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Marijuana users held a rally in Halifax on Saturday with hopes of creating a call to action to quicken the legalization process. "We voted for the red because of the green, and they let us down," said advocate Chris Backer. "With Justin (Trudeau) supposedly legalizing, the fact that we're...

It sounds like a Silicon Valley tale: Eugene brothers Paul and Brice Sherman and friend Adam Chase launch their startup with a year of 80-hour workweeks and nearly $200,000 in seed money. The Monroe Street warehouse where they lease 2,500 square feet was built a half-century ago and looks it...

More than 50 people gathered in Monroe Park in the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood to celebrate Mother's Day with crafts and activities for kids of all ages, thanks to the Eugene-based Women Leaders in Cannabis, a group of local women working in the cannabis industry. The booths gave kids and...

The owner of a bar-turned-medicinal pot grow op in east Hamilton has told tenants to "solve" a bylaw standoff with the city or get out. The city only learned the former Boomers bar and strip club on Kenilworth Avenue North had quietly morphed into a medical marijuana facility after residents...

Now that Pennsylvania has legalized medical marijuana, what's the chance you'll have a pot-growing operation or dispensary in your neighborhood? It may depend on your local zoning code. That's the painfully dry development manual that sets block-by-block rules for what kinds of businesses can...

As California eyes legalizing recreational marijuana use, local jurisdictions are sparring over how to regulate pot production and sales, with controversial cultivation measures in Nevada and Yuba counties topping the list of five initiatives set for a June 7 vote. The neighboring Sierra...

A battle over medical marijuana may not be whether it should become legalized in Ohio - but how. Two groups have different views on who should decide its fate. Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill to the house that would make medical marijuana legal, but at the same time, there are groups out there...

A Springfield lawmaker will host a public forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday, seeking input from area residents about proposed legislation to legalize medical marijuana. Ohio House members could vote on House Bill 523 as early as next week. If approved, it would allow patients to use marijuana for...

Proponents of medical marijuana in Nebraska say they will launch a petition drive with the goal of letting voters decide whether to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes in 2018. Three groups that support medical cannabis recently closed the door on putting the question on the November...

Seniors in Victoria support council's push to adopt a bylaw that allows edible pot products in medical marijuana dispensaries, despite health and safety concerns raised by the province's medical health officer, says Mayor Lisa Helps. Victoria's council voted in favour of preparing a medical...

For the first time ever in the state of Ohio, the push to legalize medical marijuana passes a house committee, and unanimously. It's been a fight at the statehouse for more than a decade, but some medical marijuana advocates are expressing disappointment with the bill. The organization Ohioans...

Four months into New York State's medical marijuana program, you'll find praise tempered by concern. Promise is countered with worry. "There's hope where there was none before," said Linda Ryszka, whose children Taylor and Caden both suffer from seizure disorders. "There's still more to do." 2...

Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday (May 5) that he wants the legislature to pass a "meaningful" medical marijuana bill that will "actually work." Edwards comments, made during a news conference, come a day after the major medical marijuana bill introduced this session was approved by the...

Medical marijuana supporters will host a petition signing event from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Chahinkapa Park in Wahpeton. Proponents of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act, which asks voters to legalize medicinal marijuana, are seeking signatures for a petition in favor of placing the...

As the battle over legalizing medical marijuana is far from over in Utah. Lawmakers, police agencies and advocates are working together right now on a bill that could pass the legislature next year. In the meantime, Utah families are packing up and finding refuge in other states. Not...

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed legislation into law to allow medical marijuana oil in the state. The law, which will decriminalize possession of cannabidiol produced in other states, will go into effect June 1. The legislation, nicknamed Leni's Law, follows a similar bill...

Jennifer Sherwood uses marijuana for pain from congenital hip dysplasia, degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis. She's had a hip replaced, too. She and others who use medical marijuana said they had a stake in the outcome of two Kent County medical marijuana cases that went before a...

Here on the Central Coast, we're surrounded by fields of green. From artichokes to lettuce fields, Monterey County is an agriculture giant. But tucked away in the valley, hidden from neighbors, is a different crop — marijuana. "I'm just a farmer. It's either flowers or it's cannabis. I'm still...

Medical marijuana grow sites have had a polarizing effect on an Arizona town known as a prime spot for agriculture. The Chino Valley Town Council has already tightened zoning laws for new grow facilities, and now it's considering charging higher fees to help offset costs. Grow operations...

Still on the fence over medical cannabis? There are two seminars coming up to help with that decision. Natures Decision will be holding a seminar to educate the public on the benefits of using medical cannabis to treat a number of health issues on Saturday, May 7. Hosted by Natures Decision...