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A distribution glitch at one of Minnesota's two medical marijuana providers has left some patients with little or no supply left for treatment of conditions such as chronic pain, epileptic seizures and Tourette syndrome. One patient, Katie Kennedy, said she called LeafLine Labs on Monday...

With the election of Phil Murphy as New Jersey's next governor, legislators and advocates are working to get a bill legalizing marijuana on his desk within his first 100 days. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, introduced the bill earlier this year, but with Chris Christie in office until...

Construction of an $8 million medical marijuana facility at 28 Appleton St. is about 70 percent done and the business is scheduled to open in mid-February, an official said Tuesday. "Seriously interesting, and it's exciting," said Jon Thomforde of GTI Massachusetts NP Corp. "It's really a...

State lawmakers have taken another step towards legalizing recreational marijuana. Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday heard from a celebrity advocate better known for touring than toking. Rick Steves is best known for introducing millions of people to the wonders of Europe. but the longtime PBS...

The Trump administration should carefully consider how legalizing marijuana can help reduce opioid addiction and overdose deaths, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says. "Medical marijuana has the potential to mitigate the effects of the opioid crisis," she wrote in a letter to Alex Azar, President Trump's...

East Longmeadow's Town Council quietly approved a zoning bylaw that effectively bans recreational marijuana in town. After a brief public hearing, at which no one from the public stepped forward to speak in favor or against the zoning amendment, councilors unanimously passed the new zoning...

Hawaii is one of 29 states that allow medical use of marijuana, but it is the only state that requires registration of all firearms. If you are familiar with the criteria that bar people from owning guns under federal law, you can probably surmise what the conjunction of these two facts means...

As Pennsylvania prepares to issue medical marijuana cards by year's end, patients will find firearms out of their reach, state and federal law enforcement authorities say. At issue is the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug -- one with "no currently accepted medical use...

As they filed through the sleek waiting room of RISE Silver Spring, prospective patients – the old, the young, the sick, and the curious – came upon deep glass cases that looked like they'd been designed for a high-end jewelry store. Soon those cases will be stocked with medicinal pot grown...

The comic duo Cheech and Chong, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 80s with routines centered around smoking marijuana, shared an apparent Facebook post by a Standish town councilor advocating for the medicinal use of the drug. With the famous comedians' boost, the video post, which seems to...

McGill University law professor Daniel Weinstock says he heartily recommends his students take up criminal law in order to take advantage of the country's new, strict cannabis laws. "There is going to be a steady stream of customers," Weinstock said, referring to the influx of people he...

With just over a month to go before recreational cannabis becomes legal in California, the City of Los Angeles is preparing to establish new rules for regulating sellers, growers and users. Marijuana businesses could not be too close to schools or parks, and existing medical marijuana...

Republicans like N.J. Governor Chris Christie and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the most hyperbolic opponents of cannabis on the national stage, but it's Democrats who are helping build final barricades to defend local marijuana prohibition. Although the national Democratic Party...

Investors are getting high off marijuana stocks in anticipation of full legalization in Canada and several U.S. states. The marijuana investment universe lends itself well to cryptocurrency traders who have grown accustomed to volatility and surging market caps. Marijuana Index The...

Earlier this month, officials with the Alaska Marijuana Control Board ended their two day meeting without making it through even half of the items on their agenda, including the contested issue of whether or not people should be able to smoke on-site at pot shops or other retail facilities...

City Council has approved four out five people who will serve on an appellate board for medical marijuana licenses. The city will issue licenses to 25 medical marijuana dispensaries. The unpaid members of the Lansing medical marijuana commission will hear appeals from applicants who are...

Winnipeg's Delta 9 has teamed up with Canada's largest publicly traded marijuana producer as the country gets closer to legalizing marijuana. Canopy Growth Corp., based out of Ontario, has entered into a distribution agreement with Delta 9 to sell cannabis products online. "Our company is...

Selectmen on Monday broached talk of a marijuana overlay district to be located in South Uxbridge, but refrained from taking action until draft regulations are released by the state Cannabis Control Commission in December. Final regulations are due out in March and licenses would start to be...

The majority of registered voters in New York support the legalization of marijuana, according to a new poll released on Monday. The poll, which was commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project and the Drug Policy Alliance and conducted by Emerson College, found that 62 percent of registered...

A former Seattle police officer has pleaded guilty for his role in smuggling hundreds of pounds of marijuana to Baltimore. Alex Chapackdee, who spent 16 years on the force, resigned shortly after his arrest in May. The U.S. Attorney's Office said after his plea Monday prosecutors would...