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Some makers of marijuana concentrates, extracts and edibles are sounding dire alarms about how the state's new testing rules are holding back their products from the market and jeopardizing their businesses. They complain that the state lacks approved labs to carry out all of the required...

Indian River County - If Florida voters approve Amendment 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot - changing the state constitution to allow medical marijuana - the County Commission wants to restrict where the dispensaries or treatment centers would be allowed. The county is preparing changes to land...

Officials in Oregon are working to address concerns of marijuana businesses that say delays in the state processing regulatory applications threaten chaos for the industry when new rules take effect on Saturday. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has scheduled an emergency meeting for...

If you want to buy 280 chocolate bars infused with 100 milligrams of cannabis at one time, do it before Saturday. New rules limiting how much a person can purchase at cannabis outlets here and across the state are set to go into effect, as are regulations intended to protect children from...

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...

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...

Portland - A marijuana industry group is asking Oregon lawmakers to delay Oct. 1 deadlines for the state's new pot regulations by at least 30 days. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the Oregon Cannabis Association last week asked the joint committee that oversees marijuana rules for...

A marijuana industry group wants Oregon lawmakers to push back Oct. 1 deadlines for the state's new cannabis testing, packaging and labeling rules by at least 30 days, calling them an insurmountable challenge. Many marijuana businesses simply aren't ready to comply, said Amy Margolis, a...

Advocates are raising concerns over the length of time it will take Ohio's medical board to draft rules governing how doctors can recommend to patients they use medical marijuana. The medical board met Wednesday for the first time since the new medical marijuana law took effect and says it...

Advocates are raising concerns over the length of time it will take Ohio's medical board to draft rules governing how doctors can recommend to patients they use medical marijuana. The medical board met Wednesday for the first time since the new medical marijuana law took effect and says it...

In May, Alaska's Marijuana Control Board wrote the first draft rules around what it calls an "on-site consumption endorsement," which said marijuana retail stores could have a separate area for people to consume cannabis, in a model similar to a bar or cafe. Four months later, those rules...

Springfield, Ill. - The Illinois Supreme Court says it has created new rules to deal with a new state law that decriminalizes possessing small amounts of marijuana. The high court said Thursday that it has adopted six new rules to establish procedures for the court system to follow when...

While the new Ohio law legalizing medical marijuana takes effect in nine days, rules and regulations for the use of pot are "clear as mud." Two experts on the topic agreed Tuesday no one knows how the rules and regulations will shake out over the next two years. Rules and regulations Tony...

Youngstown, Ohio — Medical marijuana becomes legal in Ohio on September 8 of this year, but there's not a lot of information on how it will be distributed. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program has not adopted many rules at this point. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Department of...

Youngstown, Ohio — Medical marijuana becomes legal in Ohio on September 8 of this year, but there's not a lot of information on how it will be distributed. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program has not adopted many rules at this point. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Department of...

The Ohio Supreme Court is moving to alter its professional conduct rules for lawyers to clarify the legal services they can offer to clients connected to Ohio's upcoming medical marijuana business. The justices ordered their staff to prepare a draft amendment to the Ohio Rules of Professional...

The Ohio Supreme Court is moving to alter its professional conduct rules for lawyers to clarify the legal services they can offer to clients connected to Ohio's upcoming medical marijuana business. The justices ordered their staff to prepare a draft amendment to the Ohio Rules of Professional...

Ottawa, ON — Canadians who want to grow their own medical marijuana will soon be able to under revamped rules from Health Canada, but dispensaries are still illegal, at least for now. The new guidelines will allow people who have been authorized by their doctor to use medicinal pot to grow a...

Ottawa, ON — Canadians who want to grow their own medical marijuana will soon be able to under revamped rules from Health Canada, but dispensaries are still illegal, at least for now. The new guidelines will allow people who have been authorized by their doctor to use medicinal pot to grow a...

Toronto - Dozens of medical marijuana advocates finally had a chance to weigh in on Toronto's pot dispensary regulations at an open forum at City Hall on Monday. Councillor Jim Karygiannis held the meeting to allow people the opportunity to express their concerns and propose ways to create...