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You know you've reached a new frontier in regards to marijuana legalization when even the police are supporting the idea. That's exactly what's happening with the nonprofit organization LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), whose members believe that wasting time chasing after cannabis...

Costa Mesa — A raid by Costa Mesa police at a medical marijuana dispensary that was caught on hidden cameras is being challenged by an attorney who alleges officers exceeded their legal authority during the operation. "These guys were doing this to shut down a business without due process...

Portland Police have three people in custody after the armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary Wednesday. Police said three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed the Mt. Hood Wellness Center dispensary. Portland Police Sgt. Pete Simpson said as recreational marijuana was being legalized...

Sometime in the next year or two, marijuana will be legal for personal consumption in Canada. The federal government is currently working on the exact laws around this, but all indications so far point to it being produced, sold, and taxed much like alcohol, i.e. not sold to kids, sold through...

The police raid of a medical marijuana dispensary in Waterloo appears to be having far-reaching effects around the region. On Tuesday, police officers were seen removing computers and other items from the Waterloo Dispensary on King Street North. Waterloo Regional Police say the raid was...

The police raid of a medical marijuana dispensary in Waterloo appears to be having far-reaching effects around the region. On Tuesday, police officers were seen removing computers and other items from the Waterloo Dispensary on King Street North. Waterloo Regional Police say the raid was part...

Evanston aldermen offered varied critiques Monday night of figures showing police ticketed or arrested a total of 77 people during the second quarter of this year for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Alderman Peter Braithwaite, 2nd Ward, said he was concerned about the high number of...

Champaign County - With new marijuana legislation in Illinois things might change for police around the state as well. The governor recently signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana. Several departments say they are putting together a plan for dealing with the changes, but most say generally...

Springfield - Marijuana possession in small amounts in Illinois will be punishable by fines but not jail time after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday that makes the state the third largest to decriminalize minor pot offenses. The new law, which takes effect immediately, makes having...

It's been some years since Islanders have seen a black helicopter crisscrossing the Island, its crew scanning Martha's Vineyard woodlands and backyards for homegrown cannabis. Last Tuesday and Wednesday the black bird was back. Massachusetts National Guard personnel, operating under a grant...

It's been some years since Islanders have seen a black helicopter crisscrossing the Island, its crew scanning Martha's Vineyard woodlands and backyards for homegrown cannabis. Last Tuesday and Wednesday the black bird was back. Massachusetts National Guard personnel, operating under a grant...

Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis wants to relax a hiring policy for police officers in Maryland that disqualifies applicants for past marijuana use, saying it is "fundamentally inconsistent with where we are as a society" and hurts local hiring efforts. Davis will lead a committee to...

A squad of hungry, destructive police officers in Southern California are looking for new jobs after security camera footage caught them unlawfully raiding a dispensary's stash. Three Santa Ana police officers who've pled not guilty to charges of petty theft and vandalism in connection with...

A new study found that African-Americans in New Orleans were arrested on pot charges in far greater numbers than other offenders over the past six years. Although the city has eased its marijuana possession laws in recent years, those arrested still face long-term consequences. New Orleans'...

In a case that would set new legal precedents, the Arizona Supreme Court will rule Monday whether the odor of marijuana is enough to give police legal reason for a search. The justices will decide whether the fact that voters in 2010 made marijuana legal for some people to possess and use...

Phoenix - In a case that would set new legal precedents, the Arizona Supreme Court will rule Monday whether the odor of marijuana is enough to give police legal reason for a search. The justices will decide whether the fact that voters in 2010 made marijuana legal for some people to possess...

It's business as usual as far as pot goes in Vancouver. That's in spite of a warning from the Federal Minister of Justice. Earlier today, in announcing a marijuana legalization task force, Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said for the time being, pot remains illegal. "It is important for...

Toronto's police chief says officers have raided several marijuana dispensaries in the city. Mark Saunders says he believes search warrants were executed at four dispensaries on Thursday and police would be releasing more information on Friday. The raids come a month after police, accompanied...

Marijuana activist Marc Emery says he and other pot dispensary operators in Toronto will continue to defy authorities despite a crackdown by police in the ongoing Project Claudia raids. "I'm willing to go to jail and I will be selling marijuana today and all next week. We hope to stay open as...

The hits keep coming for Toronto's pot shops. Cops raided four marijuana dispensaries on Thursday - the blitz comes almost one month after Toronto Police raided dozens of shops across the city. And Chief Mark Saunders delivered a blunt warning to any Hogtown bud businesses still operating...