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PharmaCann LLC, one of five companies approved by the state to grow and sell medical marijuana, will soon launch its Orange County facility that will harvest "tens of thousands" of medical cannabis plants - just don't call it pot. Professional language, such as "medical cannabis" or "medical...

In the marijuana world, cannabis breeder Daniel John "D.J." Short gets rock star raves while simultaneously keeping to the shadows. The Pendleton marijuana man started tinkering with cannabis genetics about 40 years ago in Eugene and has crafted some of the most creative and well-known...

A year after medical marijuana became legal in Minnesota, program supporters are hoping a surge of patients seeking treatment for intractable pain can help bring down the drug's high cost. Beginning today, patients with chronic pain that cannot be controlled well with existing treatment can...

A year after medical marijuana became legal in Minnesota, program supporters are hoping a surge of patients seeking treatment for intractable pain can help bring down the drug's high cost. Beginning today, patients with chronic pain that cannot be controlled well with existing treatment can...

Blacks and Latinos were disproportionately prosecuted under the War on Drugs. Washington's legal pot industry has not provided much relief, as relatively few minorities have an ownership stake in legal pot shops. Should government try to change that? Bainbridge Island author Bruce Barcott was...

Rio Del Mar - The Seabreeze Tavern will officially run dry Thursday as a suspension levied by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control begins. The loss of the Santa Cruz County watering hole's liquor license is the result of an 11-count complaint, which includes failing to...

St. Paul, Minnesota - The medical marijuana industry has grown a lot in the past year. On Friday July 1, Leafline Labs, one of the state's two medical marijuana manufacturers, will open two new clinics in St. Paul and Hibbing. "Business is going on phenomenally," said Dr. Andrew Bachman, CEO...

St. Paul, Minnesota - The medical marijuana industry has grown a lot in the past year. On Friday July 1, Leafline Labs, one of the state's two medical marijuana manufacturers, will open two new clinics in St. Paul and Hibbing. "Business is going on phenomenally," said Dr. Andrew Bachman, CEO...

Bellingham, Massachusetts - On Thursday, June 30, Hugh Newmark planned to keep his Best Buds medical marijuana dispensary on Meridian Street open until midnight for a fire sale and a goodbye. He described the days leading up to Friday, July 1 — the deadline for all medical marijuana...

Bellingham, Massachusetts - On Thursday, June 30, Hugh Newmark planned to keep his Best Buds medical marijuana dispensary on Meridian Street open until midnight for a fire sale and a goodbye. He described the days leading up to Friday, July 1 — the deadline for all medical marijuana...

Staten Island, New York - Despite becoming legal in New York in January, obtaining medical marijuana can be a challenge for Staten Island patients who meet the qualifications for a prescription. For starters, there are no dispensaries in the borough. And it doesn't look like there will be any...

Staten Island, New York - Despite becoming legal in New York in January, obtaining medical marijuana can be a challenge for Staten Island patients who meet the qualifications for a prescription. For starters, there are no dispensaries in the borough. And it doesn't look like there will be any...

Louisiana has taken the first steps to become the deep south's first state with a comprehensive, working medical marijuana model. Two local universities recently opted to become a cultivator of medical marijuana. A lengthy regulatory and legislative process will ensue, but if seen through to...

Louisiana has taken the first steps to become the deep south's first state with a comprehensive, working medical marijuana model. Two local universities recently opted to become a cultivator of medical marijuana. A lengthy regulatory and legislative process will ensue, but if seen through to...

Last year, members of Athens C.A.R.E. Project, a marijuana decriminalization advocacy organization affiliated with Georgia C.A.R.E., rallied outside of the Athens-Clarke County city hall and demanded that marijuana possession be treated as a civil offense rather than a criminal one. Those in...

The Massachusetts Municipal Association, which represents the city and town governments in the state, has voted to oppose a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana here. The MMA's board voted unanimously this month, according to its executive director, Geoff Beckwith. The...

A marijuana advocacy group has revived an effort to drastically reduce penalties for being caught with the drug in Monona. Members of the Madison chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are circulating a petition that supports reducing municipal fines for...

Phoenix - Thousands of signatures to get an initiative legalizing marijuana in Arizona on the November ballot were submitted Thursday, likely making the state one of several seeking to relax laws surrounding pot. Representatives of the Arizona Secretary of State's Office began inspecting dozens...

The Astoria Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for Astoria Indoor Garden Supply owner Oscar Nelson to grow marijuana and make soap inside his new location. Nelson, also a partner in the dispensary chain Sweet Relief Natural Medicine, moved the store from downtown...

Rainier - Before opening a new medical marijuana dispensary just outside of Rainier, Raegan Royale said she had never tried pot. When she finally gave it a try, it was in the form of a marijuana-infused gummy bear. "It was disgusting," Royale recalled, laughing. So when selecting edible...