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Albany - New York's efforts to develop an industrial hemp industry are getting help from a new state law. Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Friday signed a bill that will let industrial hemp to be sold and transported under an existing pilot program in the state. The measure comes after the 2014 law that...

The trip to Oregon this spring wasn't conceived as an adventure in cannatourism by Randy and Lisa Crawford, but serendipity intervened. "What started out as a bucket list trip also turned into an education on medical cannabis," Lisa Crawford said in an emotional interview Friday at the couple's...

The trip to Oregon this spring wasn't conceived as an adventure in cannatourism by Randy and Lisa Crawford, but serendipity intervened. "What started out as a bucket list trip also turned into an education on medical cannabis," Lisa Crawford said in an emotional interview Friday at the couple's...

Hancock - An Arizona-based medical cannabis grower has been granted a stage-one license to establish an operation in Hancock and has promised to share profits with the town. Harvest of Maryland LLC, headquartered in Arizona, plans to locate at the Stanley Fulton Center in Hancock, the former...

Hancock - An Arizona-based medical cannabis grower has been granted a stage-one license to establish an operation in Hancock and has promised to share profits with the town. Harvest of Maryland LLC, headquartered in Arizona, plans to locate at the Stanley Fulton Center in Hancock, the former...

The California Legislature's attempts to tax the medical marijuana industry have officially failed as of this month. But whether the state will legalize and tax the recreational marijuana market will be decided by voters this November. The halted advancement of two medical marijuana tax bills...

The government's new approach to medicinal marijuana access is considered a setback for pot policy, says licensed producers, who add that it highlights the need to put in a comprehensive and clear legalized system. The new system will once again allow patients to grow their own supply or...

The cannabis industry is growing up, and it would be tough to imagine more convincing proof than Microsoft's recent announcement that it's getting involved. Though the software giant will stay very much in the background - its role will focus primarily on providing Azure cloud services for a...

The medical marijuana store that recently opened in Saint John might say it's going by the books to stay open but the location is still operating illegally in Canada, according to one lawyer. Medicinal Grounds Cannabis Centre owned and operated by Ryan Francis only allows in those over 19...

The medical marijuana store that recently opened in Saint John might say it's going by the books to stay open but the location is still operating illegally in Canada, according to one lawyer. Medicinal Grounds Cannabis Centre owned and operated by Ryan Francis only allows in those over 19...

They may call it weed, but what grows in Laurie MacEachern's plot is more like the lush fields of corn near her rural home, southeast of Ottawa, than the goldenrod and wild parsnip in the ditch. "Welcome to my garden," she tells a rare recent visitor, surveying rows of luxuriant green plants...

They may call it weed, but what grows in Laurie MacEachern's plot is more like the lush fields of corn near her rural home, southeast of Ottawa, than the goldenrod and wild parsnip in the ditch. "Welcome to my garden," she tells a rare recent visitor, surveying rows of luxuriant green plants...

Oklahoma City - Advocates for medical marijuana are convinced limited use of the drug will be allowed by Oklahoma voters this November. That is, if voters actually see a question on the ballot. Doubt is growing that petitioners have enough time to navigate a sometimes lengthy process -...

Oklahoma City - Advocates for medical marijuana are convinced limited use of the drug will be allowed by Oklahoma voters this November. That is, if voters actually see a question on the ballot. Doubt is growing that petitioners have enough time to navigate a sometimes lengthy process -...

A woman is claiming victory after bringing a bag of cannabis through customs at Auckland Airport - without so much as a raised eyebrow. Rather than concealing the drug supply, Rebecca Reider said she happily showed off her haul of one ounce of medicinal marijuana, which has now been hailed by...

Verde Valley - When Breanna Moore of Camp Verde hired Perfect Chance Photography to capture an image of her infant daughter Kyrsten, she thought it was going be her last. Kyrsten was struggling with encephaly and was not expected to survive - until owner Chance Pedersen mentioned her husband...

Verde Valley - When Breanna Moore of Camp Verde hired Perfect Chance Photography to capture an image of her infant daughter Kyrsten, she thought it was going be her last. Kyrsten was struggling with encephaly and was not expected to survive - until owner Chance Pedersen mentioned her husband...

The answer to Rita Wooton's prayers grows in greenhouses and fields across the commonwealth. As it grows, it looks and smells just like marijuana, but the industrial hemp from which cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is extracted won't get Wooton's 6-year-old son Eli high. What has happened...

Boulder, Colo. - A handful of Boulder pot business owners are concerned they may be forced out if the property they're on is annexed by the city. Members of Boulder's Planning Board will discuss the issue Thursday night at the municipal building. They're considering annexing 15 privately...

A sixth marijuana store is coming to Astoria. Portland-based Tidewater Retail Inc. is planning to open a retail shop on Commercial Street in the space that now houses Garbo's Vintage Wear. Case Van Dorne, a co-owner with Tidewater, said the company is designing a 2,000- to 5,000-square...