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You enter the University of Colorado Boulder's newest research laboratory through the side entrance. The door–which is heavy and white, with a black, jug-style handle–slides open from right to left. Crammed inside are a plain wooden dresser, two chairs, and a small desk, above which someone has...

Prohibitions on smoking or ingesting marijuana while driving, as well as carrying an "open container" of cannabis in a vehicle are among several highway safety standards incorporated into new California laws that will be enforced in 2018. Heading into a holiday weekend that will have the...

Starting Jan. 1, it will be legal to buy and sell recreational marijuana in California. At La Cannaisseur in Northwest Portland, the dispensary celebrated the change. "It takes away from the criminal aspect and element," said owner Aleeya Kim. Experts predict the Golden State will...

The first medical marijuana dispensary ever to hit Harvard Square has officially opened its doors. Healthy Pharms Inc., a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary, opened for business within The Red House restaurant at 98 Winthrop St. Saturday. The shop will be open daily from noon to...

By Jan. 1, 2019, recreational marijuana use could be fully legal in North Dakota. The North Dakota Marijuana Legalization and Automatic Expungement Initiative is a measure under consideration by residents. It calls for removing hashish, marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinol from the list of...

New Jersey's law enforcement sector will face significant changes in 2018 if the governor-elect makes good on his campaign promise to legalize marijuana within his first 100 days in office. Proponents say legalizing marijuana will increase tax revenue and decrease crime. For local police...

When Washington State legalized recreational marijuana three years ago, it created a licensing regime that was supposed to protect and encourage small growers, but the data shows that marijuana growing has consolidated into a few large suppliers, even as the price per gram has fallen -- and that...

Vermont lawmakers are expecting to resume the debate about whether the state should become the first in the country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana through an act of a legislative body in the opening days of the 2018 legislative session, which begins Wednesday. A revised...

Recreational marijuana is scheduled to go on sale at licensed stores in California on January 1st, or shortly thereafter, depending on the location. Here's what you need to know about buying and using so-called "adult use" cannabis. Q: Where can I buy recreational marijuana? A: You'll...

"Question 1 is not just bad for Maine, it can be deadly," said state Governor Paul LePage in a warning to voters against approving a marijuana legalization measure. "We do not need to legalize another drug that could lead to more deaths." With the governor's anti-cannabis rhetoric, it was no...

I live in the Garden State, where we are about to have legalized marijuana. It's good news for cannabis smokers, but a big question remains: Will legislators allow home cultivation? While the massive money and tax windfall of the retail cannabis market is assured, now regular consumers may...

As members of parliament get ready to return to Ottawa for the beginning of the new year, one of the biggest issues that is sure to dominate the headlines is the legalization of marijuana. Canada is on track to have recreational marijuana legalized by July 2018, which would make Canada only...

2017 was the year the other shoe didn't drop on the nation's marijuana industry. Under President Obama, the federal government grudgingly accepted the states' gradual liberalization of their marijuana policies. While marijuana remained illegal under federal law, an increasing number of states...

Starting New Year's Day, adults no longer will need a doctor's recommendation to legally buy marijuana in California. But don't throw out that medical marijuana card just yet. Depending on how much cannabis you consume, it might make sense to remain a medical marijuana customer instead of...

The day after Christmas, a cannabis growing operation in Carpinteria was hit by thieves who made off with plants as well as harvested marijuana, an example of what could become a growing problem for cultivators. About 9 a.m. Tuesday, deputies from the Coastal Division were called to...

The marijuana industry is, pardon the apropos pun, growing like a weed at the moment, and it's shown little signs of slowing. What was once a taboo topic is now completely mainstream, with the latest Gallup poll showing that almost 2 out of 3 Americans want to see pot legalized across the...

A township in Osceola County is the latest to allow medical marijuana following the passage of a new rule. Rose Lake Township will allow medical marijuana to be grown following an ordinance passed and brought into effect by the township board on Dec. 6. However, future facilities entering...

Benton Harbor city commissioners approved licenses for up to 25 medical marijuana facilities in the city last week, but it's still not a done deal, and at least two commissioners want to know why. "We should be collecting money right now from applicants," City Commissioner Juanita Henry said...

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been squatting over state-legalized cannabis industries across the country, pinching out a grumpy loaf of reefer madness every so often. Reported to have said that he thought members of the Ku Klux Klan "were okay until I found out they smoked...

A licensed marijuana company in Ukiah wants law enforcement authorities to return the marijuana they seized. "The idea that this industry starts on January 1 is just absurd," said Lucas Seymour, the co-founder and CEO of Old Kai. Last Friday, California Highway Patrol officers pulled over...