marijuana

Mason City Council said it needs more time before voting on an ordinance that would change city zoning rules on medical marijuana. Monday, City Council unanimously passed a 180 day moratorium on granting any permit for retail dispensaries, cultivators or processors of medical marijuana...

City officials are rethinking a proposed moratorium on recreational marijuana shops and retailers. Councilors Peter Juaire and Kathleen Robey suggested the temporary ban this spring after speaking with a number of residents concerned about recreational marijuana shops being located near their...

Some patients will be asked to participate in clinical trials once Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program becomes fully operational. There's also a good chance the University of Pittsburgh will conduct some of the research. The state is angling to become a national leader in medical...

In a late-night vote, lawmakers passed a bill addressing recreational marijuana rules. The vote came during a one-day special session at the state house. The bill now heads to Governor LePage's desk, where he has ten days to either sign it, veto it, or let it go into law without his...

Legalizing medical marijuana is controversial. Physicians have not always prescribed controlled substances wisely, as a look at our narcotic epidemic confirms. But marijuana is much safer than narcotics and, according to a recent study, might even save us money, by reducing people's need for...

With nearly 2,000 people signing up for classes on medical marijuana licenses, the state has added a class and moved another to a bigger venue. The sessions are designed to familiarize people who hope to get into the medical marijuana business with the application process that begins on Dec...

Some people take their weed very seriously. LendEDU recently conducted a poll of 1,000 legal marijuana users, asking them about their spending habits. The poll found that cannabis consumers spend an average of more than $110 per month on marijuana, and they buy more than six pot-related products...

The war on drugs has taken a disproportionate toll on people who are poor, black or Latino, community activists have long lamented. Now that marijuana is on the brink of legalization in California, Los Angeles leaders want to make sure that disadvantaged people can cash in. L.A. has been...

Utahns continue to show broad support for a proposed 2018 ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana in the state, according to a new poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics. The new survey finds 75 percent of Utah voters either strongly...

Should kids and adolescents ever use medical marijuana? Administering the drug to younger patients remains somewhat contentious, but it also appears effective in treating a limited number of symptoms. According to a new study published today in the journal Pediatrics, medical marijuana is...

A family-run plumbing company in Central Massachusetts has been used as a "front" for a large-scale marijuana distribution and growing business, authorities said just days after $6 million in marijuana was seized at a Clinton warehouse associated with the case. Federal complaints against...

Legal marijuana is becoming big business–with this maturation of the marketplace, business analysts are attempting to understand consumer demographics and purchasing habits. Bottom line: the entire cannabis industry–with all of its ancillary products and start-up companies–is totally dependent...

A Navajo County judge's recent ruling about medical-marijuana extracts could lead to popular dispensary products like vape cartridges and edibles being taken off the shelves. Don't freak out: That's a worst-case scenario. But it's possible, if a higher court ultimately agrees with the...

Five members of a marijuana and money laundering organization have been sentenced to prison after previously pleading guilty to a slew of charges, including intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. The investigation that revealed...

Last week a viewpoint writer wrote a piece about how marijuana should remain illegal in Virginia. In his piece, Thomas Ferguson described the adverse health effects of marijuana use, and how it would not be in the Commonwealth's interest to relax laws surrounding marijuana use. While there is a...

Despite a recent survey indicating strong support for allowing medical marijuana sales in Concord, city leaders may ban all commercial cannabis activities. Polling firm Godbe Research found that 69 percent of respondents support medical marijuana sales and about 51 percent favor recreational...

Questions and answers on Maine pot legislation. Q: How many marijuana bills will state lawmakers consider at the special session? A: Two. One is a regulatory bill, L.D. 1650, that was created by the Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation, and the other is a...

The Maine state legislature is set to vote on two different proposals Monday that will decide the timeline for purchasing recreational marijuana. The Maine Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization implementation, or MLI, has been working on a bill to regulate marijuana infrastructure...

For a long time the U.S. government has conducted studies through the National Highway and Traffic Safety Association which show that marijuana use has little effect on a person’s driving ability. Yet, our government continues to prosecute people under antiquated and inadequate laws that equate...

So far, all the states that have legalized marijuana have done so through grassroots petitions and ballot initiatives meant to bypass risk-averse lawmakers in state houses. California, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia have all followed Colorado and...