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A Nevada bill that would make all marijuana "candy" illegal is not going down smoothly with some industry leaders. Nevada law already requires all marijuana products to be packaged in a way that is not appealing to children, but Senate Bill 344 take that mandate a step further. The bill...

Several years ago, the Duque family traded in its trash business for a slightly better smelling replacement, but only slightly. The Reno family, best known for running the former Castaway Trash Hauling company in Sparks for a decade, last year started growing marijuana in a 33,800...

The push to reduce the penalties attached to marijuana is getting easier and easier to see in Texas. A new TV ad featuring cancer survivor Heather Jackson and Dallas Police Officer Nick Novello will soon begin airing in parts of the Lone Star State. "Arresting people for marijuana possession...

The CEO and chairman of Loblaw Companies says he hasn't ruled out the possibility of selling recreational marijuana, a slight shift in position for Canada's largest grocery and drugstore chain. Galen G. Weston said his focus remains on dispensing medical cannabis. But when asked whether Loblaw...

In June, 39 companies will emerge as victors in a statewide competition for permits to grow and sell medical marijuana. Twelve companies will be allowed to grow marijuana and process it into medical products. Twenty-seven other companies will be able to sell it at dispensaries, with up to...

New measures put in place by Health Canada to screen medical marijuana companies for contaminants have turned up further problems in the industry, with the discovery of a banned pesticide at Hydropothecary Corp. The company, one of more than three dozen federally licensed cannabis producers, was...

Arizona is the Wild West of medical-marijuana testing, with no more government oversight of product safety in dispensaries than there was in 1800s-era drugstores. Yet with concern about contaminated legal cannabis rising in recent months with reports of recalls and new state laws that require...

People wanting medical marijuana establishments in Elko County may have a friend in County Commissioner Rex Steninger. The commissioner is concerned about Senate Bill 341, which would revise provisions related to marijuana establishments. His main concern is that the state is trying to keep...

Eben Britton, a former NFL offensive lineman and now staunch advocate for marijuana allowance in the league, had heard similar comments in the past but hoped the league and its commissioner, Roger Goodell, had changed its view on marijuana. "You're ingesting smoke, so that's not usually a...

Medical marijuana may be legal in Pennsylvania but that doesn't mean you'll be seeing the word "cannabis" on Adopt a Highway signs across the commonwealth. PennDOT recently ruled that the Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival couldn't adopt a stretch of road in Susquehanna County because the...

On the morning of her first court appearance, medical cannabis supplier Jenny Hallam pleaded with the State Government to drop charges of possessing and manufacturing an illegal drug. Until quality cannabis oil was freely available to people with chronic painful conditions, there should be...

Where the turf meets the surf meets a toke. The Del Mar Fairgrounds has inked a contract for its first-ever cannabis festival — and the largest by far ever in San Diego County. As many as 6,000 people are expected for the Sept. 23 event, which organizers are calling the Goodlife Festival...

Rep. Dave Maxwell was firmly opposed to Iowa's limited medical cannabis oil program, approved in 2014. He worried about opening the door to recreational drug use and about whether enough scientific evidence supported the medicinal use of marijuana. But nearly three years later, Maxwell is among...

All Michelle Walker could do was sit and watch her epileptic and autistic son, Vincent, seize for hours as federally approved pharmaceuticals failed. Holding on to hope for a better life, they left their home in San Antonio and moved to Colorado to treat Vincent with medical marijuana. "We...

Canada is legalizing cannabis and it should be no surprise that the country is taking a very Canadian approach to the whole thing. We are now about a year out from having legislation in place for recreational cannabis and in the meantime there are very careful, organized efforts underway to deal...

Australian drug regulators have granted what is believed to be the first licence to grow medical cannabis in WA. AusCann, whose chairman is former WA Federal Liberal MP Mal Washer, will announce today that it has approval for a secure outdoor cultivation facility in WA, and hopes to have its...

An Adelaide woman who is facing drug charges for producing cannabis oil for terminally ill people has faced court, with dozens of supporters turning up at the hearing. Medicinal cannabis advocate Jenny Hallam made a brief appearance in Elizabeth Magistrates Court. "I was hoping it wouldn't...

Dr. Caroline MacCallum wants doctors to know that cannabis "isn't the taboo medicine" they might think it is. Not only has she used it successfully to treat more than 50 conditions, she has also seen how it has helped her patients stop using prescription opioids. MacCallum, a specialist in...

Walk into a marijuana shop in Alaska and you'll find a newly renovated space, an array of products that have been tested and prepared in a highly regulated market and salespeople — called budtenders — ready to answer any questions you may have. But be prepared to pay a premium for the...

A small Indian tribe in a remote stretch of San Diego County has traded in its failed dream of casino riches for what could be the next big payout: marijuana cultivation. The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel – which shuttered its 35,000-square-foot gambling hall in February 2014, buried under $50...