marijuana

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in the world. And with your jolt of caffeine, you can also get a little buzz. As marijuana becomes legal in more and more states, the cannabis industry is looking for new ways to cash in. You can't find these coffee pods at the grocery store...

While many expect sales of marijuana for recreational use to take off in January when California will allow existing dispensaries to sell to adults, growth should be gradual next year before accelerating over the next three years, according to investors and advisors. The main opportunity next...

The Board of Supervisors delayed another vote yesterday on new regulations for recreational cannabis. As a result, the city likely won't have a legal framework in place when marijuana becomes legal statewide on January 1. The Board was set to consider changes to city regulations for zoning...

A divided City Council asked the city attorney Tuesday to prepare an ordinance allowing the sale of marijuana for adult recreational use in Long Beach – six or seven months from now. California voters approved use of marijuana recreationally last November, and state regulations go into effect...

Residents at Monday's fall town meeting approved a ban on recreational marijuana businesses. They also merged special districts for medicinal marijuana and adult entertainment businesses. A total of 82 voters turned out to the meeting at the high school, which only lasted about an hour...

Marijuana will be banned from all town land after special town meeting voters decided Tuesday to amend the general bylaws. All consumption of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, will be banned anywhere in town alcohol consumption is already banned...

The group behind the latest effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan says it has enough signatures to make the 2018 ballot, but has to clear a fundraising hurdle before submitting them to the state. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol owes about $30,000 to National...

A bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire was rejected by a House committee on Tuesday after legislators voiced concerns about conflict with federal law and potential health consequences for a state in the throes of an opioid crisis. Proposed before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety...

People from all over the state lined up for hours to be part of the grand opening of Lee County's first medical marijuana dispensary. Tuesday morning, Trulieve, a medical marijuana treatment center, opened a location in North Fort Myers. The store is the company's 12th location. "It's...

San Francisco will not have a regulatory framework in place by January 1st, when recreational marijuana becomes legal. There is a heated debate over marijuana in San Francisco and the majority of the supervisors say they need more time in order to get this right. After weeks of...

City officials said this week they will consider re-establishing a moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses, possibly up to the end of 2018, to allow more time for drafting local regulations. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is recommending that communities consider the...

he Union-Tribune recently published a long story that explained what will happen on January 1st when the public can begin to buy recreational marijuana in licensed stores in San Diego. The story generated a lot of questions from readers. We sought answers from Katherine McBroom, a partner at...

Four leading Democrats and one little-known Republican running for Michigan governor are throwing their support behind marijuana legalization ahead of a potential statewide proposal they could share the ballot with in 2018. "We've seen other states do it wrong. In Michigan, we've got a chance...

New marijuana taxes that go into effect January may increase prices, but probably will not reduce marijuana consumption, said several policy experts and dispensary staff. California voters approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, allowing residents over the age of 21 to possess up to one...

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said Tuesday that he believes the NBA should consider taking marijuana off its banned substance list. In an interview with ESPN.com's Nick Friedell, Towns backed former NBA Commissioner David Stern's stance on the issue: "I agree with David...

The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance banning marijuana sales, distribution and cultivation in unincorporated parts of the county. Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson cast the lone dissenting vote. He argued the board was ignoring the will...

The State of Illinois may be among one of the next states to legalize recreational marijuana, according to a study by financial news company. 24/7 Wall St. recently published a report ranking Illinois as one of "the next 15 states to legalize marijuana," reporting that "few states seem as...

Now that a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey is likely to become law, leaders in the state's 565 municipalities could soon face a choice. Do they allow businesses to produce and sell cannabis in their towns, potentially reaping the benefits of a new industry and millions...

The San Jose City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday that will allow 16 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city to sell marijuana for recreational purposes to adults 21 and older starting on Jan. 1, 2018. The ordinance only allows recreational marijuana sales in the city for...

Establishing a retail marijuana firm would require a $500 fee and a special permit from the City Council and the business would be confined to general industrial zones, under a City Council committee's recommendation Tuesday. The full City Council will vote whether to adopt the Ordinance...