said

Marion is being eyed as a possible site for a medical marijuana dispensary, though city council members are debating whether to allow it. Marion City Council members voiced their thoughts Monday on a proposed medical marijuana dispensary that was brought to the attention of some council...

More troubling news dogged BYU's beleaguered football program Tuesday as reports surfaced that freshman running back Ula Tolutau was cited Oct. 8 in Orem for possession or use of marijuana. The East High product, who is the only Cougar to have scored more than one touchdown this season, has...

Kern County banned commercial cannabis Tuesday. Four of the five county supervisors said they did not want to be party to the permitting and regulation of an industry that wields such a destructive impact on the communities they represent. "The vast majority of the pot shops in the greater...

Frustrated senators grilled Florida's pot czar Tuesday, demanding explanations for why his office missed a legislatively mandated deadline to issue new medical-marijuana licenses and why ailing patients are stuck waiting for state-issued ID cards. Christian Bax, executive director of the...

When big businesses open up medical marijuana facilities under a new law next year, they'll know the rules well. In fact, they'll have helped shape them. Since February, businesses - through a cadre of lobbyists -- have been privately weighing in on potential rules for the new, $837 million...

Former NBA commissioner David Stern says he's in favor of removing marijuana from the league's list of banned substances. Stern, who oversaw the league from 1984 through 2014 and is credited with its explosion in popularity over that span both domestically and internationally, made the...

Gov. Paul LePage has 10 days to decide whether to sign a marijuana bill adopted by state legislators in special session Monday. The two-term Republican has sent mixed messages on the measure that passed in both houses but fell shy of the two-thirds majority required to override a...

Recreational marijuana businesses won't be allowed in the town. Town meeting Tuesday night approved two proposals which prohibit the cultivation, processing and retail sale of recreational marijuana. A zoning article banning marijuana businesses was approved on a vote of 138 to 37, while a...

A shutdown of the state's pot tracking software next week is already causing confusion and headaches for the more than 1,500 legal weed businesses in the state. While legal weed retail sales are unlikely to be affected, some pot shops are already stocking up on hundreds of thousands of dollars...

A facility in Salisbury received a medical marijuana dispensary license from the state this week. On Monday, the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) unanimously approved a dispensary license to Peninsula Alternative Health, located on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. Anthony Darby, CEO of...

Uruguay's nascent hemp industry is quietly expanding in the shadow of its more sexy cousin, recreational marijuana, with planting of the crop used in food, pharmaceuticals and textiles set to triple this year. Nine companies, including a subsidiary of publicly traded International Cannabis...

California's wine is not its only commodity threatened by wildfires burning throughout the state. Michel and Claudine Perret are the owners of Perret Vineyard in Napa Valley. The fire burned not too far from their property. "We have helicopters and flames all day long but we are so blessed...

While some municipalities in British Columbia are hoping to benefit from the legalization of cannabis that takes effect in July 2018, the City of Richmond is taking the opposite approach. It's the largest city in the province without a marijuana dispensary in operation. Mayor Malcolm Brodie...

For the past two years, Michael Zaytsev has sold tickets to the New York Cannabis Film Festival on Eventbrite. The yearly event shows off films that span from entertaining comedies to educational documentaries in Brooklyn's trendy Wythe Hotel. But this year, Eventbrite abruptly pulled the event...

Utahns continue to show broad support for a proposed 2018 ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana in the state, according to a new poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics. The new survey finds 75 percent of Utah voters either strongly...

Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist believes the $243,000 the county has received as its share of the marijuana sales tax should be funneled to the Juvenile Department and Linn County Drug Court. But the issue has not come yet come before the full board, which includes John Lindsey and...

Nevada dispensaries sold more than $33 million in recreational marijuana and the state pulled in nearly $5 million in total taxes in August, according to numbers released by the Nevada Department of Taxation Monday. That's up from the $27 million in sales and $3.7 million in taxes in July...

Starting in January, anyone over the age of 21 will be able to buy recreational marijuana in California. That's already the case in states like Oregon and Washington. And while buyers will be able to choose from a cornucopia of cannabis products, law enforcement still won't have a fast, reliable...

Mason City Council said it needs more time before voting on an ordinance that would change city zoning rules on medical marijuana. Monday, City Council unanimously passed a 180 day moratorium on granting any permit for retail dispensaries, cultivators or processors of medical marijuana...

Some patients will be asked to participate in clinical trials once Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program becomes fully operational. There's also a good chance the University of Pittsburgh will conduct some of the research. The state is angling to become a national leader in medical...