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With marijuana legalization looming next summer, Ontario has outlined its plan for the sale of weed. Here's what's happening in the rest of the country. – Alberta held public consultations on legalization through the summer. It says it is currently reviewing the results with the hope of...

In 2014, Brooklyn's new District Attorney Ken Thompson made national headlines when he said his office would decline to prosecute low-level marijuana cases, so long as the defendant had no serious criminal record and wasn't selling the drug. Noting that two-thirds of these misdemeanor cases...

As province-led consultations are underway across most of the country, an advocacy group representing 2000 different Canadian municipalities is encouraging local governments to get to work with the release of its Cannabis Legalization Primer. While cities like Vancouver and Victoria have...

Marijuana legalization opponents will outnumber supporters four to one on the new commission that will spearhead the state's efforts to get a legal marijuana industry up and running by next summer and then regulate the newly legal market. Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday appointed...

Marijuana-related businesses face a funny problem: they make lots of money yet can't securely put it in banks. The US banking system is nationally regulated and weed's illegal under federal law, a Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse, according to the...

Nevada's legalization of recreational marijuana has made life easier for users but more difficult for gaming companies, something the Nevada Gaming Commission hopes to address in a special meeting on Thursday. Legalized weed presents a number of problems for the gaming industry: Using and...

When it comes to cannabis legalization and things like age limit, distribution, and taxation, British Columbians are still hearing crickets from our provincial government. While some provinces have reached out to citizens through online surveys, others have shown interest in providing...

Laulima Pahoa is hosting its inaugural All Things Cannabis Hemp Festival from noon-6 p.m. today at Uncle Robert's Awa Bar in Kalapana. The event will feature a day of free, family-friendly cannabis education. Speakers alternating with songwriters will keep the knowledge light and flowing, and...

West Virginia's Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is scheduled to meet for the first time this week. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health will hold the first meeting Wednesday afternoon at the University of Charleston's Erma Byrd Gallery...

Officials in Las Vegas are warning the recreational marijuana industry against any advertising that can be considered promoting public consumption. Las Vegas marijuana business owners last week received a letter from Department of Business License Director Jaqueline Holloway reaffirming...

A public hearing on a proposed medical marijuana ordinance in Lansing is happening tonight. Council members scheduled the hearing after passing a motion at a meeting last month. It's the city's first public hearing on medical marijuana in six years. The council will get feedback from the...

Whether you love it or hate it, it's a fact that 29 states have some form of marijuana decriminalization or legalization, with more considering the possibility. People have strong opinions about the legalization of marijuana – but how often are those opinions based on science and an...

Almost an entire continent separates the states of Washington and Alabama, and on some political subjects the philosophical gap may be even wider. For the most part, what happens in those states stays in those states, but that may change – emphasis on the "may" – on the issue of marijuana...

Since the beginning of 2014, when Colorado became the first state to let marijuana merchants serve recreational consumers, those customers have faced the challenge of finding a place where they can legally enjoy the cannabis products they can now legally buy. That problem is especially acute in...

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday morning announced his picks for the Cannabis Advisory Board, the 25-member panel that will examine marijuana regulation, finalizing the first piece of pot bureaucracy. The governor's five picks are: Walpole Chief of Police John Carmichael, Jr.; co-founder of the...

The panel that will study and make recommendations on regulating marijuana in Massachusetts – the first piece of a growing regulatory structure – is on track to be finalized by the end of the week when the governor names the final five members. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and Attorney General...

With recreational marijuana sales set to become legal in California next year and most banks unwilling to open accounts for cannabis companies, pot entrepreneurs are desperate to figure out what to do with their piles of cash. Now, some want the state or cities to get involved. Over the last...

Public Survey Cannabis legalization in Ontario ends July 31/2017 Go to: Survey: Cannabis legalization in Ontario | Ontario.ca

Clark County Business License officials are reminding Las Vegas-area residents and visitors that consuming marijuana in illegal in moving vehicles. Officials have learned that some persons have sought to rent tour buses and limousines so that they may consume marijuana in them, which is...

By this time next summer cannabis may be legal in Canada as proposed by Ottawa. Having conducted and completed consultations with the public, the federal government now seeks to create and implement the legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, possession and sale of pot...