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Massachusetts' top marijuana regulator, Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, is asking the Trump administration for an explanation after it raised the prospect last month of a federal crackdown on recreational pot, which remains illegal under federal law even as eight states have legalized the drug...

Carson City – Gov. Brian Sandoval says the state must get ready for allowing voter-approved recreational marijuana, despite the uncertainty of whether the federal government will crack down on the possession and sale of the drug. Sandoval, who opposed recreational marijuana, named a 19-member...

Senators from eight states that have legalized the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana are asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to uphold the Department of Justice's existing enforcement policy toward states with voter-approved marijuana laws. Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth...

Recreational marijuana is an integral part of local economies, according to Telluride and Ridgway officials. Since both towns started issuing licenses for recreational marijuana retail sales in 2014, the tax revenue from such businesses has provided another source of income for each area...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stated at a Thursday news conference voters should expect to see "greater enforcement" of federal laws against the use of recreational marijuana. Spicer's comments appear to signal President Donald Trump might be willing to put down nascent attempts to...

With recreational marijuana possession - and eventually, commercial sale - legal, the Georgetown Board of Selectmen is looking into implementing a moratorium on it in Georgetown to allow the Planning Department to come up with new guidelines for the controversial new industry. "We're not...

Carson City - Nevada officials are pressing ahead with a summer launch of recreational marijuana in spite of statements from the Trump administration implying an impending crackdown on the drug. Any sale or possession of marijuana is illegal under federal law. But Nevada voters decided in...

Portland, Maine – Maine police want clarification about how President Donald Trump's administration will approach legal marijuana. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday he expects states with legalized recreational pot to be subject to more enforcement of federal marijuana...

Washington – Officials in Washington state, where recreational marijuana is legal, vow to fight any federal crackdown on the nascent industry after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said they should expect to see stepped-up enforcement of anti-pot laws. Bob Ferguson, attorney general in...

Portland - The White House says there will be greater enforcement of federal laws, when they come into conflict with states that allow recreational pot. This is a reversal from the Obama Administration's stance. Question 1 became law at the end of January, allowing Maine residents to use...

As one of the first states in the U.S. to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Colorado is considered by many to be a public-sector pioneer in governing the cannabis market. Now looking to make some similar moves, the state of California is reaching out to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to...

The most recent numbers out of Colorado suggest big things for marijuana sales in Canada post-legalization, says Echelon Wealth Partners analyst Russell Stanley. In a weekly update on the marijuana sector called "Cannabis Weekly", Stanley took note of new data out of Colorado, which began...

Last year The Sun provided some perspective on the "Potconomy," the coming of the legalization of marijuana. In that article, we noted that one pot dispensary in the City of Sebastopol contributes $250,000/yr. in sales taxes to that city's coffers, and that the City of Sonoma was way behind the...

Colorado's legal marijuana dispensaries sold $1.3 billion worth of pot during 2016, according to tax data released Thursday, signaling the state's best year since legalizing recreational weed in 2013. Statistics released by the Colorado Department of Revenue this week indicate the state's...

Ludlow - The Ludlow Board of Selectmen has joined the growing list of Massachusetts municipalities that support a moratorium on the retail sale of marijuana in the commonwealth, which legalized recreational use of the drug in December. Selectmen on Tuesday voted to send a letter in support of...

St. Paul – Rochester Rep. Tina Liebling wants voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Minnesota. The DFL lawmaker said she plans to introduce a bill for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing people to grow and buy marijuana for personal use. Liebling said...

The City Council voted to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in business and industrial districts citywide Monday. In a 6-3 vote, the council amended the city's zoning ordinance to allow dispensaries within business and industrial districts. The amendment prohibits dispensaries from opening...

Two more Roseburg marijuana vendors are now eligible to sell recreational marijuana to the public as of this week. Since Jan. 1, dispensaries were prohibited by law from selling retail marijuana to the public without a recreational marijuana license, but they could still sell to medical...

Across our country, we routinely take a pledge that ends in "with liberty and justice for all." Yet that fundamental promise has been broken in six of the eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana use, as tens of thousands of people remain in state prison for nonviolent...

Proposed rules for establishments that plan to deal in recreational marijuana in San Diego are scheduled to be taken up by the City Council for the first time Tuesday. The regulatory package, which would update the city's Land Development Code and Local Coastal Program, will come before the...