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Concord — Steve Boulter was one of the first to arrive at Representatives Hall on Wednesday for a hearing on expansion of New Hampshire's medical marijuana program. The 74-year-old resident of North Conway made the long drive to let lawmakers know that therapeutic cannabis helped him with...

Easthampden - A lawyer for Hampden Care Facility appeared Wednesday before the City Council's Ordinance Subcommittee to provide an update on the company's planned medical marijuana facility. Springfield attorney Stephen M. Reilly, Jr. said the dispensary and cultivation facility is now under...

Since Massachusetts voters casted their ballot on Question 4 and made it legal to purchase and consume recreational marijuana in the state, the law has been under high scrutiny by state legislators. Massachusetts Sen. Stan Rosenberg is one of the key lawmakers analyzing the legislation...

Augusta – Efforts to rush through changes to Maine's marijuana law before the drug becomes legal next week faltered Thursday amid political wrangling between the Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage. House and Senate lawmakers unanimously approved a bill Thursday delaying retail sales of...

Collinsville, IL — Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the first medical cannabis dispensary in the metro east. HCI Alternatives in Collinsville has gained popularity as more people seek new methods to treat pain. The business had 89 qualified patients when it opened last January...

With Californians passing Proposition 64, legalizing recreational marijuana, last November, counties like Solano are scrambling to set regulations for cultivation, transportation, sales, testing and more. In December, the Solano County Board of Supervisors passed 45-day Interim Urgency...

That request of responsible consumption is no longer just for those who drink alcohol. With the help of a Denver-based technology and software company, the Pueblo County commissioners are looking to create public service announcements that would not only convey that message, but also educate...

Brett Helfrich receives call after call from cannabis businesses that want to grow their plants inside empty warehouses at his former furniture company on South Riverside Drive. "It's hard to find anybody to rent them other than for cannabis use," said Helfrich, who shut down Eads Furniture...

Canadian weed? It's supposed to be pretty good. But Arizona medical marijuana? Super profitable. Ask the people from a Toronto firm who recently announced the "acquisition" – with caveats and disclaimers – of two Mesa dispensaries. The $27 million deal also includes one of the...

As the Florida Legislature begins debating how to make medical marijuana available to patients, Miami Beach commissioners voted Wednesday to extend a moratorium on dispensaries to give city planners time to develop local zoning laws to govern where such businesses can open. In a 4-3 vote on...

Members of the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana renewed their call for pot legalization Wednesday at the Statehouse. The coalition supported legislation last year that would have created a legal, regulated market for recreational marijuana in Vermont. Matt Simon, of the Marijuana...

Turnout was high at the Oak Bluffs Public Library (OBPL) on Thursday night for "Smoke Bluffs?" a panel discussion moderated by OBPL program coordinator Nathaniel Luce, which delved into the details of the recently passed recreational marijuana law in Massachusetts that took effect on Dec. 15...

A bill to decriminalize marijuana is under discussion in the North Dakota legislature. Republican State Representative Rick Becker of Bismarck introduced the bill to help cut state spending. Bill 1340 is not set up to fully legalize marijuana. Instead, this would make penalties for...

Marijuana advocates say that they are working with police to create an "open dialogue" whereby dispensary operators will be able to feel comfortable calling 911 in the event of a robbery. At a news conference hosted by the Cannabis Friendly Business Association and the Toronto Dispensary...

Debates have begun to put voter-approved medical pot into state law and patients' hands. State senators and officials with the Florida Department of Health have rolled out their initial plans to enact Amendment 2, which was supported by 71 percent of voters in November, and House leaders are...

The site of San Francisco's last gun shop that shuttered two years ago may turn into a medical marijuana dispensary. The Bernal Heights Cooperative's permit application to open for business as a medical marijuana dispensary is set to go before the Planning Commission today. The proposed...

Municipal attorney Ted Kelleher of Drummond Woodsum appeared Jan. 25 at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission's workshop on the marijuana initiative for town officials, "Weeding Through Marijuana Legalization: What It Means For Our Towns." Kelleher outlined the current state of...

A new analysis shows November's statewide ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana got strong support across the county that wasn't reliant on low-frequency voters casting ballots because of the presidential race. The measure, Proposition 64, got majority support in 16 of the county's...

A group of Eugene businessmen hope to start building a large west Eugene warehouse complex this summer, betting that a flood of investment in local warehouses by marijuana growers is squeezing out other users. Brent Lanz, owner of Lanz Cabinets, and officials with contractor Ordell Construction...

In a move seen as paving the way for marijuana to be decriminalized, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Thursday he plans to dramatically change the way the Israeli penal code treats private, recreational use of the drug. Speaking at a press conference to announce his decision, Erdan...