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Carson City – The Nevada Department of Taxation is asking for a loan of nearly $900,000 from a legislative account to fund startup costs for the implementation of the recreational marijuana law passed by voters in November. The request for $887,491 from the Legislature's Interim Finance...

In November, Massachusetts voters approved recreational marijuana; that state was supposed to start legal sales in January 2018 – but now that date has been pushed back at least six months. Personal possession, use and cultivation of cannabis became legal in Massachusetts on December 15, but...

A Democratic state representative from Philadelphia plans to push a bill to legalize recreational marijuana during the new legislative session that began in Harrisburg on Tuesday. But Rep. Jordan Harris, D-186th, knows his success of broadly legalizing pot in Pennsylvania likely will hinge on...

Sacramento, Calif. – Recreational marijuana is now legal in California, after voters said "Yes" to Proposition 64 in November. Here are some frequently asked questions to clear up the cannabis confusion: Q: How much pot am I legally allowed to possess on my person? A: 28.5 grams or...

Corvallis marijuana dispensaries and state agencies are scrambling to ensure recreational marijuana retailers see a smooth transition when new rules take effect Jan. 1. Saturday marks the end of limited retail sales from the Oregon Health Authority, which began in October 2015 following the...

Massachusetts lawmakers on Beacon Hill on Wednesday, December 28, passed a measure to delay portions of the recently approved ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana. The move has prompted frustration, even outrage, for pro-legalization advocates who believe the Legislature violated...

On Sunday, the recreational use of marijuana will become legal in Nevada following passage of the state's "Question 2" during this year's elections. The law will allow adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis or one-eighth ounce of cannabis concentrate with the start of the...

Just as Governor Eddie Calvo stated his position on legalizing recreational marijuana on Guam, KUAM News has learned that officials from Adelup met with stakeholders today to get more feedback. The governor's legal counsel Sandra Miller says Adelup officials are consulting with organizations...

GREEN STATE California was known as a major marijuana-producing state before it legalized recreational use. Just how big of a producer may surprise you. LOCALLY GROWN As of Nov. 9, adults in California were allowed to grow up to six marijuana plants per household as long as the area is...

Swansea - The Board of Selectmen voted to defer a decision on a request by a business to place a marijuana growing and dispensary on property at 4 Sears Road. The board members had met with Mackie Barch of Doctors Orders Health of Massachusetts the previous week and were expecting additional...

The state agency in charge of recreational marijuana sales is rushing to approve about 70 would-be retailers this week before new rules on sales take effect Jan. 1. Medical dispensaries wanting to cut into the generally more profitable recreational sales won't be able to do so anymore come...

Las Vegas, NV -- Even though recreational marijuana officially becomes law January 1st, you may have trouble finding weed to buy. "They have up to a year to figure everything out," Brenda Gunsallus of Sahara Dispensary tells FOX5. And by everything she means how dispensaries like hers will be...

Laguna Beach, CA – It's been legalized. Marijuana legalization laws were immediately activated after the passage of Proposition 64. But what does this mean? According to the Laguna Beach Police Department, citizens are still confused as to what is and what is not legal when it comes to the...

Some news laws will begin on January 1, including one that will allow people to use recreational marijuana in Nevada. While the law will allow people, 21 years or older, to purchase, cultivate, possess, or consume a certain amount of marijuana or concentrated marijuana, it does not allow people...

City Council finally crossed the finish line Tuesday in its long march to licensing recreational marijuana stores – adopting rules and regulations that allow only eight stores in the city, along with zones where they can operate and fees they will pay. Council has started and stalled for...

Recreational marijuana users in Oregon will have fewer places to legally buy cannabis starting in January. Oregon voters approved recreational marijuana use for adults in 2014, but there was no place to legally buy it until October of the following year. That's when a law kicked in that...

Toronto – It's Sunday afternoon and Toronto's Centre for Social Innovation is packed full of marijuana enthusiasts perusing tables of goods. Everything from marijuana-infused barbecue sauce to medicated body rubs is available at Green Market, where artisans peddle their various craft cannabis...

Marijuana shops are coming to Massachusetts, thanks to a vote on Election Day to legalize the recreational use of the drug. Proponents of the law, however, will have to wait a little bit longer before dispensaries start sprouting up around the state. When will marijuana shops open in...

Richmond, Maine - Maine Recreational marijuana will soon be legal in Maine and towns and cities are trying to determine how to deal with the new law- the latest of which is Richmond. At 6:00 Tuesday night in the Richmond Town Office, the town Planning Board and residents will discuss a...

Marijuana could soon be ordered to your door like delivery food in Portland, Ore., after lawmakers eased regulations prohibiting businesses from conducting the practice. Portland city commissioners relaxed the rules governing how marijuana dispensaries can distribute their products. It opens...