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Portland police acting on a tip discovered 16 people working in a marijuana-processing warehouse that investigators believe to be illegal. Sgt. Chris Burley said Tuesday that documents provided to investigators showed the marijuana was being grown for several patients under the Oregon Medical...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle signaled her support Tuesday for an advisory referendum on whether recreational marijuana use should be made legal. Preckwinkle, a longtime advocate for reducing the focus on the decades long war on drugs to concentrate more on violent crime, backs...

Indiana's county prosecutors remain vehemently opposed to any form of marijuana legalization and insist the plant "is not medicine" amid a push by a conservative state lawmaker to have it recognized as such. The Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys argues any type of marijuana...

More than 80 percent of veterans support legalizing the medicinal use of marijuana and would want to use it as a potential treatment option, according to a national survey released Thursday by the American Legion. The survey also showed 92 percent of veteran households support research into...

Neighbors fired tough questions at the group working to bring in a medical marijuana dispensary to west Toledo Monday night. A variety of questions concerning armed security, children, crime, location and especially safety, were asked by neighbors. During the presentation, Glass City...

Hundreds of people seeking employment with the medical marijuana facility being built at 28 Appleton St. or just information about the venture packed into Gateway City Arts for a job fair Monday. "We will invest $8 million in this community right here at 28 Appleton St.," said Peter Kadens...

There will soon be medical marijuana growing operations throughout Northeast Ohio. Last week, the state issued the first licenses for small growing facilities and already, Ohio has made more than $2 million. "Certainly ecstatic, it's a lot of it just because of all the effort," said Dr...

Massachusetts is looking for an inspector for the state's newest crop: marijuana. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has posted a job for an agricultural inspector for cannabis. A job description posted on the state's website says it's seeking someone to enforce laws...

At its Special Town Meeting Tuesday night, Longmeadow may join more than 100 communities across the Commonwealth in banning or limiting the sale of recreational marijuana within its borders. The 19-article Town Meeting Warrant, upon which Longmeadow residents will vote tonight beginning at 7...

The state of Colorado raised $87 million dollars last year through the taxation of recreational marijuana. After a call from a concerned viewer, who was wondering where that money goes and how it is distributed to schools, News Channel Five decided to dive head first into the confusing world of...

The City of Bandon is proposing to adopt an ordinance regarding the siting of recreational marijuana facilities within the light industrial and general commercial zones inside city limits. A public hearing on the issue will be held tonight at 7 during the regular City Council meeting in...

On Monday night, City Council - concerned about a potential increase in crime - unanimously passed an ordinance that will ban the growing, processing and selling of medical marijuana in town. Council passed the ordinance 11 days before a medical marijuana moratorium, which temporarily banned...

The international market for cannabis is projected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021, according to a new report from the Brightfield Group, a cannabis market research firm. Currently, the global market is estimated to be worth $7.7 billion and will see a compound annual growth rate of 60 percent as...

An 18-year-old Kenhorst man was charged with marijuana trafficking after Reading police investigated complaints about frequent drug transactions through the front window of his home. Austin Blanchard of the 900 block of Upland Avenue remained free to await a hearing after arraignment Friday...

Whether you call it pot, weed, or marijuana, it's considered medicine in Michigan and nearly two dozen other states and has been legalized in multiple states as well. It can be smoked, eaten, and even made into a drink. Despite states legalizing small amounts, it's still the most common...

The criminal justice reform bill released by the Massachusetts House on Monday would let individuals convicted of marijuana possession completely expunge their records. "People will be able to expunge their record if they were ever prosecuted for possession of marijuana," said Rep. Jeffrey...

North Dakota officials who are setting up a medical marijuana system don't expect the drug to be available to patients for another year - two years after voters approved it. The timeline is disappointing to at least one marijuana advocacy group, but state Medical Marijuana Director Jason Wahl...

The list of ailments that qualify a patient to use marijuana in New Jersey doesn't cover all the people it could help, says a panel of doctors and health professionals that studied the issue for 19 months. Migraines, Tourette's, and anxiety and chronic pain stemming from various maladies...

For George Armstrong, a veteran with chronic pain and PTSD, marijuana is medicine. The Chester County resident, along with other patients and caregivers, recently added his name to Pennsylvania's new medical marijuana registry. He said cannabis helps him more than stronger stuff, such as...

Bill Nye supports marijuana legalization, even though he personally would like to stay away from pot. The former TV host and noted Science Guy was featured in a video segment of NowThis Weed to explain why cannabis should be legal, despite all the reasons why he doesn't approve of smoking it...