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Portland, Maine – It was a green Monday in Maine. The first tangible results of state voters' decision to legalize marijuana were felt as possession and home growth of marijuana became legal. Voters narrowly passed the ballot question in November, and the waiting period between the vote and...

West Hollywood, Calif. – On a bustling stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard lined by vintage stores and eateries, the MedMen shop looks right at home. Sunlight streams in through the store's floor-to-ceiling windows. Inside, salespeople in bright red T-shirts greet shoppers. Merchandise is...

Richmond — Virginians convicted of marijuana possession would no longer automatically lose their driver's license for six months under legislation moving through the General Assembly. Existing state law mandates that when someone is convicted of a drug offense, the defendant's license is...

Like many others around the city and the state, Lompoc resident Joe Garcia said he was ecstatic when Proposition 64 passed by a wide margin in the 2016 election. The ballot measure, which essentially legalized recreational marijuana cultivation and use within the state, was seen by Garcia and...

Tim Charles describes himself as a serial entrepreneur. The Allentown native has dabbled in energy efficiency, international trade, manufacturing and real estate. Now, Charles, CEO of PA Cannabis LLC, hopes to bring medical marijuana to Main Street via a dispensary that offers patients a...

Is marijuana medicine? Twenty-eight states say yes. But the Utah Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics insist that it isn't, and federal law says it has "no currently accepted medical use." So far, Utah lawmakers have declined to make marijuana legal, except for cases of...

State lawmakers are pushing to revamp the Maryland's medical cannabis commission and award additional licenses to prospective growers, processors and dispensaries in hopes of getting more minority-owned businesses involved in the fledgling industry. Two bills backed by the Legislative Black...

Kitchener – The first licensed grow facility for medical marijuana in Waterloo Region is now operating in an industrial building, but the owners want to keep the location secret from would-be bud bandits. "We are a high security facility, but we attempt to maintain a low profile," Nathan...

Medical marijuana use will not be legalized during the 2017 session, Utah lawmakers said at a press conference at the Utah Capitol on Friday. Efforts will instead revolve around allowing for research into the medical benefits of cannabis and putting infrastructure in place in case of future...

Jacksonville, Fla. - With the passage of Amendment 2 and the state of Florida now in the process of writing a law that allows medical marijuana to be sold in the state, local prospective business owners are looking into how to profit off what is a multi-billion dollar business nationally...

Palm Beach County is moving forward with a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that aims to give state legislators time to craft regulations for the industry. Commissioners gave initial approval Thursday to a one-year moratorium on issuing permits for medical pot operations...

Life is a highway, and beginning in February a portion of it could be dedicated to hemp. The Kentucky Hemp Highway, a new free self-guided history tour, will make use of historical markers to map out a framework exploring the role of hemp in Kentucky's history, including in Clark County...

Florence, SC — Several state legislators want to legalize a crop they say could help farmers still reeling from flood damage. Supporters say industrial hemp has countless uses and believe its benefits are far-reaching. While it was legalized on the federal level in 2014, industrial hemp faces...

Salt Lake City – Utah lawmakers announced Friday that they're scaling back their push to expand the state's very limited medical marijuana law to more uses or ailments and instead will focus on calling for additional research on the drug's effects. Four Republican lawmakers said at a news...

Joshua Jacquot says his employer won't allow him during working hours to take the medication he needs to cope with depression and anxiety because that medication is medical marijuana. It's doctor-prescribed and legal, and according to the 23-year-old assembly line worker, "it seems to be the...

Carson City – A legislative panel approved Thursday a nearly $900,000 loan to begin implementation of recreational marijuana sales, and authorized a separate money transfer for costs associated with a breach of Nevada's medical pot system. The Legislature's Interim Finance Committee approved...

The benefits outweigh the risks when it comes to opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Algonquin, officials say. Ross Morreale of ILDISP III LLC has proposed repurposing a free-standing building at 1154 N. Main St. to sell marijuana products and paraphernalia to patients with state-issued...

As Connecticut considers expanding its medical marijuana program this year, local officials and medical professionals are weighing in on the benefits and risks of making the drug more widely available. The program's Board of Physicians appealed to the state Department of Consumer Protection...

Brookville – Things may soon be growing in Jefferson County. This growth is not traditional however. This growth involves the cultivation of medical marijuana. Tuesday, the Jefferson County Commissioners revealed that Global Resource Operations of Nashville, Tenn., was interested in a 25 acre...

The need to regulate Massachusetts' newly legal marijuana industry is leading to attempts to revamp state alcohol regulations. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said in an interview with The Republican/MassLive.com this week that she was prompted to form a new Alcohol Task Force while looking...