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Medical marijuana patients in Florida who are already experiencing long delays in receiving their identification cards are in for more bad news. A company that was not selected to take over processing and manufacturing the cards has filed a protest over the process. Automated Health Systems...

Police raided an allegedly illegal San Diego marijuana-delivery service, confiscating dozens of pounds of cannabis and arresting three people, authorities said Friday. San Diego police narcotics-unit officers served search warrants about 7 a.m. Thursday at the East Village and Pacific Beach...

Over 2,600 pounds of marijuana were found in a van after a traffic stop on Interstate 19 north of Nogales, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. The man driving the van headed north toward Tucson ran into the desert after it was stopped by a trooper Tuesday night. He was not caught...

Marijuana legalization is one of the few issues in which your vote for New Jersey governor will really determine the state's next move. After eight years of Gov. Chris Christie's antipathy toward marijuana — going so far as delaying efforts to launch the medical marijuana program — voters will...

An estimated two out of three U.S. adults – including majorities of self-identified Democrats, Independents, and Republicans – believe that the adult use of marijuana should be legally regulated. That's according to nationwide polling data published this week by Gallup. The percentage is...

Medical marijuana sellers and users are urging Napa to loosen its planned rules on selling the drug within the city. If land-use authorities have their way, there may be more areas open to sales than city officials have previously sought. Responding to a vocally pro-cannabis audience Thursday...

Responding to pleas from dozens of patients, city leaders may allow licensed dispensaries that deliver medical marijuana – but do not sell products in a store – to operate in the city. In June, the City Council adopted an ordinance allowing licensed dispensaries located outside the city to...

Seven years ago, Chris Marr was finishing his first term as a state senator from Spokane, serving as Majority Whip and Vice Chair of the Transportation Subcommittee. Today he is a lobbyist and marijuana industry consultant living in Olympia. "I normally call what I do 'strategic and...

Over the strong objections of the county's environmental advocates and the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), the Planning Commission has voted to allow hundreds of existing marijuana growers to continue cultivating before they finish the permitting process. At the Oct. 19...

Owners of Peake ReLeaf have found a place to set up a medical marijuana dispensary in Rockville. Warren Lemley, Peake Releaf's president, said the company is leasing space alongside a pizzeria and craft beer and wine store in a shopping center at 12303 Twinbrook Parkway. Peake ReLeaf—named...

Authorities recovered about 10,000 marijuana plants worth millions of dollars after a hunter stumbled on a pot farm on Corps of Engineers property a few miles outside of Malone in Hill County. The Hill County Sheriff's Office received a tip call about the operation on Monday. In order to...

The tide is turning on marijuana. And Big Pharma has no one to blame but itself. The horrific epidemic of addiction and death linked to the profligate distribution of opioid prescription pain relievers has moved Americans of all stripes to reconsider the advantages of a substance that used to...

The Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park is urging Northfield Village to prohibit medical marijuana in the village. Village Council could vote Nov. 8 on an ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensaries from locating in the village. The...

Over 2,600 pounds of marijuana were found in a van after a traffic stop on Interstate 19 north of Nogales, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. The man driving the van headed north toward Tucson ran into the desert after it was stopped by a trooper Tuesday night. He was not caught...

One in five Americans lives in a state where it's legal to use marijuana without a doctor's prescription. Yet we know surprisingly little about the drug's effects on our health. Rumors abound, while the science is sparse. One of the most common rumors is that marijuana today is stronger than...

Dr. Michael Eisenberg, an assistant professor of urology, sees a lot of patients at the Stanford University Medical Center who have problems performing in the bedroom. To determine what the problem is, they'll go through a laundry list of regular activities. Often, patients will ask whether...

A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Thursday after submitting a false police report to her supervisor, BRPD spokesman Sgt. Don Coppola Jr. said. An internal investigation found that Michelle Patterson, 28, responded to a call last month about a woman with marijuana in her possession...

University of Florida Health doctors have begun a new study looking at the health effects of marijuana on people with HIV, including its potential as an alternative to addictive opioids. The doctors will be monitoring the patients and their marijuana use. They will be exploring both negative...

One New Jersey county is warning trick or treaters to be extra careful this Halloween, and to be on the lookout for candy made with marijuana. Officials in Gloucester County issued a warning to parents and trick or treaters on Thursday to beware of marijuana 'gummie' candy this Halloween...

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern suggested that the league should remove marijuana from the NBA's banned substances list, but a representative from the league said Wednesday that it's not going to happen. NBA executive vice president of communications Mike Bass said the league had no...