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As a doctor at Tigard-based American Cannabinoid Clinics, Rachel Knox said her job is taking the guess work out of medical marijuana. "Patients have been using cannabis like throwing darts at the wall," said Knox. "They hope it lands on that bull's eye which is their medical condition, whether...

Seems there's a dating app for lots of different groups of people these days. You may have heard of the dating apps Christian Mingle, Tinder, J-Date, but have you heard of Sizzl, for bacon lovers, Tindog, for dog owners, and Farmers March, for farmers and people who love them? There's a new...

Most of those who shared their thoughts with the Alamosa city council this week on a proposed marijuana ordinance suggested the city loosen it up or ditch it altogether. As proposed, the ordinance would limit the number of marijuana plants to 12 for an individual’s use in the city limits. The...

The state of Nevada is poised to mandate the use blood tests and eliminate urine tests in DUI convictions for marijuana. Although Washoe County already uses blood tests for pot, the state Senate this week gave the final vote of approval for the testing change for the entire state. Now, this...

Advocates for a "greener" third-party were in Scottsbluff Thursday and Friday, collecting signatures to get the Legal Marijuana Now party on the ballot in Nebraska. Legal Marijuana Now is a political third-party in the United States established in 1998 to oppose drug prohibition. Its goal is...

Addressing the mounting criticisms of the war on drugs, the Philippine delegation in Geneva fell short of recognizing the universal characteristic of human rights as it told a United Nations assembly that the Duterte administration's campaign is to protect the rights of "majority" of Filipinos...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to return to tough policies against drug abusers, ending a push by the Obama administration to clear prisons of lower-level criminals serving long, mandatory minimum sentences. He rescinded two policy memos signed by a...

Pharmacies in Chile's capital, Santiago, will start selling cannabis-based medicines this week, the first time such treatments have been offered by drugstores in Latin America, the companies behind the launch said Wednesday. Canadian cannabis producer and distributor Tilray said it had...

Top state lawmakers are trying to work out a system allowing Iowa residents to start buying medical marijuana oils and pills in Minnesota, a novel arrangement that could raise issues with the federal government. Iowa could join more than two dozen states with medical marijuana programs under...

Shilo Morgan, co-owner of the Lucky Leaf Co. marijuana shop, prides herself on running a clean family business. Working in the shop with her are her brother, Ben Turento, and cousins Sergio Deleon and Justin Fulten. "When you come in it's like a family feel," Morgan said. She is among a...

The Bismarck Police Department is cracking down on cannabidiol hemp oil sold at local health foods stores, reporting that the product is illegal by federal law. Around noon on Thursday, three narcotics detectives purchased bottles of CBD hemp oil from Terry's Health Products, 717 East Main...

No recreational pot shops will be allowed in Ipswich until the planning board has figured out how they will be regulated and zoned. The moratorium lasts for a year, and a zoning proposal is likely at 2018's annual town meeting. The moratorium was recommended until state rules are in place and...

As he admitted having tried weed "at a younger time," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday night defended the state's 2016 legalization of recreational marijuana against possible federal restrictions. In an interview with POLITICO California's David Siders and Carla...

More than 150,000 New Jersey residents who suffer from chronic pain, migraines, Tourette syndrome, or anxiety related to autism or Alzheimer's disease could become eligible to use medical marijuana if the state's health commissioner adopts the far-reaching recommendations issued by a panel of...

A hemp manufacturing company is establishing a farmer cooperative in eastern Victoria and plans to grow its first crop in September. This comes after Australian and New Zealand food ministers gave approval for hemp seeds to be consumed as a food source. The Australian Hemp Manufacturing...

Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear. Without dissent, the House gave preliminary approval Monday to SB 1337 which directs...

Should adults be allowed to buy pot-infused gummy bears, lollipops or other candies? State Sens. Patricia Farley and Tick Segerblom say no, but some lawmakers say a ban would go too far in restricting the budding marijuana industry. Senate Bill 344, co-sponsored by Farley, an independent...

An industrial research center is expanding thanks to the boom in medical marijuana – and with legalization on the horizon, that boom may intensify. The Research and Productivity Council [RPC] in Fredericton is one of the largest companies in the medical marijuana testing business. It calls 19 of...

Police in three California counties are testing what amounts to a breathalyzer for drug users — a device that some authorities and lawmakers said Wednesday is desperately needed now that voters have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. When legalization takes full effect next year...

Pro-marijuana activist David Wisniewski pointed out repeatedly last year that Prop 205, the adult-use marijuana initiative, did not have the full support of the cannabis-consuming community. Now he's running a new legalization campaign that has the same problem. The Safer Arizona 2018...