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State legislators and cannabis cultivators alike are calling for legislative changes to California's recently passed recreational marijuana legalization measure Proposition 64. Some bills have already been introduced, which seek to close loopholes in the new laws, such as the allowance of...

A suggestion that the Town of Bourne can opt out, in part, to the state's newly approved law legalizing recreational use of marijuana has been warmly received by the Bourne Board of Selectmen. The board expressed no opposition to a suggestion from state Senator Viriato M. (Vinny) deMacedo...

Des Moines, Iowa – As Iowa legislators once again prepare to tackle the debate over medical marijuana, a comprehensive report released Thursday takes an in-depth look at the health effects of the drug, which could be grounds for more advocacy, said some Iowans. Connie Norgart uses a vaporizer...

Washington - Since the pot protest was announced, organizer Sondra Battle said she's heard plenty of jokes about the 4,200 joints that will be given out. And while she appreciates the light-hearted support, she said the issues remain incredibly personal to her. "It's not a laughing matter at...

Atlanta - A Georgia lawmaker has introduced a bill asking for a constitutional amendment allowing cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana. Channel 2's Richard Elliot reported on Twitter Thursday that state Rep. Allen Peake introduced the bill. Peake hopes to convince lawmakers to...

The legalisation of marijuana in several US states has not curbed beer sales, according to new research, as Americans managed to find room in their social schedules for both. Analysts at investment firm Bernstein said fears that the brewing industry would be sent into chronic decline by...

Following the January passage of the recreational use of marijuana, there's at least one big question lingering in the air. How will the law impact the medical marijuana industry? Zach Wright, manager of The Grove medical marijuana dispensary in Pahrump, said he does not believe that the...

Danville – Following the lead of other East Bay cities including Pittsburg, Campbell, Antioch and Martinez, Danville recently updated its medical marijuana bans to apply to almost all marijuana – a change made in light of the November passage on Prop. 64 legalizing recreational pot. The...

Dawson Springs - Hemp. It's the material from which Betsy Ross constructed the first American Flag in 1776. Yet, the crop has seen its fair share of ups and downs since the turn of the 18th century. In 1850, around 40,000 tons of hemp were grown in the commonwealth, far surpassing any other...

Phoenix – The way Sonny Borrelli sees it, you could smoke a pound of hemp and all you'd get is smoke inhalation. So the Republican senator from Lake Havasu City wants to amend the state's criminal code to treat it different from marijuana, it's more psychoactive version. Specifically, he...

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina is weeks away from finalizing rules regarding the growing of hemp. Pat McCrory and agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler appointed an industrial hemp commission in the fall. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is planning a pilot program to research...

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 –...

Indianapolis – Each year, Sen. Karen Tallian (D-Portage) submits a marijuana bill. Each year, it is shot down. Still, she perseveres. The work of a legislator is often grueling, frustrating and time-consuming. Passions and principles catalyze pen to paper and are authored into bills that...

A bill seeking to allow parents of students who are prescribed medical marijuana products by their physician to apply them at state schools has been introduced into the Washington state House of Representatives. House Bill 1060 was introduced by 19th District Reps. Jim Walsh and Brian Blake...

With the table now set for a legal cannabis market, two Pendleton businesses are working toward offering the main course. Two months after Pendleton legalized marijuana sales, the owners of Kind Leaf Pendleton and Pendleton Cannabis are currently navigating the state and city's regulatory...

Portland, Maine - The potential statewide moratorium proposed Wednesday would force people who want to open cannabis-based businesses to wait until that period is over before setting up shop. Medical cannabis caregivers said Wednesday that this could have serious business impacts on the state...

Pot growers are crying foul because Jackson County so far is refusing to grandfather in existing medical marijuana grows on rural-residential land. A spring 2016 change to state law made medical marijuana grows illegal on rural-residential land in the county. Recreational marijuana grows were...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Patients who qualify for medical marijuana under a voter-approved constitutional amendment can start purchasing cannabis treatments in as little as 90 days, according to the state's top pot cop. Whether patients would be able to start buying medical marijuana before the...

Kansas City, Missouri — Marijuana has been much-discussed of late in the State of Missouri, but there's still no assurances that the talk will lead to legislative action. Beginning in 2017, changes in the state's criminal laws took effect that eliminate the possibility of jail time on a first...

The lawyer representing a second medical marijuana company seeking a dispensary in Gloucester's Blackburn Industrial Park said Wednesday that Mayflower Medicinals is considering "all options" after the City Council shot down its bid for a use permit. Former Mayor Bruce Tobey, a co-counsel...