marijuana

The Register and the governor continue to confuse marijuana and cannabidiol. Meanwhile, the Drug Enforcement Agency insists marijuana has no proven medical benefit [Thistle: Is DEA under the influence regarding marijuana research? Aug. 21]. Two wrongs, no rights. The medical researchers of...

This state possibly could reap nearly $200 million in new taxes - and save $17 million currently spent on police prosecutions - if marijuana were legalized, an in-depth study by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy concludes. Further, allowing safe pot could reduce the state's...

Oklahoma City - A group that supports a state question to allow the medicinal use of marijuana in Oklahoma is planning to rally at the state Capitol. The group Oklahomans for Change plans to rally Tuesday at 4:20 p.m., a numerical reference that symbolizes support for marijuana. Organizers say...

Oklahoma City - A group that supports a state question to allow the medicinal use of marijuana in Oklahoma is planning to rally at the state Capitol. The group Oklahomans for Change plans to rally Tuesday at 4:20 p.m., a numerical reference that symbolizes support for marijuana. Organizers say...

Frederick, Md. - The Frederick County Council is considering a disputed proposal to allow medical marijuana cultivation on land zoned for agriculture. County land-use regulations currently allow medical marijuana cultivation only in industrial zones. The Frederick County Farm Bureau opposes...

During a recent public meeting, all three trustees voted to ban those cultivating, processing, selling and dispensing the substance anywhere within township limits. The local legislation supersedes a state law, effective Sept. 8, allowing pre-approved patients to inhale marijuana in non-smoking...

During a recent public meeting, all three trustees voted to ban those cultivating, processing, selling and dispensing the substance anywhere within township limits. The local legislation supersedes a state law, effective Sept. 8, allowing pre-approved patients to inhale marijuana in non-smoking...

More than 20 years later, Hezekiah Allen remembers the Blackhawk helicopters hovering over his childhood home, the armed soldiers barricading the road to the family's northern California pot farm, the neighbor who hang-glided to escape from the Feds. More than once, Allen came home from a...

A veteran of the Iraq war who lives in Novato, and the self-styled godmother of medical marijuana dispensaries in California, have teamed up to create the Veterans Cannabis Group. The new organization is a medical marijuana delivery service that also will function as a support group and...

A veteran of the Iraq war who lives in Novato, and the self-styled godmother of medical marijuana dispensaries in California, have teamed up to create the Veterans Cannabis Group. The new organization is a medical marijuana delivery service that also will function as a support group and...

Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson wants the sheriff's office to begin issuing citations to marijuana suspects instead of arresting them. The full commission voted unanimously in favor this month of giving the Alachua County Sheriff's Office such an option. But sheriff's office...

With Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both viewed unfavorably by the majority of Americans, Democrats are hoping that if the top of the ballot doesn't excite voters this November, maybe the bottom will. Marijuana liberalization and minimum-wage hikes will get a vote in a handful of swing states...

Contrary to popular belief, the marijuana plant is a whole lot more than just a psychoactive drug that “stoners” use to get high. In raw form, marijuana leaves and buds are actually loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as...

Contrary to popular belief, the marijuana plant is a whole lot more than just a psychoactive drug that "stoners" use to get high. In raw form, marijuana leaves and buds are actually loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as...

Youngstown, Ohio — Medical marijuana becomes legal in Ohio on September 8 of this year, but there's not a lot of information on how it will be distributed. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program has not adopted many rules at this point. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Department of...

Youngstown, Ohio — Medical marijuana becomes legal in Ohio on September 8 of this year, but there's not a lot of information on how it will be distributed. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program has not adopted many rules at this point. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Department of...

On November 8, voters in eight states will decide whether or not to legalize, to one degree or another, the possession, use and sale of marijuana. If all of the measures pass, more than 86 million Americans will enjoy increased legal access to the plant: For medical use in Arkansas, Florida and...

The backers of two competing medical marijuana initiatives found good news in their cause ending up on the platform of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Members of the party met Saturday to hear speeches and take care of business ahead of the Nov. 8 general election, including approving a...

The backers of two competing medical marijuana initiatives found good news in their cause ending up on the platform of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Members of the party met Saturday to hear speeches and take care of business ahead of the Nov. 8 general election, including approving a...

An initiative that would have allowed the creation of private cannabis clubs will not appear on the November ballot. The Denver Elections Division announced Monday that the measure did not have enough signatures. The Elections Division hasn't made an announcement yet about the status of a...