marijuana

For the first time in years, the proposed law that would allow the use of marijuana extracts for medicinal purposes is being discussed by lawmakers in plenary. The House of Representatives started tackling the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Bill of Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III on Wednesday...

Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office detectives seized about 600 marijuana plants while serving a search warrant Wednesday in Discovery Bay. Detectives searched a home on the 2000 block of Wayfarer Court. The search follows an investigation into a marijuana growing operation at the residence...

Voters in April will decide whether recreational marijuana businesses should be banned in town. The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-2 to include the referendum question in next April's town election. Selectman John Carroll -- who has frequently spoken out against allowing retail...

He may soon be out as governor of New Jersey, but Chris Christie continues to have an impact on one of his favorite topics: the legalization of marijuana. He's not for it. He made that clear once again this month. As chairman of a committee appointed by President Donald Trump to make...

Two Kern County cities took on marijuana regulation Tuesday night, each with a different outcome. Arvin could soon see new revenue next year after approving the cultivation of marijuana within city limits. Arvin City Council voted Tuesday night to pass the ordinance unanimously. The...

The push to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana appears to be gaining a certain strength. Numerous veterans organizations, for example, have publicly pleaded with lawmakers to help treat veterans with issues like PTSD, chronic pain and traumatic brain injuries. "We're not talking about...

Narcotics detectives seized over 200 marijuana plants and over $11,000 in cash Wednesday in a raid on a Warren Street home that followed a traffic stop on East Street. The home, police said, was the site of a large marijuana growing operation. Two men were arrested and are being held on bail...

The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey says legalizing recreational marijuana would help fix "a racial justice issue and a civil rights crisis" because the war on drugs is disproportionately targeting black New Jerseyans. "In New Jersey you are three times more likely to...

A ban on recreational marijuana is the modern-day Prohibition, according to advocates who want the drug to be as mainstream as alcohol is for adults. And that's unlikely to change anytime soon. Michigan voters could soon make their state the ninth place to legalize recreational marijuana–or...

The City Council has taken the final step in laying out rules for cannabis use in town, including prohibiting marijuana businesses from being within 1,000 feet of a school or recreational center. The final passage of the ordinance that changes the city's municipal code – which comes as...

Authorities in North Dakota found more than $1.3 million worth of marijuana in the back of a Minnesota woman's SUV during a traffic stop Tuesday. The 34-year-old Askov woman was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 94. During the traffic stop, a K9 named Disco alerted officers to the...

Orange County residents could be able to buy recreational marijuana in Santa Ana as soon as New Year's Day, after the city became the first and only jurisdiction in the county to allow commercial pot shops. The Santa Ana City Council voted Nov. 9 to begin the process of licensing up to 30...

Ohio police departments are learning how to interpret the law and medical marijuana in the new year. So they are turning to experts from Colorado for direction on arrests, cases and how to handle the drug in the field. Blue Ash Police Chief Paul Hartinger said medical marijuana presents a...

A cannabis cultivation expert who was prosecuted in South Dakota after working with a Native American tribe trying to open the nation's first marijuana resort will see his drug case dismissed. A sentence handed down Tuesday for Jonathan Hunt caps the state's prosecution of two consultants...

When it comes to weighing the options for regulating medical marijuana through the law passed this year, Dunedin city commissioners declared local governments face a "conundrum" and "a false dilemma." They said they would welcome a dispensary in the city and want residents to have it as an...

State Sen. Scott Wiener, who has adopted the cannabis industry as one of his major concerns, is taking aim at new state regulations for recreational marijuana that will allow for big growing operations in California. "By not limiting the amount of land that can be cultivated by any one...

It's very likely the Bay City Commission approves an ordinance next month that regulates medical marijuana and allows them to start welcoming the industry to town. That much is apparent based on the conversations in City Hall on Monday, Nov. 20, when the commission heard a presentation on the...

Marijuana may be legal in Washington and Oregon, but police continue to bust illegal marijuana operations that are not licensed by the state. The latest numbers from the Washington State Patrol show that 89 illegal marijuana growing operations were shut down in Washington over the past year...

Another potential marijuana grower hoping to cash in on Florida's "green rush" is suing the state, this time accusing health officials of unconstitutionally dragging their feet by failing to grant new pot licenses. The plaintiffs in the latest challenge include Bill's Nursery, Inc., a...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' apparent plans to prosecute medical marijuana distributors in states that have legalized it are a waste of time, according to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who said the U.S. had bigger priorities to focus on. "With respect to everything else going...