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Just as it approaches the two-year mark since voters approved medicinal marijuana, a pair of revised bills related to its implementation is firing up concerns from the Department of Public Health. It's been more than one month since the rules and regulations were officially rejected, and now...

Recreational marijuana use is not permitted in public in Barcelona, but that hasn't stopped non-profit cannabis clubs and discrete smoker lounges from popping up all over the Catalan region. There are over 800 smokers clubs in Spain now compared to the mere 40 in the country in 2010. Despite...

Marijuana possession cases would be decriminalized so that first and second offenders would face forfeitures for violating ordinances instead of possible jail or prison time, under a recommendation from the State Public Defender's office.The change would save the office money, since Indigent...

The Senate and House Judiciary Committees met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the status of the fledgling commercial marijuana industry. One of the largest topics of discussion was the existence of marijuana social clubs, which have been operating in Alaska for the past year and a half. Social...

Whether you grow your own marijuana, process the plant or run a cannabis shop, it's not like any other business. Conventional banking isn't possible. Tax credits and deductions aren't available. And investing in the new industry comes with significant risks. The Oregonian/OregonLive will...

Whether you grow your own marijuana, process the plant or run a cannabis shop, it's not like any other business. Conventional banking isn't possible. Tax credits and deductions aren't available. And investing in the new industry comes with significant risks. The Oregonian/OregonLive will...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is hosting a series of meetings throughout the month for the public and interest groups to help shape new medical marijuana regulations. The state is working to create a system that tracks pot from where it's grown to where it's sold under a bill...

Wyoming NORML and Wyoming Purple Cross, medical marijuana advocate groups in the state, are hosting a public meeting to discuss the Peggy A. Kelly Wyoming Cannabis Act. Right now, the groups are working to get enough signatures to put the issue on the 2017 ballot. This would allow voters to...

Wyoming NORML and Wyoming Purple Cross, medical marijuana advocate groups in the state, are hosting a public meeting to discuss the Peggy A. Kelly Wyoming Cannabis Act. Right now, the groups are working to get enough signatures to put the issue on the 2017 ballot. This would allow voters to...

Wyoming NORML and Wyoming Purple Cross, medical marijuana advocate groups in the state, are hosting a public meeting to discuss the Peggy A. Kelly Wyoming Cannabis Act. Right now, the groups are working to get enough signatures to put the issue on the 2017 ballot. This would allow voters to...

With nearly a dozen state initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana on the November ballot, the market for legalized marijuana is certain to expand. But, because marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), private banks are effectively...

A citizen petition to ask voters whether commercial marijuana operations should be banned outside city limits in the Kenai Peninsula Borough is now in the hands of the Borough Assembly. The petition has received sufficient signatures to be certified. Now the Assembly has two options - they...

On July 25 the King County Council passed an Ordinance re-regulating Marijuana businesses in the Unincorporated Areas and at the same time lifting its 4-mo Moratorium on such businesses. Over the past two years the Area Council has hosted several standing-room-only meetings, which provided...

Santa Fe, N.M — As the backlog of applications for the state's Medical Cannabis Program continues, groups are looking for answers. The backlog has left medical cannabis patients waiting 60 or more days to receive their cards. But a state statute says it should only take 30 days. Advocacy...

Santa Fe, N.M — As the backlog of applications for the state's Medical Cannabis Program continues, groups are looking for answers. The backlog has left medical cannabis patients waiting 60 or more days to receive their cards. But a state statute says it should only take 30 days. Advocacy...

Deep Roots Medical held an open house on Friday afternoon to introduce the public to their newly opened medical marijuana dispensary at Deep Roots Harvest, located at 195 Willis Carrier Canyon in Mesquite. The dispensary unit at the Deep Roots Harvest site was open from 3:00 to 8:00 pm for...

Deep Roots Medical held an open house on Friday afternoon to introduce the public to their newly opened medical marijuana dispensary at Deep Roots Harvest, located at 195 Willis Carrier Canyon in Mesquite. The dispensary unit at the Deep Roots Harvest site was open from 3:00 to 8:00 pm for...

Lawmakers held a public hearing Friday evening to allow the community to weigh in on a pair of measures that would revise Guam's delayed medical marijuana program. Sen. Tina Muna Barnes, D-Mangilao, introduced Bills 343-33 and 344-33 last month after holding a separate series of hearings over...

Lawmakers held a public hearing Friday evening to allow the community to weigh in on a pair of measures that would revise Guam's delayed medical marijuana program. Sen. Tina Muna Barnes, D-Mangilao, introduced Bills 343-33 and 344-33 last month after holding a separate series of hearings over...

Joplin, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed a bill which will allow most marijuana-related convictions to be expunged from public record after a period of time. Captain Bob Higginbotham with the Joplin Police Department says there are some advantages to having pot-related convictions...