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Chicago The Illinois medical marijuana industry saw $2.57 million in retail sales during June, a sign of continuing steady growth of the retail market. The Illinois Department of Agriculture released the figures Thursday. May sales had been nearly $2.3 million. Illinois now has nearly...

Chicago The Illinois medical marijuana industry saw $2.57 million in retail sales during June, a sign of continuing steady growth of the retail market. The Illinois Department of Agriculture released the figures Thursday. May sales had been nearly $2.3 million. Illinois now has nearly...

I put in a pond this winter, and now we have a million little frogs. They keep showing up in unexpected places.

It has been a good few weeks for those who want to see marijuana legalized in Arizona. Days after U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego announced his support for the state's leading legalization ballot initiative, the group behind the measure, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, submitted...

After about a year gathering signatures, the campaign to legalize marijuana for recreational use will turn in more than 200,000 signatures Thursday to get its initiative on Arizona's Nov. 8 statewide ballot. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol needs at least 150,000 signatures to...

After about a year gathering signatures, the campaign to legalize marijuana for recreational use will turn in more than 200,000 signatures Thursday to get its initiative on Arizona's Nov. 8 statewide ballot. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol needs at least 150,000 signatures to...

Smith Falls, Ontario - Canopy Growth Corp., the largest of Canada's publicly traded marijuana companies, trimmed its losses in its 2016 financial year. The company says it generated $12.7 million of revenue and a $3.5 million loss in its 2016 financial year, an improvement from the $2.4...

In May, both branches of Congress approved an amendment that would eliminate restrictions to access medical marijuana for veterans, opening the door for doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider the use of medical marijuana in treatment. If signed into law by the president, the...

In May, both branches of Congress approved an amendment that would eliminate restrictions to access medical marijuana for veterans, opening the door for doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider the use of medical marijuana in treatment. If signed into law by the president, the...

Oregon tax revenue from marijuana sales $40 million higher than what economists predicted, similar plan recommended for New Jersey. Smoking greens are expected to raise $43 million in spending greens for Oregon this year, already raising $10.5 million in tax revenue in the first three months...

Now here's an idea we hope catches fire. Aurora, Colorado's third largest city, recently announced how it will use $1.5 million generated from a tax on recreational pot to supporting homeless people, the Aurora Sentinel reported. The city first made the announcement in September, and has now...

It clocked in at $70 million last fiscal year alone. Legal recreational marijuana is a boon for tax revenues in Colorado, according to new figures from the state’s Department of Revenue, outpacing revenue from alcohol taxes in the fiscal year ending on June 30. Colorado collected almost $70...

Colorado may have the reputation as the marijuana state, but it turns out New Yorkers talk about pot more than the residents of rocky mountain state. Aizman Law Firm analyzed geotagged Instagram posts to see which users posted about marijuana the most. They used various hashtags related to...

In 2012, Washington and Colorado sparked the proverbial flame by passing laws to end marijuana prohibition within their borders. Since then, the flame has passed to 21 other states and the District of Columbia, effectively allowing some form of marijuana use and cultivation in these areas. The...

If Massachusetts voters approve an expected ballot measure this fall legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, the state could become home to a $1.1 billion cannabis industry by 2020, according to a report. The research, released last week by the marijuana data and investment firms...

Medical marijuana could generate up to $63.5 million in revenue for Michigan, according to a recent study. Hillsdale College economist Gary Wolfram's analysis shows how a proposed regulatory framework for medical marijuana could boost the economy by getting more patients registered for medical...

Calling the estimate "conservative," an economist on Monday said medical marijuana could generate up to $63 million annually for state coffers if regulated as proposed under bills currently in the Michigan Legislature. "(It) can generate significant revenue and jobs," Dr. Gary Wolfram, an...

Medical marijuana sales in Illinois picked up in January as more dispensaries opened around the state. Program director Joseph Wright announced Tuesday that patients legally purchased more than $1.2 million in marijuana last month. Seven new dispensaries joined the program, bringing the total...

Officials say Illinois patients legally purchased nearly $1.7 million worth of medical marijuana during November and December. Program director Joseph Wright on Monday announced sales figures since Nov. 9, when Illinois launched regulated sales with the opening of the state's first licensed...

Not too low or high, but just right. The cash-strapped Ontario government would be looking at more than $450 million (Canadian) in tax revenue from its 13 million residents. As Canada mulls how to handle marijuana legalization – promised in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's election platform –...