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As Colorado's recreational marijuana market moves away from its start-up phase, it's experiencing some of the struggles you'd expect from any evolving industry. More than two years into non-medical legalization, we're witnessing some concerning developments that show how much work is left to...

Are marijuana buds the best-sellers in Washington state, or do consumers prefer pot edibles such as brownies and cookies? That's what cannabis industry analyst Headset looked at in its new report. "So which products are most popular? And will edibles or drinks ever become the primary way...

Springfield - A City Council committee has scheduled a meeting July 12 at City Hall to evaluate the negotiated conditions for a medical marijuana dispensary in East Springfield, including annual payments to the city and charitable donations. The council's Health and Human Services Committee...

Springfield - A City Council committee has scheduled a meeting July 12 at City Hall to evaluate the negotiated conditions for a medical marijuana dispensary in East Springfield, including annual payments to the city and charitable donations. The council's Health and Human Services Committee...

With 39 million people, and a booming 20-year-old medical marijuana trade, California politicians will soon have $1 billion a year in extra cash to spend - if the new recreational marijuana initiative passes on the November ballot. The legal medical marijuana market in the United States...

California's marijuana legalization initiative is "horrible, awful, very bad no-good drug policy," said a leading marijuana expert who helped implement Washington state's legal market. That said, he'd vote for it, anyway. Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at New York University...

Researchers are continuously finding that an oil derived from the cannabis plant is actually incredibly effective in treating and controlling a rare form of epilepsy. Since an estimated 30,000 Americans live with the particular form of this disease, this relatively recent discovery brings new...

Researchers are continuously finding that an oil derived from the cannabis plant is actually incredibly effective in treating and controlling a rare form of epilepsy. Since an estimated 30,000 Americans live with the particular form of this disease, this relatively recent discovery brings new...

Third-party presidential candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, do not have the same advantages as Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. However, both candidates mounted presidential bids in 2012 and may gain new political ground this election year thanks to one issue — marijuana legalization...

Learn from Colorado's folly. Unless Arizona does something about medical marijuana, legalization won't produce promised revenues. Here's how medical marijuana will hurt Under Arizona law, a person who obtains a medical-marijuana card can purchase 2.5 ounces of marijuana, which is taxed at...

Most medical cannabis patients who completed a survey reported benefits from the medication, according to the results of a voluntary survey of patients enrolled in Minnesota's medical cannabis program during its first three months. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) survey asked...

Most medical cannabis patients who completed a survey reported benefits from the medication, according to the results of a voluntary survey of patients enrolled in Minnesota's medical cannabis program during its first three months. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) survey asked...

In November, California voters will have a chance to legalize recreational marijuana. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) would allow people 21 and older to possess as much as an ounce of weed, which would be regulated like alcohol and taxed at a rate of 15 percent. A Public Policy...

Marijuana concentrates are the fastest growing segment of Colorado's legal marijuana market. Demand for marijuana concentrates in Colorado grew 125 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from the same period in 2015, as reported by Marijuana Business Daily. Marijuana concentrates are potent...

The passage of statewide laws regulating the consumption of cannabis by adults and/or qualified patients is not associated with increased rates of teen marijuana use, according to a statistical analysis of results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2015 Youth Risk Behavior...

California was the first state to allow medical marijuana. Now, two decades later, voters are expected to be asked whether to legalize recreational use of the drug. The legalization measure headed for the statewide November ballot is the product of months of negotiations between drug-law...

Since 1996, two dozen states have passed laws allowing marijuana use by a patient with a doctor's recommendation, and a new poll appears to show overwhelming public support. The 1,561-respondent survey, conducted in late May and released Monday by Quinnipiac University, found 89 percent support...

Since 1996, two dozen states have passed laws allowing marijuana use by a patient with a doctor's recommendation, and a new poll appears to show overwhelming public support. The 1,561-respondent survey, conducted in late May and released Monday by Quinnipiac University, found 89 percent support...

Fewer adolescents also report using marijuana. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the number of teens with marijuana-related problems, and the percentage using the drug, have declined even as states have legalized and decriminalized pot. A...

A solid 69 percent of Florida registered voters say they would support Amendment 2 on the November ballot, which would broadly legalize medical marijuana in Florida, according to a new poll by Gravis Marketing. The same poll also finds Floridians with mixed views on transgender restrooms, but...