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Marijuana legalization advocates fear the Massachusetts Legislature, which has already delayed the opening of pot shops, will now gut several key parts of the law approved by 1.8 million voters in November. Public comments from Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg about potential changes are...

Snohomish – The state-licensed owners of a retail marijuana shop at Second Street and Avenue D would like to open the store, even as there's a citywide marijuana ban the city will uphold. The store's owners say they have state credentials to open. However, while they have a state license...

Hilo – Hawaiian Ethos, one of the first companies selected to operate medical marijuana dispensaries on Hawaii Island, wants to open stores in Hilo and Kona – locations it says are close to the bulk of the island's patients and will provide easy access to cruise ship ports once law allows...

In April 2016, Mike Williams took the app he and his team built and sold it on eBay. Less than a year after the acquisition, Thinkbox is back with a new app, and this time, it's all about weed. When the legalization of recreational cannabis, Prop 64, passed back in November, it didn't take long...

Let the green rush begin. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday released application forms to grow and distribute medical marijuana in the Keystone State. Up to 25 grower-processor and 50 dispensary permits are up for grabs. But getting into the game will come at a steep price. Any...

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 carefully arranged on sleek...

Bismarck, N.D. – Caught off-guard by voters in this highly conservative state approving medical marijuana, North Dakota lawmakers said Monday that more time is needed to implement the law. A rare House and Senate meeting was held to consider a proposal to delay the law until the end of July...

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas House voted Tuesday to delay the launch of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana program and ease a restriction on doctors who certify a patient is eligible to use the drug. The bills are among the first of several that lawmakers are expected to take up...

A year since New Hampshire officials started issuing therapeutic cannabis cards to qualifying patients, the program is now serving more than 2,000 people. New figures released by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services this week show a diverse variety of ages and health...

Less than a year after Gov. Tom Wolf legalized medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, his former business partner hopes to jump into the competitive fledgling industry. A company called Viridis Medicine, LLC last week filed for a conditional use permit to build a medical marijuana manufacturing...

A Boulder-based maker of the state's most popular marijuana-infused edible is planning to leave the city after the forced annexation of his and several other properties raised regulatory costs by tens of thousands of dollars and created feelings of ill will between city staff and business...

With recreational marijuana use on the verge of becoming legal in Maine, real estate brokers are seeing a jump in demand for industrial spaces that could become indoor marijuana farms in the not-too-distant future. Marijuana is scheduled to become legal to use and possess Jan. 30, but the...

Austin - Multiple bills pushing for legal marijuana are sitting before our state legislature in Austin. And marijuana reform activists are rallying their supporter to help change the law. Two groups from Waco are asking for supporters of marijuana reform to pressure their legislators to vote...

The increasing supply of legal marijuana is turning into a major buzz kill for growers as prices plunge - and an opportunity for companies that can help cut production costs. Prices are tumbling as formerly illicit cultivators emerge from the shadows to invest millions of dollars in massive...

Atlanta – More than 1,300 people have been registered as medical cannabis patients in Georgia, state officials said last week. That patient number has grown since the first Georgia medical marijuana registration card was issued in July 2015. Sheila Pierce of the Department of Public Health...

The fledgling Pennsylvania medical marijuana industry is facing a roadblock. When municipalities first drafted their ordinances years ago, they never contemplated zoning regulations to permit the growth, processing or dispensing of cannabis. Pocono Township faces such a problem. Consultants...

The Emerald Cup has brought an audience of tens of thousands to the Sonoma County fairgrounds each of the last four years, and the contest's environmental focus sets it apart from other cannabis competitions. But this year, pesticides upended many of the winners of the three-day marijuana...

Washington state's two top-selling cannabis retailers are for sale. Main Street Marijuana owner Ramsey Hamide and Uncle Ike's owner Ian Eisenberg, who own three storefronts apiece, have joined together in an attempted joint sale of both companies. The asking price for all six shops? A cool $50...

Legislative leadership is pushing a bill they say would suspend, but not halt, enacting parts of a ballot measure approved by voters to allow medical marijuana in North Dakota. Supporters of last year's measure were not pleased by the proposed delay and let lawmakers sitting on the Human...

Excitement in the community has grown after the grand opening of Alaska Fireweed on Dec. 17. With its transition from local skate shop 'AK Boardroom' into the recent marijuana retailer Alaska Fireweed, residents are eager to check out the newly opened cannabis shop. Located downtown on West...