marijuana

Brookline officials are asking residents whether the town should ban recreational marijuana shops as part of an online survey. Officials rolled out the three-question survey earlier this month to get public input as they develop local rules to govern recreational marijuana retailers. In...

Mexico is set to legalize the sale of marijuana-based products early next year, despite the country's struggles with the illicit drug trade. On Wednesday, Mexico's health regulator announced plans to permit the sale of cannabis-based foods, drinks, medicines and cosmetics in the market...

While communities across Berkshire County are delaying the advent of marijuana businesses, Williamstown is getting ready for recreational sales on day one. That is, provided the town doesn't ban them. Williamstown recently approved zoning bylaws that regulate where pot shops could open, a...

Two large marijuana grows were busted in San Bernardino within the last few weeks, and its raising questions as recreational marijuana is about to become legal. San Bernardino police said the facility raided in the 600 block of N. E St last week had nearly 25,000 plants inside the building...

What if you could avoid a drug charge by taking a class, much like defensive driving? According to KUT, the Travis County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a proposition for a four-hour class that would allow qualifying individuals caught with less than 2 ounces of marijuana to skip...

In 2016, the Ohio legislature passed House Bill 523, legalizing medical cannabis. As of this writing, 29 states and the District of Columbia now have legalized cannabis– in one form or another. Here in Ohio, lingering questions remain, and it's up to a handful of state government agencies to...

Mexico will legalize sales of marijuana-based medicines, foods, drinks, cosmetics and other products early next year, its health regulator said on Wednesday, bringing some forms of cannabis into legal commerce even as the country struggles with the illicit drug trade. Mexico legalized the...

Nevada's budding recreational marijuana industry posted its highest monthly sales totals yet in October, topping $37.9 million. The state Department of Taxation on Wednesday released the October figures, the fourth full month of recreational sales. Recreational and medical marijuana sales...

Several communities in Muskegon County have been chomping at the bit to take advantage of a new set of rules that will allow them to regulate the growth and, in some cases, the commercial sale of medical marijuana. One of those municipalities is Egelston Township, a largely rural part of...

Under new Department of Veterans Affairs guidelines, doctors still cannot prescribe medical marijuana, but it looks as though they can stop pretending that it doesn't actually help patients. Veterans have been turning to marijuana as a treatment for pain and for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder...

As Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program gets closer to full implementation, what it's going to look like here is becoming clearer. The law will allow those with specific medical conditions who are certified by a participating doctor to access some forms of medical marijuana, including...

I'm intrigued by the possibility that by the next time south suburban voters head to polls to choose a president in 2020, recreational use of marijuana could be legal in Illinois. State lawmakers are deliberately studying the issue and weighing many pros and cons. Discussion points include...

Got a lawyer in your back pocket? Got your millionaire lined up yet? After nine years of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, the state has finally rolled out a distribution system for the substance. And while it's about damn time, it's not a terrain you want to wander into without a lawyer...

Two people were arrested after they tried to trade marijuana for a vehicle being sold on Craigslist by the sheriff in Teller County, Colorado. Shawn Langley, 39, of Vail, contacted Sheriff Jason Mikesell after the sheriff advertised his personal vehicle for sale on Craigslist, the sheriff's...

Before brushing her teeth and getting ready for bed, Dianne Fulkerson (not her real name) eats one small cookie laced with THC. After years of struggling with anxiety and restless nights, Fulkerson was encouraged by her daughter to try marijuana to help her sleep. Fulkerson was hesitant at...

Canadians spent about C$6bn ($5.6bn, £3.5bn) on cannabis in 2015 - almost as much as they did on wine. The estimate comes from Canada's bureau of statistics, which studied marijuana consumption between 1960 and 2015. The government has promised to research the drug's affect on the economy...

Nearly 400 farmers in Israel have applied for licenses to grow cannabis since the government loosened restrictions on medical marijuana last year, according to officials from the Israeli Ministry of Health who provided an update to lawmakers at an Israeli parliamentary committee session Monday...

Candidates tend to make bold promises to get into office, then they break those promises. Duh. Whether you agree with him or not, President Donald J. Trump has kept an awful lot of his promises so far. He's working to complete his promises on immigration, Obamacare repeal and tax reform while...

A new Health Canada survey shows that Canadians are hazy on the risks of driving high. Only half of respondents who had consumed cannabis in the last year felt that marijuana use affects driving, according to the Canadian Cannabis Survey, released Tuesday, compared to 75 per cent of all...

It's been a little more than five years since Colorado's voters approved Constitutional Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in the state. Sales commenced four years ago this January. Although the amendment passed by a comfortable 10-point margin, the debate in Colorado has...