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A Pahrump medical marijuana cultivation facility had its registration certificate suspended Tuesday. An order of summary suspension of registration was ordered to be served to ACC Industries, Inc. on Dec. 9 by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services and the Medical Marijuana...

The smell of unsmoked "nuggets" wafted through the air outside the State House Thursday, as a small group of pot enthusiasts who had gathered to celebrate marijuana being legal brazenly gave away portions of the leafy drug. When a man passed Rachel Ramone Donlan a clear bag of pot seeds, and...

A migraine sufferer described headaches lasting from four to six hours that caused vomiting and rendered him unable to speak. "I am speaking in my mind, but the words are mumbled and come out unintelligibly," he wrote in a petition asking the New Jersey Department of Health to let him to seek...

Tallahassee, Fla. - A Senate panel Tuesday began exploring issues surrounding medical marijuana as lawmakers prepare to carry out a constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. The Senate Health Policy Committee heard from a cannabis vendor, patient advocates...

When Arkansas voters last month approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, a clock began ticking to establish a system for the drug's production and distribution. On Monday, Dec. 12, the first piece of that new regulatory regime fell into place with the inaugural meeting...

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors wants inspections of cannabis farms and related enforcement of county codes to continue, at least for now. The board on Tuesday voted without dissent to approve a contract for up to $50,000 to hire California Highway Patrol officers to accompany code...

Zullinger, Pa. – A marijuana-growing and -processing company is eyeing Wharf Road Industrial Park in Washington Township, Pa., as a place to develop greenhouses and employ about 50 workers, if the company is approved for one of Pennsylvania's first medical-marijuana production licenses...

David Alper, chairman of the Belmont Board of Health, discussed the implications of the recreational marijuana law that passed in November's election at the Dec. 12 selectmen meeting. Belmont voted 53 to 47 percent to approve Ballot Question Four in the November general election. "We have to...

Swansea - The spokesman for an expanding marijuana dispensary and growing company in Oregon told selectmen Tuesday night that the company was looking to acquire private property in town zoned for that use, off Route 6. Mackie Barch, of Doctor's Orders and its related nonprofit DO Health...

Voting to certify the Nov. 8 election results, the Governor's Council on Wednesday cleared the way for legalization of adult possession and use of marijuana in Massachusetts on Thursday, as well as home-growing aspects of the ballot question law. Unregulated sale of marijuana will still be...

In a white-walled room deep inside a southwest Santa Rosa building once used to manufacture heart stents, 11 specialized machines to extract concentrated cannabis rumbled, hummed and popped in production for California's largest legal marijuana manufacturing operation. Five months ago, law...

Quincy, Mass. - Before he was cleared to join the force, the newest dog at the Quincy Police Department was brought into a room containing more than 200 pounds of marijuana so his handler could see what he would do. "No interest whatsoever," said Lt. Robert Gillan. The dog, Charlie, passed...

A Canadian chain of recreational marijuana dispensaries is opening eight shops across Montreal today. Cannabis Culture, which is co-owned by activists Jodie and Marc Emery, already has stores in British Columbia and Ontario. They have now brought their shops to Montreal, despite current...

Voting to certify the Nov. 8 election results, the Governor's Council on Wednesday cleared the way for legalization of adult possession and use of marijuana in Massachusetts on Thursday, as well as home-growing aspects of the ballot question law. Unregulated sale of marijuana will still be...

Recommendations made by a federal task force on legalizing marijuana are a good start, says Mike Dobson, a Whitehorse medical marijuana user who had looked into opening a dispensary in the city. "It would take a load off a lot of people's minds, so they wouldn't have to worry about becoming a...

Nathaniel Rudd didn't know he was going to be a dad until the mother of a woman he'd dated months before — nine months, to be exact — called him from the hospital. The next day, Rudd, 31, drove from his home in Twentynine Palms to hold baby Peter for the first time. He learned from a...

Montville – The only state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the area is now serving more than 2,000 patients, has outgrown its rental space and plans to move into its own building in town. Thames Valley Alternative Relief bought the site of a former Bank of America branch across Route...

While medical marijuana moves to the mainstream, some pet owners are looking to hemp to treat their ill and anxious dogs. Julianna Carella, the CEO of Treatibles – an American company that sells the CBD-infused pet treats – said their sales are growing by about 5% to 10% each month. "There's...

Marijuana becomes legal in Massachusetts on Thursday for adults 21 and older. But if you want to purchase some pot, you're going to need to do it the old-fashioned way: from a guy who knows a guy. Massachusetts is now entering a legal gray zone, because retail stores selling marijuana won't...

When it comes to cannabis, "there are generally two kinds of people," John Hall says. "People who support it, and people who don't understand it." The Bundaberg agricultural scientist joined forces with his brother Jim, a farmer, to grow the controversial crop. As the benefits of...