marijuana

MPs passed the Liberal government's bill to legalize cannabis Monday evening, sending the legislation down the hall to the Senate for further study and debate. The legislation was largely supported along partisan lines, although it secured the support of the NDP and Green Party Leader...

Is recreational marijuana about to be legalized in Michigan? Members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol believe so. State lawmakers, however, weigh in both ways on the issue. Earlier this month, the coalition turned in several cases of signed petitions to get the...

A new survey released Tuesday conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America found that while the vast majority of Americans believe driving under the influence of marijuana is dangerous, an overwhelming percentage consider texting while behind the...

Kalamazoo Township will let zoning and economic forces determine how many medical marijuana facilities can open in its jurisdiction. The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance Monday, Nov. 27. The ordinances allows entrepreneurs to open...

TV travel guide Rick Steves is best-known for his mild-mannered jaunts across Europe, but he traveled to Chicago to speak out Tuesday on a favorite side project: legalizing marijuana. "This is not a pro-pot movement. This is an anti-prohibition movement," Steves said at a press conference...

Bud bouquets are exactly what they sound like — floral arrangements with marijuana leaves and sticky green marijuana buds carefully worked into them. San Diego artist Leslie Monroy gets hired for lots of weddings, and she doesn't stop at fancy bud bouquets. She also makes weed-filled...

It's been four years since those farmer activists first hoisted that flag over the Montpelier Statehouse. That flag. It made national news, mostly because of what it symbolized – Old Glory's proud stars and stripes were woven, not from cotton, but from hemp. And family farmers from the...

A man charged with reckless driving early Sunday morning was also charged with possession of marijuana and distribution of marijuana according to the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Office. At approximately 4 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Jerry Farley stopped a vehicle for speeding while working...

Kaya Holdings, Inc., announced today that it will be holding talks with Oregon state and local law enforcement authorities and compliance officials to launch "Kaya Cares," a Cannabis-for-Opioids swap program whereby people dependent on opioids and wishing to explore cannabis as a safe...

Tuesday the Sacramento City Council is expected to officially make Sacramento a legal place to buy and sell recreational marijuana in 2018. The city will recommend allowing some existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational pot starting Jan. 1. Sacramento has been on this track...

One North Jersey town says it plans revisit the rules it has in place regarding smoke shops, at the same time Trenton prepares to hash out whether marijuana legalization is really coming to the Garden State. Welcome to Lodisterdam? Not so fast. Despite getting ahead of the issue as it...

On Wednesday, the 12-member panel will begin reviewing whether the state’s casino industry can find a way to coexist with recreational and medicinal cannabis businesses. The odds are seemingly very long of that actually happening, but nonetheless, the committee is moving forward with a review...

Drivers could expect to see a hike in their auto insurance rates down the line in a New Jersey with permitted use of recreational marijuana, based on crash data from states that already have legalization laws in place. The Highway Loss Data Institute -- a research organization wholly...

You shouldn't underestimate the importance of the American veteran in the debate over how to treat chronic pain. Our vets–many of whom are suffering from chronic pain–are easily the most sympathetic subset of chronic pain patients. And the vets are driving an important issue–that medical...

Residents are encouraged to read the rules and regulations of Guam's new medical cannabis industry before a public hearing on Dec. 5. Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr. is asking the community to look at the draft rules and regulations, then send him their suggestions before the public hearing next...

Land development plans for an Alzheimer's facility and medical marijuana dispensary both received a nod of approval from the Upper Dublin Planning Commission Nov. 21. The planners recommended the board of commissioners approve the plans along with some waivers. Dresher Care, a one-story...

Across the country, minor pot infractions disproportionately affect people of color. Newly enacted legislation in the Golden State is working to ease those penalties. Eddy, a burly 65-year-old professional musician, walked into a free legal clinic in Los Angeles County one July morning hoping...

Individual communities in the Northwest Territories will be given the right to uphold or repeal marijuana prohibition, according to the region's proposed cannabis regulations. In preparation for the federal government's plan to legalize recreational marijuana by July 1, 2018, the territory has...

New Jersey is almost certain to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use within a year, and that's sure to have major repercussions on Pennsylvania's nascent medical cannabis industry. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy ran on a platform calling for full legalization of all forms of marijuana for...

University of New Mexico researchers say the legal availability of medical marijuana has the potential to reduce opioid use among chronic pain patients. The work of associate psychology professor Jacob Miguel Vigil and assistant economics professor Sarah See Stith was recently published in...