marijuana

Las Vegas - Recreational marijuana supporters are gearing up for a big TV ad blitz before Nevada voters weigh in on a ballot measure that would legalize pot use for adults. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a PAC called the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has reserved...

Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan last week certified a marijuana legalization initiative for the November ballot, setting the stage for a national election that will see the issue go directly to the voters in five states, including California, the nation's most populous. Four states...

The shutdown of medical cannabis dispensaries in June proved a boon for Kitsap County's recreational marijuana industry. Sales by state-licensed marijuana retailers shot up nearly 20 percent in July, reaching $2.15 million, according to data published by the Liquor and Cannabis Board. All 12...

The shutdown of medical cannabis dispensaries in June proved a boon for Kitsap County's recreational marijuana industry. Sales by state-licensed marijuana retailers shot up nearly 20 percent in July, reaching $2.15 million, according to data published by the Liquor and Cannabis Board. All 12...

The decision last week by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to keep classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, lacking medicinal value, was disappointing. That's especially true in Washington, a pioneer state for medical and recreational use of cannabis. Voters here and in a handful...

London's newest medical marijuana dispensary is on a mission to give fair treatment to all of its customers. Tasty Budds, located at 96 Wharncliffe Rd. S, opened Friday with hopes of "helping the community" and providing "fair and reasonable access" to medical marijuana for everyone. The newly...

London's newest medical marijuana dispensary is on a mission to give fair treatment to all of its customers. Tasty Budds, located at 96 Wharncliffe Rd. S, opened Friday with hopes of "helping the community" and providing "fair and reasonable access" to medical marijuana for everyone. The newly...

In November, Californians will vote on 16 ballot measures, ranging from plastic bag bans to new taxes and fees, whose proposed rule changes average 10 pages each. Then there's Proposition 64, whether to legalize recreational pot, which clocks in at 62 pages. "There is a lot of confusion," said...

Marc Mauer has this timely and effective new commentary in The Hill headlined "Can Marijuana reform end mass incarceration?". Any regular reader of this blog knows that the only simple and accurate answer to this question is "no," but the commentary provides a fuller accounting of some reasons...

Marijuana has been illegal in the United States ever since it was discovered that hemp would threaten multiple industries. Everything is slowing changing, however, with more and more states making it legal to use for medical reasons and a few even legalizing for recreational use just like...

Columbus, Ohio - Sales of medical marijuana in Ohio could reach $400 million, making it one of the largest medical marijuana markets in the country, according to a preliminary analysis by national trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. The publication estimates Ohio retail dispensary...

Columbus, Ohio - Sales of medical marijuana in Ohio could reach $400 million, making it one of the largest medical marijuana markets in the country, according to a preliminary analysis by national trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. The publication estimates Ohio retail dispensary...

More than 13,000 medical marijuana patients got a letter from the state of Montana recently. This letter informed them that they either need to grow their own medicine or find a provider dumb enough to grow for them under Senate Bill 423, the law scheduled to come into effect on Aug. 31. I...

More than 13,000 medical marijuana patients got a letter from the state of Montana recently. This letter informed them that they either need to grow their own medicine or find a provider dumb enough to grow for them under Senate Bill 423, the law scheduled to come into effect on Aug. 31. I...

Nevada City, Calif. - The Adult Use of Marijuana Act is big - literally and figuratively. The California measure, if passed in November by voters, would legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults who are at least 21 years old. California would follow in the steps of four other states...

At least once a week, Steve McDonald drives from his home in Irvine to an industrial stretch of Santa Ana filled with auto shops and home-improvement wholesalers. Inside a beige storefront, McDonald consults with young budtenders about the jars of raw cannabis flowers and rows of infused...

At least once a week, Steve McDonald drives from his home in Irvine to an industrial stretch of Santa Ana filled with auto shops and home-improvement wholesalers. Inside a beige storefront, McDonald consults with young budtenders about the jars of raw cannabis flowers and rows of infused...

The second bill by a North Coast lawmaker seeking to tax medical marijuana has died quietly in the California Legislature, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting. North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, had authored a unique bill aiming to tax the state's booming medical marijuana...

The second bill by a North Coast lawmaker seeking to tax medical marijuana has died quietly in the California Legislature, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting. North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, had authored a unique bill aiming to tax the state's booming medical marijuana...

Alderville - The owner of a full service marijuana dispensary says his pot business is growing since a story was published in Northumberland Today. "Particularly I'm getting a lot of seniors coming in," said owner Tim Tucker. "It brought in a lot of people that are already smoking, but they...