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Don't be surprised if, shortly after Donald J. Trump begins his inaugural address on Friday, tiny streams of smoke begin to rise from the crowd. A marijuana advocacy group said it was giving away approximately 8,000 free joints on Friday. Early in the morning, hundreds were lined up in Dupont...

On Jan. 1, DeKalb decriminalized the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis. "I've definitely heard about [cannabis] on the news, how it's getting legalized," Christina Edmunds, sophomore computer science major, said. "As long as people [who] use it are safe with it, I don't see a problem."...

The effort to legalize marijuana in the First State continued Thursday in Dover, with Cannabis Bureau of Delaware's citizen's lobby day. Members of the bureau, along with dozens of supportive citizens, flooded Legislative Hall the morning of January 19, 2017, with one goal in mind: acquire a...

As Floridians and their doctors await state health officials to set rules to govern the distribution of medical marijuana, a handful of local doctors have qualified to register patients to receive medical marijuana treatments. One doctor in Escambia County, five in Santa Rosa County and four...

A legal cannabis economy could bring jobs and increased economic activity to San Rafael, the city's economic development director said in a presentation to the City Council. Proposition 64 has made recreational marijuana legal throughout California, and cannabis businesses will need...

Jesse Riggs wants Monroe County residents to have access to medical marijuana. The Newport resident was among a dozen who spoke in favor of medical marijuana during a public hearing on Tuesday at Monroe City Council. Though no decisions were made at the meeting, council encouraged public...

After raising a heated debate in the Nebraska legislature in its past two sessions, medical marijuana will again be a point of interest in the Capitol when Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln proposes a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Nebraska. This bill will be similar to...

The head of Maine's largest purveyor of legal medical marijuana said on Wednesday that she also supports the regulated, recreational use of marijuana by people over 21 and the creation of a market to satisfy that demand. In November, that's just what Maine voters approved when they narrowly...

City leaders and members of the local medical marijuana industry will work together to formulate an educational campaign that encourages safe use, cautions against drug-impaired driving, and educates parents about concerns associated with youth consumption. When Councilwoman Suzie Price...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued medical marijuana business applications Tuesday, triggering the start of what is expected to be a fierce competition to obtain one of just a few permits to grow, process and sell medical marijuana in the state. The department has taken a go-slow...

Pro-legalization advocates like Jim Borghsani are outraged and said the legislature is deliberately going against voters' rights. The senate president said safety is the major concern. "The amount of material that will be produced is substantially larger than two individuals could actually...

I have a neighbor, and old lady. She lives about a block away. G'ma is 97 years old. She is a little over five feet tall, and maybe weighs a hundred lbs. She is in remarkably good shape for an old broad (her words). When she was young, her and her hubby owned a large dairy in...

Mount Desert – Selectmen here directed Town Manager Durlin Lunt to work with the town attorney to explore the possible adoption of a moratorium on commercial marijuana establishments. At the board's regular meeting on Tuesday, officials discussed the passage of Referendum Question 1 last fall...

The legal marijuana business has created a multibillion-dollar industry, including some interesting side ventures and spinoffs, and even unlikely entrepreneurs have found lucrative niches. Among them are Deb Baker, a retired high school teacher, and Barb Diner, a former marketing executive...

Just months before the federal government is poised to enact legislation to legalize marijuana, the City of Richmond is considering a bylaw that will prevent pot dispensaries from operating in the city. City council was presented with a recommendation from committee earlier this week that...

Olympia - Members of the Commerce and Gaming committee heard testimony Tuesday from lobbyists, concerned citizens and shop owners for several marijuana bills. The bills included changing the penalties for marijuana offenses, a process for medical marijuana patients who are over 18 but under 21...

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to continue its ban on growing nonmedical marijuana in unincorporated areas for another two years. The ban is aimed at commercial growers. It's still legal to grow up to six plants at a private residence under Proposition 64, as...

The number of people dying in Tennessee from drug overdoses has risen dramatically in the past 15 years, and some experts say one reason could be Tennessee's strict laws on marijuana. More than 1,400 people died from drug overdoses in the state in 2015, almost four times more than the amount...

Trenton – Republican Gov. Chris Christie's warning to the Democrat-led Legislature not to move forward with legalizing marijuana is going mostly unheeded. Christie, a longtime opponent of legalizing the recreational use of the drug, cautioned lawmakers in an impassioned State of the State...

It took one day for West Shore RCMP to shut down a newly-opened Langford marijuana dispensary, with the municipality's mayor saying illegal pot shops will not be tolerated. The Green Tree marijuana dispensary opened Monday on Granderson Road, steps from West Shore RCMP headquarters and blocks...