marijuana

Safety Committee Chairman Paul Barker wanted North Olmsted City Council to discuss a possible moratorium on medical marijuana businesses locating in the city before passing it, prompting council to place the legislation in Barker's committee. During the Aug. 16 caucus session before the regular...

Rural Trinity County is home to 13,500 people in Northern California and marijuana production is rampant there. Along with Humboldt and Mendocino counties, Trinity comprises California's "Emerald Triangle," a region known for its prolific marijuana farming. Hayfork is Trinity County's second...

Tel Aviv — Israel will begin exporting medical marijuana abroad, Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said Sunday. Earlier this month, the Health Ministry approved measures to make medical cannabis more accessible to patients, including training 100 additional doctors to dispense prescriptions...

Tel Aviv — Israel will begin exporting medical marijuana abroad, Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said Sunday. Earlier this month, the Health Ministry approved measures to make medical cannabis more accessible to patients, including training 100 additional doctors to dispense prescriptions...

Dozens of people signed up for a free clinic in Portland Saturday that offered to help clear marijuana convictions from their records. Oregon law allows some people who've been convicted of drug crimes to have their criminal records sealed and set aside, if at least three years have gone by...

This November, California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. If Proposition 64, or the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passes, California could tap into a market that may grow to an estimated $6.5 billion by 2020. According to the 2016 California Legal Cannabis...

Look for an open-sided, six-seat, electric touring car making its way along Bend streets starting in September. It will mark the advent of marijuana tourism, the next phase in a town already a destination for skiers, beer drinkers and bicyclists. "By offering this type of tour, we're...

Most Pennsylvanians supported the recent legalization of Medical Marijuana. Most law enforcement agencies are opposed to the legalization, in general, of that controlled substance. In particular, the federal government actively prosecutes cases involving the production and sale of...

Most Pennsylvanians supported the recent legalization of Medical Marijuana. Most law enforcement agencies are opposed to the legalization, in general, of that controlled substance. In particular, the federal government actively prosecutes cases involving the production and sale of...

August began with plenty of promise for the marijuana industry, but those high hopes went up in smoke on Aug. 11, when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency released its long-awaited decision on whether it would reclassify marijuana. The DEA denies the marijuana industry a victory For months...

The owners of Strawberry Fields disagree with anyone who says the heavily-regulated marijuana industry plays a part in the black market for pot. In the words of co-owner Richard Kwesell, "There is zero ability for someone to act nefarious" in their stores or in their grow houses. Running a...

The owners of Strawberry Fields disagree with anyone who says the heavily-regulated marijuana industry plays a part in the black market for pot. In the words of co-owner Richard Kwesell, "There is zero ability for someone to act nefarious" in their stores or in their grow houses. Running a...

The recreational marijuana industry is "doing phenomenal" in Eugene, Oregon. That's what Courtney Delaplain, the manager of a local dispensary named Casper's, said of Eugene's newest industry. A recent report published by the Department of Revenue shows that Oregon state-licensed dispensaries...

Fall River, Mass. - If you go to a hash bar in Amsterdam, your server will ask you first: What kind of high do you want? Do you want your head to float? Do you want your body to feel no pain? Are you going dancing? That, experts say, is a mature marijuana market. A good portion of the...

Kenai Peninsula marijuana entrepreneurs want the chance to operate for a year before voters decide whether those outside the cities should be allowed to operate. A citizen initiative asking voters whether commercial marijuana businesses in the Kenai Peninsula Borough outside the cities should...

With California poised to legalize recreational marijuana through Proposition 64 in November, California's existing marijuana cultivators in Mendocino County are looking to protect their highest quality buds by applying for wine-style appellations. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that...

Grants Pass, Ore. - Josephine County's growing marijuana industry is experiencing growing pains. The number of medical marijuana grow sites in the county has remained steady from a year ago, at about 2,500. But growers who sell to retailers have been sprouting up - 38 new state-issued licenses...

Odell, a community known for its orchard views and fruit packing houses, is seeing growth in a new crop: marijuana. A 9,600-square-foot indoor marijuana growing and production facility has been proposed in the 3600 block of Lingren Road, which branches off Neal Creek Road on the...

Lansing - After more than 10 months of public meetings and revisions to five drafts of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance, the City Council's Committee on Public Safety appears to be approaching the finish line. The committee could finalize changes to a sixth draft at its Sept. 2 meeting...

Lansing - After more than 10 months of public meetings and revisions to five drafts of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance, the City Council's Committee on Public Safety appears to be approaching the finish line. The committee could finalize changes to a sixth draft at its Sept. 2 meeting...