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Marijuana-related businesses gathered this weekend in Ottawa for the first in a series of Canada-wide conferences on the business opportunities that will come with cannabis legalization. The two-day Cannabis Canada Forum was organized by licensed marijuana producers and was intended to educate...

Supporters of legalizing marijuana in Michigan have tried repeatedly without success to get the issue on the ballot in recent years, using an army of volunteers to collect signatures. But in 2018, they'll have money, national expertise and momentum behind the effort to free the weed. Advocates...

Rick Sitton had no way of knowing his grandson Jacob would be diagnosed with severe autism when he was 18 months old. Now 9, Jacob is mute. He suffers from, in Sitton's words, "severe facial tics," and he hits himself in the head and chest as a "reflexive action." He doesn't strike himself hard...

A U.S. consultant hired by Ottawa to assess Canada's eventual recreational pot market says jurisdictions that regulate cannabis should expect "unbelievably high" sales growth in the first few years as criminals are driven out of business. Adam Orens, a founding partner of the Marijuana...

Rob Quist and Greg Gianforte, running in a special election for Montana’s lone House seat, clashed during their only televised debate on Saturday. Rob Quist, the Montana folk singer turned Democratic congressional candidate winning over voters in traditionally GOP areas, affirmed his support for...

Arguably one of the hottest tickets in Augusta this session is entry to the legislative committee rolling out Maine's recreational marijuana law. The group has one eye on signals coming from Washington about enforcement of the federal ban on pot, another on the intersection with the state's...

John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said marijuana is "not a factor" in the U.S. drug war, and authorities should instead be focusing on other narcotics. Speaking with Chuck Todd Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, Kelly said heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine are the...

Since lawmakers approved medical marijuana in Maryland, the nascent industry has been mired in legal and political controversy. A judge is deciding whether the state improperly awarded licenses to grow and process the plant. Black lawmakers said minorities didn't have a fair chance of getting...

For the International Church of Cannabis in Denver, there were three reasons to celebrate on Thursday. First, it was opening day. The church, a more than century-old building recently adorned with brightly colored paintings by the artists Kenny Scharf and Okuda San Miguel, welcomed the public...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said he doesn't think the Trump administration will crack down on states that have legalized marijuana, following an hour-long conversation with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday. Sessions "didn't give me any reason to think that he's going to come...

A Michigan coalition with national backing is readying plans to launch a marijuana legalization petition drive “very, very soon” after a leading state activist group this week endorsed potential 2018 ballot language. MI Legalize announced its support Tuesday, ending a dispute that had threatened...

About 70 people attended a meeting at the Boothbay Region YMCA April 26, to learn more about how the legalization of recreational marijuana will affect the Boothbay Harbor area. Edward "Ted" Kelleher was the featured speaker. Kelleher is a business and real estate lawyer with the law firm...

The neon lights of the casinos beckon you across the border for a little weekend fun. Located right on the state line, this town of about 5,000 balloons to about 20,000 on weekends. People, mostly from Utah, arrive to drink, gamble or take in a concert. Now, city leaders are looking at another...

While state legislators recently allowed the use of a marijuana extract for specific medical purposes, don't expect marijuana legalization to expand anytime soon. State Rep. Amanda Stuck told an audience in Appleton on Thursday that Wisconsin is a long way from allowing recreational or...

A marijuana business seminar will be held Saturday and Sunday, to cover medicinal marijuana issues, but also to prepare clients for an anticipated legalization of recreational pot in Florida within years. "If you just look at medical marijuana in Florida as it stands today, yes, the...

Curious about cannabis for wellness? Talk to your doctor. Here are a few additional resources to get some answers: The 5,000-year-old plant - how to use it, what it can potentially treat - is the focus of an upcoming live-stream summit from Hollywood. Max Simon, founder and CEO of Green...

A meeting this week with Attorney General Jeff Sessions has left the governor of the first state to legalize marijuana less concerned over the possibility of the federal government pursing a war against recreational use. While Mr. Sessions has hardly been reserved about his opinions on pot...

A Delaware judge is putting lawmakers on notice that they may want to take another look at a law that still makes it illegal for someone to have a handgun while carrying a decriminalized amount of marijuana. In a recent ruling, Superior Court Judge Paul R. Wallace pointed out that the...

If you think supporters of legalizing marijuana are all pot-smokers and hippies, think again. After winning several legislative victories over the past few years, a close-knit corps of advocates is putting its full weight behind the Holy Grail of marijuana reform: Legislation that would make...

Proposals to legalize recreational marijuana came before the New Mexico legislature this year. Once again, the measures failed. But that didn't stop New Mexicans from marking 4/20, the international day to celebrate and advocate for the cannabis culture. Vendors laid out their pipes and...