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With the clock ticking down on the city's already year-old moratorium on cannabis cultivation, the Sonoma City Council on Monday extended the ban another year, to again give city officials more time to develop a long-term policy around the newly legal narcotic. It was the city's third...

Oakland's City Council voted unanimously last night to authorize local sales and consumption of marijuana within the city of Oakland. "Oakland now will be one of the few cities in California that will be up and running with permits by January 1st," said Councilmember At-large Rebecca Kaplan...

When Asi Naim, a severely autistic Israeli boy, started smacking his head against the wall and hurting himself in other ways, his parents tried every kind of psychiatric drug to calm him. Nothing worked. "He was so totally out of it," said his mother, Ricky Naim Blumenfeld. "It was scary."...

Anchorage police visited a former location of the Alaska Cannabis Club Wednesday afternoon to confirm that possible illegal marijuana sales had been discontinued. This comes after a complaint made last month that marijuana was being sold without a license from the property. No citations...

Sheriff's deputies raided a secluded, speakeasy-style marijuana dispensary illegally operating from a La Puente alleyway Wednesday, authorities said. More than a dozen deputies, joined by La Puente code enforcement officials, carried out the bust about 6:30 p.m., under the cover of darkness...

The results from Tuesday's Special Election sent a message loud and clear; the city's ban on recreational marijuana sales is still on. More than 8 out of 10 ballots cast were against the county Measure 20-280. A jubilant mayor David Stram says the people made their position very clear in...

More than 4,000 people have registered with the state to try to get medical marijuana for themselves or a loved one, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday. The state just launched the registry for prospective medical marijuana patients a week ago. "Since I signed medical marijuana into law in...

Maine is cracking down on how caregivers grow and distribute medical marijuana, allowing surprise inspections and implementing a plant-to-patient tracking system. The state Department of Health and Human Services issued new rules Wednesday that tighten Maine's fast-growing and changing...

Medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey, but there's no shortage of complaints from those who say the program is too restrictive and expensive. When there's a market for a product but that product is hard to get, scammers will take advantage. That's what's happened recent cases in Florida...

Las Vegas' reputation as a place where you can indulge your vices and have a good time helps it lure some 43 million visitors a year. But tourists heading to Sin City hoping to consume newly legal cannabis have a problem: There are few places in town, other than private homes, where someone can...

About 40 pounds of marijuana were seized and seven people arrested Tuesday night, Nov. 7 after they re-entered a Santa Ana marijuana dispensary closed earlier in the day by police, authorities said. Santa Ana vice and narcotics officers went to the LOL dispensary, at 2530 and 2550 N. Grand...

Say high to hemp. Hemp muesli, smoothies, muffins and slices are set to be Australia's newest superfood, but don't expect to get a buzz. From November 12, it will be legal to consume hemp food products in Australia and New Zealand after more than 15 years of lobbying from the hemp industry...

After two decades in the pipeline, you can legally get your fix of hemp this weekend – albeit with butter and Vegemite on it. From Sunday the sale of hemp for human consumption will be legal in Australia. The much-maligned plant, part of the cannabis family, has been given the tick of...

Democrat Phil Murphy's victory in the governor's race Tuesday night drives New Jersey "full-steam ahead" toward legalizing marijuana and cultivating an estimated $1.3 billion industry, the sponsor of the legislation said. Throughout the campaign, Murphy has embraced the idea of making...

Democrat Phil Murphy's win in New Jersey Tuesday night could pave the way for the legalization of recreational marijuana. Democratic state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the sponsor of a recreational cannabis bill, says Murphy is fully committed to legalizing marijuana. With support from the...

Delaware's next medical marijuana dispensary could be opening in Milford, six months later than initially planned. New York-based Columbia Care now says it will not open central Delaware's first dispensary until at least next spring — marking the latest delay to roll out a statewide medical...

Colorado cannabis companies have found it is hard for them to be charitable. Nonprofits often turn away pot profits for fear of losing federal grant money. But at least one Denver-based organization is not feeling any joint pain. There is such a thing as a free lunch at The Gathering Place...

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says marijuana will be sold in the province exclusively through private-sector retail outlets and online stores when recreational use of the drug is legalized in July. Pallister unveiled some of the major points of the plan for marijuana sales Tuesday, which...

At least two Pennsylvania doctors whom the state approved to recommend medical marijuana will not be seeing patients anytime soon. Mehdi Nikparvarfard, who owns six urgent-care facilities, has been held on federal charges in Philadelphia since August for allegedly threatening to kill a U.S...

Hundreds of people seeking employment with the medical marijuana facility being built at 28 Appleton St. or just information about the venture packed into Gateway City Arts for a job fair Monday. "We will invest $8 million in this community right here at 28 Appleton St.," said Peter Kadens...