marijuana

Cancer patients are using marijuana to relieve a variety of symptoms. But even in states where it's legal, patients are not getting the information they need. About 25 percent of cancer patients use marijuana. At least that appears to be the case in Washington, a state with legalized...

Detroit police didn't have to go far to make their latest pot bust, which nabbed nearly 50 plants and over $125,000 in marijuana, according to Detroit Police Chief James Craig. Police could smell it, even if they didn't suspect its operation, which is estimated to have lasted six months or...

Key Drivers of Amendment 64 to Host Event Celebrating Five Years of Legal Marijuana in Colorado Nation's largest marijuana policy reform group will hold dinner and 'fireside chat' with principals behind the first successful ballot initiative to make marijuana legal for adults DENVER, Colo. –...

Orange County commissioners will consider banning medical marijuana dispensaries within its borders at a Tuesday gathering. At the Oct. 31 meeting at 2 p.m., commissioners will have a public hearing on two ordinances — the first bans all medical cannabis retail centers while the second...

New Mexico has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the country, and last week President Donald Trump declared opioid abuse a public health emergency. He directed federal agencies to put resources toward the crisis, and his plan includes a massive advertising campaign. New Mexico...

A new study is the first to show that regular use of marijuana or cannabis is linked to having more sex. The study by the Stanford researchers assessed the use of marijuana and frequency of sexual intercourse among participants in the United States. Results were unprecedented. The study was...

The headline of a post published in this space last year posed the question, "Is Pueblo the Drug Bust Capital of Colorado?" And in recent months, law enforcement in the community has answered this question with a resounding "Yes," particularly when it comes to marijuana crimes with an...

Members of the Virginia State Crime Commission will release findings from a study on decriminalizing possession of marijuana in the state. The General Assembly commissioned that study earlier this year. Decriminalizing means possessing small amounts of marijuana would not land someone in...

He swears that this came to him later in life, when he’d tried everything else. “And I’m not lying; I was one of those guys who grew up thinking if you smoked weed you had no future,” Al Harrington says. “I never tried it as a kid. My boys were smoking when we were kids and I never tried it. I...

Proponents of legalizing marijuana for medical use say 2018 is the year for Missouri. Public opinion has shifted. Money is flowing. And canvassers dot street corners. But we've heard this before. After raising more than $1.3 million through June of last year, a group called New Approach...

The application cost for a medical marijuana business permit from Bangor Township -- a 14,641-person township outside Bay City -- isn't cheap. Still, at $5,000 each, the township received 18 applications in just three weeks this fall. "A guy today called me and said he's applying for three...

High taxes on legal marijuana in California could have the potential to turn many consumers away from the state's cannabis shops and toward the black market, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. The credit rating agency estimates state and local taxes on marijuana, which will become...

Alcohol giant Constellation Brands is making a foray into marijuana, a precedent-setting move for an industry that has mostly stayed on the sidelines during the cannabis boom. Constellation will pay about $191 million (C$245 million) for a 9.9 percent stake in Canopy Growth Corp., a Canadian...

Hey, what’s another 180 days? Man up. Even you, ladies. Grit your teeth. Dig down deep. Show ’em what Jersey Tough is all about. That’s effectively what was said Wednesday by those involved in caring for the welfare of New Jersey residents who suffer from chronic medical conditions not...

A trade expo in the nation's capital is showcasing how big the marijuana business is and will be when recreational use of the drug is legalized in July 2018. Licensed producers, soil experts and companies that sell marijuana paraphernalia are exhibiting their products and expertise at the...

Plants derive energy from light. And marijuana – also known as cannabis – needs light just like other plants. In fact, cannabis plants grow best when exposed to an ideal spectrum of light, according to Gary Arnold. Arnold, of North Providence, co-owns a Warwick-based company that sells...

Among men, daily users reported 6.9 times compared with 5.6 for non-users. The findings were published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The researchers reached the conclusion after a retrospective analysis of data on 50,000 Americans ages 25 to 45, compiled between 2002 and 2015 by the...

Police seized 97 pounds of marijuana and nearly a million in cash in a Crown Heights drug bust, officials said Sunday. The NYPD worked with the Jersey City Police Department on the investigation. Officers were assisting Jersey city police track down a man wanted for arson and terroristic...

Once Pennsylvania approves doctors to see patients seeking medical marijuana, Compassionate Certification Centers will be ready to open up franchise-like offices, including one in Scranton, to get people into the state program. Dr. Bryan Doner, co-founder of the company, said he anticipates...

Officer Nick Novello worked his regular shift Saturday at the city's central patrol station. After a quick change into his civilian clothes, he headed off to an event you wouldn't expect to find a cop in his off time: a downtown rally calling for the legalization of marijuana. Not only...