposal that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Nashville. Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the ACLU of Tennessee, in a letter Thursday to Metro...

In May 2014, Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss placed a slightly controversial item on that month's agenda. He wanted to investigate how the medical marijuana industry might affect agriculture in the county. At the time, fellow Commissioner Javier Souto wasn't thrilled. "This is an...

In May 2014, Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss placed a slightly controversial item on that month's agenda. He wanted to investigate how the medical marijuana industry might affect agriculture in the county. At the time, fellow Commissioner Javier Souto wasn't thrilled. "This is an...

You can still buy a gun if you're on the no-fly list in America, but if you smoke marijuana in a legal state, don't expect the same treatment: A federal appeals court recently upheld a ruling that bans gun sales for medical marijuana cardholders, which the court said doesn't violate the Second...

You can still buy a gun if you're on the no-fly list in America, but if you smoke marijuana in a legal state, don't expect the same treatment: A federal appeals court recently upheld a ruling that bans gun sales for medical marijuana cardholders, which the court said doesn't violate the Second...

On the desert edge of Las Vegas, Nevada, an organic farmer harnesses ample sun and soil — and water siphoned from the distant Colorado River — to offer his customers year-round access to local produce. They may come for fresh asparagus, eggplant or sweet peppers. But what they come running back...

Boston - Supporters and opponents of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts on Thursday clahed over a fundraising email sent by the pro-marijuana camp and exchanged words about the ballot question on legalization, Question 4, potentially easing the opioid epidemic. Earlier this week, Will...