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The right of Massachusetts adults to possess and grow marijuana would be sharply curbed, and the ability of retail shops to begin selling it for recreational use next year would be deeply undercut if legislation filed Friday by a key state senator becomes law. Senator Jason M. Lewis is...

Action from the state health department and the Montana Legislature is still pending to implement a new medical marijuana system, signifying that a fully provisioned program is at least months away. Officials are considering regulations for the Montana Medical Marijuana Act, which was...

Mashpee residents could face a ballot question at this spring's town election on whether to ban retailers from selling recreational marijuana in town. The Mashpee Board of Selectmen on Monday, January 23, voted unanimously to place the matter before voters. It would appear first at May Town...

A moratorium on marijuana businesses in Lewis County was lifted at Monday's commissioners meeting, ending an official ban on the businesses that had been in effect since 2013. The commissioners voted 2 to 1 to lift the moratorium, which still requires a federal water license for pot...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the first two medical marijuana bills into law Monday. House Bill 1026 by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, extends the deadline for rule making from 120 days after the election to 180. It passed the Senate Jan. 19 after earlier passing the House. House Bill...

The owners of the famous Dixon Melons plan on opening a coffee shop and medical marijuana dispensary in Missoula in the next few months, calling it part of their mission to help treat people with sleep disorders, cancer, glaucoma, post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments. Green Bean...

A medical marijuana activist from Detroit arrested in Carroll County in 2016 says he will appeal his cases all the way up to the Supreme Court with a goal to "cost Carroll County as much money as humanly possible." Keith Olson of Michigan, and founder of C.R.A.P. (Criminalize Racketeering...

Phoenix – State lawmakers are moving to keep medical marijuana dispensaries in the rural areas of the state. On a 5-4 vote Monday, the House Committee on Military, Veterans and Regulatory Affairs approved legislation which says that those who were the first to open marijuana stores following...

It's now legal to use marijuana, medically or recreationally, in 28 U.S. states. But many cannabis businesses still can't access the banking system – and that has repercussions far beyond where dispensaries store their cash. Marijuana remains illegal to buy, sell or possess under federal law...

The sandwich baggie brimming with buds is gradually becoming a thing of the past in California. In its place, an era of name-brand marijuana is emerging. Celebrities – including actress Whoopi Goldberg, rapper Snoop Dogg, rocker Melissa Etheridge and the family of reggae legend Bob Marley –...

Helena – A bill to correct a drafting error that delayed when the three-patient provision for medical marijuana providers was repealed passed out of the Senate State Administration Committee on Monday on a 6-2 vote. Sen. Fred Thomas, who carried Senate Bill 131, asked for quick consideration...

Atop Lehigh Valley pain management doctor who advises the State Department of Health on medical marijuana policy has founded a company that is making a bid for a permits to grow, process and dispense medical cannabis in the region. Dr. Bruce Nicholson, medical director for the division of...

Frederick, Md. Although possession of small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized in the state of Maryland, the Court of Appeals has recently ruled that police are still allowed to search a car without a warrant if they smell a the plant's odor. "Decriminalization of marijuana in the...

The City of Ripon is in the process of working out a few changes to the law regulating recreational marijuana use. This has to do with California voters recently passing Proposition 64 that not only legalized marijuana but also created the state licensing framework for cultivation...

Toronto police are concerned about the number of robberies taking place at marijuana dispensaries across the city, and that those robberies are not being reported to police. However, in at least two of the robberies police have investigated, the owners of the dispensaries have ended up facing...

A highly anticipated comprehensive medical marijuana bill did not make Monday's deadline for being introduced, so it will instead be filed as a delayed bill, according to North Dakota's Senate majority leader. The 82-page bill is still being finalized and needs to be reviewed by the attorney...

The state agency charged with keeping Colorado's highways safe started experimenting with devices that can detect if a driver consumed marijuana before getting behind the wheel in January 2015. Two years later, the search for the right roadside testing device continues. "To be transparent...

An Auckland state house tenant has escaped eviction for growing and smoking marijuana for pain relief. Ida Murrie, 61, was arrested last year for growing cannabis in her Housing New Zealand (HNZ) home. Ms Murrie struggles to walk. She said she was in constant pain and cannabis provided...

Meagan Holt's daughter, Maddie, suffered life-threatening daily seizures until medical marijuana gave her relief. But as Maddie neared school age, her mom worried federal laws would prevent Maddie from taking cannabis at school. Holt, of Mill Creek, reached out to state lawmakers for help...

Marina - The Marina City Council conducted a discussion about cannabis issues Wednesday and came away taking a small step forward in considering lifting the ban on marijuana dispensaries and cultivation. "We can move ahead ... behind Del Rey Oaks, Salinas and Monterey County," Marina Mayor...