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With marijuana legalization about to become a reality across Canada, the provincial government says it is not sure what taxes and distribution will look like in B.C. but warns many of the current pot shops in the province may not meet their requirements. A federal task force appointed by the...

State Sen. Mike Folmer, who helped a medical marijuana legalization bill become law in Pennsylvania earlier this year, used medical marijuana while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he said Tuesday. Folmer, who represents parts of southcentral Pennsylvania, said he had to travel...

When the licensed marijuana dispensary OutCo hired Allison Justice as its VP of Cultivation three months ago, she was shocked by the El Cajon-based lab's use of a high-priced fertilizer. At the time, Outco Labs was using fertilizers from Heavy 16, an established, cannabis-centric hydroponics...

Johannesburg — The South African Medical Association (Sama) has warned the public that the proposed amendments to allow for the medical use of dagga would be implemented along strict guidelines. "On 23 November, Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health announced that the Department of Health...

Members of the Ceres City Council signaled on Monday that they want an outright ban on the outdoor growing of marijuana in the city limits following the passage of Proposition 64 that legalizes recreational marijuana for adults. The council was presented with a number of policy decisions now...

China – The Planning Board voted to approve a conditional use permit for the town's first medical marijuana business on Tuesday night. Nathan White applied for the permit for a commercial building that has been unused for about two years or less on Route 3, said Code Enforcement Officer Paul...

A Montreal think tank is suggesting the SAQ be put in charge of selling marijuana once it is legalized by the federal government. The Institute for socioeconomic data and research (IRIS) believes the SAQ is best placed to import, distribute and manage marijuana -- and to make a profit. The...

"We will continue to stay open," said Cody Bass, founder and executive director of the Tahoe Wellness Cooperative after being told by the City Council Tuesday that he no longer has a Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit to operate in South Lake Tahoe. "We are going to take this to the end."...

Universities in Massachusetts are telling their students not to expect any changes as a result of the legalization of marijuana Thursday. 'Nothing's Going To Change' For Students On Campus Seth Blumenthal teaches a course at Boston University on marijuana called "marijuana in U.S...

Santa Rosa - Amid the euphoria of this weekend's famed Emerald Cup weed fest, there was this creeping buzzkill: the glacial rollout of legalization. Right when it seems like "The Great Pot Moment" is upon us, it turns out there are a lot of really tough regulatory issues to resolve first...

Dundalk, Md. - A Dundalk family is calling medical marijuana a medical miracle. Lillyann Baker, who just turned 3 years old, has already had a challenging life. She has brain damage after suffering a head injury at 7 weeks old. Her mother, Cassandra Stephen, said Lillyann had multiple...

The recount of the marijuana legalization vote moved into its second week Monday with the No on 1 campaign picking up a small number of votes. The recount of the contentious ballot issue began last Monday and focused on the largest cities in Maine, including Portland and Bangor. Sixteen...

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...

The right way to put the new constitutional amendment on medical marijuana into effect is to "treat (it) like medicine," supporters said Tuesday. The Senate Health Policy committee held its first workshop for the 2017 Legislative Session on medical cannabis implementation. "The states...

Dani Geen was 18 when she was in a severe accident: the car spun violently and was smashed on all four sides. The force of the seatbelt broke all of Geen's ribs and caused internal abscesses. She came to in an ambulance, panicking from pain and shock, and felt the sharp stab of a needle–the...

A local businessman is interested in growing or distributing medical marijuana in Hazle Township now that the state approved legislation earlier this year to allow residents with serious medical conditions to access the drug. Neil DeAngelo, head of Hazleton-based Tri-Mountain Ventures LLC...

Spencer - Selectmen approved a proposed medical marijuana facility in town Monday, but not without protest. Passions were high right up to the moment Spencer's Board of Selectmen voted in favor of the facility that was made legal in 2012. Specifically, the board voted for a letter of...

A record-breaking estimated 30,000 California medical pot farmers, family, friends and fans swamped Santa Rosa for a gargantuan marijuana festival dubbed the Emerald Cup at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds over the weekend. The agricultural competition featured more than 1,100 flowers, extracts...

Indianapolis - A group of Indiana veterans is educating people about medical cannabis in hopes to get a hearing on the Legislative floor next session. Donors have raised about $10,000 to help get the message out. In a public service announcement for Hoosier Veterans for Medical Cannabis, the...

After making 15 courts appearances with just one client whose charges were ultimately dropped on Monday, Toronto attorney Selwyn Pieters is calling the sweeping raids on illegal marijuana dispensaries last May a "colossal waste of private and public resources." Police arrested 90 people and...