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After a proposed statewide ballot measure failed on a technicality this week, backers of medical marijuana in South Dakota found new life in the form of a bill offered by a West River senator. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-0 in favor of registering Senate Bill 171 on...

Like any good entrepreneur, a medical marijuana delivery service called Eaze sees a green opportunity in Super Bowl 50's Bay Area stop. Dubbed the "Uber of pot," Eaze has prepared for an anticipated higher demand of its service this weekend by adding drivers and verifying that pot...

With all the concerns confronting Illinois' medical cannabis pilot program – not enough patients, not enough qualifying conditions, not enough time – a handful of Chicago-area employers want their workers to know that they don't have to worry about job security. Five small companies – a law...

Don't be surprised if you're asked to sign a petition in support of medical marijuana if you're out and about in Springfield in the coming weeks. Advocates for legal medical marijuana have been hitting the city's streets to garner signatures required to place a referendum question on the...

Activists are rushing to raise millions of dollars to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana in Florida. Nearly 58 percent of voters approved the amendment in 2014, but that fell short of the required 60 percent. United for Care, the organization...

When Cindy Bronman of Toms River last checked on Friday morning, nearly 40,000 people in the country had signed her online petition urging state officials to add rheumatoid arthritis and lupus to the list of diseases that qualify people for medical marijuana in New Jersey. But the single...

Pete Dal Bello is looking to block the opening of a medical marijuana dispensary on Santa Barbara's Lower Eastside. The city on Jan. 20 approved a marijuana dispensary at 118 N. Milpas St., but Dal Bello, 44, says the business should be located near Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where most...

By the time investigators from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency completed their 12-hour search at the Montville home of Randy and Margot Hayes, they had chopped down 57 marijuana plants — some as tall as 7 feet and visible from Center Road — and seized 11 pounds of marijuana. Inside the home...

The building is windowless, locked behind a gate and monitored 24/7 by a security guard. Inside, however, it is warm and inviting. Art covers the walls, a fountain trickles and brightly lit display cases showcase goods. The owners of Sahara Wellness – Nevada's first all-female-owned...

Canada's frontline officers and police chiefs are alarmed by the growing chaos in the marijuana industry, saying the Liberal Party's promise to eventually legalize the drug has sparked confusion across the country. Illegal pot dispensaries are opening up from coast to coast at the same time...

The Chico City Council unanimously rejected an ordinance Tuesday that would have expressly banned medical marijuana deliveries and dispensaries in Chico, electing to wait until the November ballot to return to the topic. "I think we could probably just keep the thing we're doing now, and then...

As financial institutions look to provide banking services to marijuana businesses, Wall Street investors are beginning to view the industry as the next Silicon Valley, despite enhanced compliance scrutiny from regulators. "Banking is a real issue, so being a public company, we have to put...

The House Judiciary voted along party lines on Wednesday to pass a bill that would stop the state requirement that employers reimburse costs for medical marijuana through worker's compensation. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Randal Crowder, R-Clovis, told the committee he was concerned that...

New York doctors are signing up to recommend medical marijuana more quickly than some had anticipated. As of Jan. 28, 306 physicians had registered with the state, and they had helped 465 patients get certified for the program. But cannabis medicine remains out of reach for many who are...

El Paso County commissioners say medical marijuana businesses that use green crosses in their signage will have to find a new way to advertise. The commissioners voted to ban green crosses from the front of medical marijuana businesses. The county said there was some concern that out-of-town...

A survey is circulating asking Cherokee residents what they think of medical marijuana. A group called Common Sense Cannabis is collecting information after tribal leadership said no to studying the pros and cons of personal, industrial, and medical marijuana on the reservation. Chief...

There is a new push to legalize medical marijuana in the South Carolina Statehouse, and leading that charge is a Lowcountry lawmaker. In 2014, South Carolina legalized the use of CBD oil. Two bills this legislative session focus on THC, a chemical doctors say can be used as an alternative to...

George Hendrickson and his family were counting on South Dakota voters to legalize medical cannabis in November. So the news Wednesday that a ballot measure they supported failed to collect enough valid signatures to make it onto the ballot came as a blow. Hendrickson's 3-year-old Eliyah...

"Just trying to as cultivators come out of the darkness and into the light," said Watsonville resident Nick Bryan. Bryan is one of many applying to cultivate medical marijuana in Watsonville. The city recently passed an ordinance allowing grows in industrial areas of town. "It's been a long...

A senior minister will continue to work with the woman spear-heading access to medicinal cannabis despite her being investigated by police. Toni-Marie Matich, co-founder of United in Compassion (UIC), was last year thrust into the public eye through her work with Children's Commissioner...