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For the last two months, most of the money fueling Florida's medical marijuana fight hasn't been coming from Florida families hoping for patient access to medical marijuana or anti-drug activists who worry about the impact on their home state. Since Sept. 1, for every $1 donated to the two...

A good way to gauge where things stand in the marijuana legalization wars a week before Election Day is to follow the money. And the latest polls, of course. There are limitations to this approach. Trying to predict the outcome of an election by polling a week or less before the voting ends...

Boulder - Sales of products containing cannabidiol oil, a non-psychoactive compound of hemp and marijuana plants, continue to grow across the country, the Boulder-based Hemp Business Journal said. CBD from hemp was a $90 million market in 2015, beating expectations by $5 million, the trade...

One-quarter of the United States - and all the residents of the West Coast - could have access to recreational marijuana after Election Day, when five states will vote whether to join Oregon in legalizing cannabis. Next week, voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada will...

Passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment would cost the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Finance and Administration between $4 million and $5.8 million annually to regulate, with the state forced to come up with the money on the front end before sales tax revenues...

Passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment would cost the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Finance and Administration between $4 million and $5.8 million annually to regulate, with the state forced to come up with the money on the front end before sales tax revenues...

Lawmakers in Colorado on Monday asked an anti-marijuana campaign in Arizona to stop airing ads that they say contain false information about their state and could mislead voters who will be deciding on recreational legalization of the drug next week. State Sen. Pat Steadman (D) and...

This month, citizens in five states (Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona, California and Nevada) are set to vote on the recreational use of marijuana - but anti-pot advocates across the country are digging deep into their pockets to keep legalization from happening. According to Vice, donors such...

In a recent article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, former state Assemblyman Pat Hickey asserted that marijuana tax revenues are a "pipe dream." This is apparently his way of attempting to undermine support for Question 2, the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol. The problem is, Mr...

With five states voting on marijuana legalization next month, this is a pivotal year for marijuana policy no matter which way the contests turn out. The results will determine whether marijuana reform gains momentum heading into the next presidential administration or whether the pace of change...

Statewide marijuana sales tax receipts grew at a faster pace in August and September than the previous two months, and the state has collected $40.2 million this year, the Oregon Department of Revenue reported Monday. With a 25 percent sales tax rate on recreational pot in effect through...

Lansing - A fully developed legal market for medical marijuana in Michigan could lead to millions of dollars in new state tax revenue. Exactly how much is open to interpretation, but some analysts' estimates suggest it could top $63 million a year. New regulations for the state's medical...

Lansing, MI - New medical marijuana regulations will be put into place in December, and some are projecting millions of dollars in state revenue with the changes; some analysts estimate the number could be more than $63 million a year, according to the Detroit Free Press. The new regulations...

Lansing, MI - New medical marijuana regulations will be put into place in December, and some are projecting millions of dollars in state revenue with the changes; some analysts estimate the number could be more than $63 million a year, according to the Detroit Free Press. The new regulations...

Last anyone checked, 58 percent of New Jerseyans agree that we should legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adults, and it is now apparent that our public officials are eager to please a reform-minded electorate. Excluding Gov. Christie, of course: Though he finally allowed PTSD patients...

Denver - Colorado marijuana sales broke another record in August, according to The Denver Post. The newspaper reports that $126 million in medical and recreational marijuana were sold in our in state in August, beating the previous record of $122.67 million that was set in July. Recreational...

With time running out before the November election, campaign finance reports show that committees on both sides of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Florida received major cash infusions last week. Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson pumped another $500,000 into the effort to...

As the fight over Amendment 2 sparks up, proponents of Florida's medical marijuana campaign have the money edge, at least for now. The tally as of Tuesday: People United for Medical Marijuana has raised $3.99 million, Drug Free Florida Florida Committee $2.86 million. Most of the pro-weed...

As the fight over Amendment 2 sparks up, proponents of Florida's medical marijuana campaign have the money edge, at least for now. The tally as of Tuesday: People United for Medical Marijuana has raised $3.99 million, Drug Free Florida Florida Committee $2.86 million. Most of the pro-weed...

West Virginia is the opioid overdose capital of the country. Just last month, there were 26 overdoses in a single four-hour span in Huntington. While all 26 people survived, it seems more to the credit of health professionals and state legislators who in June made the lifesaving antidote...