marijuana

A natural foods grocery chain in Neptune Beach is now offering over-the-counter cannabis derivatives to shoppers, essentially skirting state and federal law. The cannabidiol (CBD) products found on the shelves at the Lucky's Market in Neptune Beach are said to be derived from hemp, a variety...

Pennsylvania launched medical marijuana registries for patients and doctors on Wednesday with more than 100 physicians approved to oversee use of the drug. Acting Health Secretary Rachel Levine said another 200 doctors are going through the process, which requires four hours of training on...

The first marijuana grow facility in Berkshire County is on track to open in February. Berkshire Roots is building a 26,000-square-foot cultivation facility and medical marijuana dispensary on Dalton Avenue in Pittsfield. "We're the first licensed cultivators in the county, and we'll be...

Ontario is set to introduce legislation today that would regulate the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana. The province was the first to announce detailed plans last month for cannabis once the federal government makes it legal in July 2018. The drug will be sold in up to 150...

A New Jersey appeals court has ordered state regulators to reconsider whether marijuana deserves being categorized as a Schedule 1 substance lacking medical value in light of its “abundantly and glaringly apparent” health benefits. The 2-1 ruling handed down Tuesday by a state appellate court...

An Agawam man, stopped for speeding Tuesday night on North Street, faces marijuana charges after police discovered a large amount of the drug in his vehicle. Officer Krysten Scapin stopped Nicolas Pugliano at about 9 p.m. after determining he had been driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone...

The legislature is considering a bill that would limit medical marijuana growing licenses to 1,500 plants per location, something that's the exact opposite of what the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has recommended as it crafts regulations for medical marijuana facilities...

California already has medical marijuana. Now there's evidence that pot might work as "marital marijuana," revving up sex drives in both men and women. The exact nature of the cannabis-coitus connection remains unresolved, but researchers attempted to cut through the haze with a new study...

Cannabis reform may be coming to the European Union's most populous country as German conservatives, the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party continue their talks on forming a coalition government. Part of their discussions include an agreement on fully legalizing marijuana and selling the...

State and federal law classified marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs more than 45 years ago, citing its "high potential for abuse" and a lack of medical value. But a groundbreaking decision by a state appeals court on Tuesday said the Christie administration must revisit marijuana's...

One of the state’s most powerful lawmakers is planning to file legislation in the upcoming General Assembly session to “take steps toward decriminalizing” the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City, said at a Virginia Crime...

Nearly a year ago, voters in the city and county of Pueblo rejected efforts to roll back retail marijuana sales by margins greater than the vote to establish them in the first place. After a heated campaign, the decisive defeat of Propositions 200 and 300 sent a message that Pueblo voters were...

A mid-Michigan farmer has found about 69 marijuana plants growing along the edge of a cornfield on his property in Midland County. The Midland Daily News reports Tuesday that the 62-year-old Larkin Township farmer was cutting down corn when he came across the marijuana Saturday afternoon...

Cleveland City Council voted 15-1 Monday night to adopt zoning legislation that will allow state-licensed medical marijuana cultivators, processors, retail dispensaries and testing laboratories to operate in limited zones throughout the city. Councilwoman Dona Brady was the lone dissenting...

Jon Bozung realized Friday morning that a few eager entrepreneurs had begun to line up outside the Leoni Township Hall. In the time it took him to gather a few items to join them for what would be a days-long campout, the coveted first six positions were gone. Bozung, of Michigan Center...

First, the law does not allow public consumption of marijuana. The language is unambiguous: "No person shall consume marijuana in a public place or smoke marijuana where smoking tobacco is prohibited." With the passage of the marijuana legalization ballot question last year and the subsequent...

Constellation Brands, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that owns brands such as Corona beer, Black Velvet Whisky and Casa Noble tequila–recently agreed to take a 9.9% stake in Canadian marijuana company Canopy Growth Corp. The two companies plan to work together to develop and market beverages...

City Council voted Monday to approve new zoning requirements that will prevent the sale of medical marijuana in about 95 percent of the city. The legislation, approved 15-1, limits the location of marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites, production and refining facilities and research...

You've probably seen them around: marijuana factoids on billboards alongside a teal smiley-face logo for an app company called Weedmaps. Seems pretty innocent, right? Not so, says a stridently anti-marijuana Arizona organization, which is raising alarms over the billboards. The group has...

A Virginia lawmaker says he's working on a bill to decriminalize marijuana. The Virginian-Pilot reported Monday that Senate majority leader Tommy Norment does not support full legalization of the drug. But the Republican said possessing it would be a civil offense subject to a ticket or a...