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The deadly wildfires that ravaged communities and wineries in Northern California also severely damaged numerous marijuana farms, just before the state is expected to fully legalize the drug, in a disaster that could have far-reaching implications for a nascent industry. At least 34...

Suddenly, commercial property is a hot commodity in Shasta Lake. Two buildings and at least two large vacant lots – one more than 100 acres – have sold in and around Shasta Gateway Industrial Park in 2017. And it's no coincidence that the spike in activity in the business park and...

Shawn Collins will get to help shape the budding legal marijuana industry in Massachusetts after all. The Cannabis Control Commission selected Collins, an assistant treasurer who has been Treasurer Deborah Goldberg's point person on pot for the last two years, to lead the nascent commission...

The Liberal government's point man on pot legalization says strict safeguards will be put in place for home delivery of the drug once it is available for purchase online as planned. "If we're going to use a mail delivery system, we have to make sure that that works, to make sure that this is...

Canadian airport security screeners have stopped calling the police every time they process a passenger traveling with medical marijuana. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) changed its policy this month after an exponential growth in the number of passengers with...

Technically, legalizing marijuana is not on the ballot next month. But its future could depend on how you vote in the gubernatorial election Nov. 7. Democrat Phil Murphy said he would legalize cannabis as a solution to a social injustice. Blacks have a higher arrest and conviction rate than...

An understated, clean storefront with an emphasis on customer service inside – it would appear to be a recipe for success in the Belmont Shore shopping district. But only time will tell how well Connected will fit in. Its stock in trade is medical marijuana. Last November, Long Beach...

In states where use of marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes is legal, some consumers prefer eating their marijuana as opposed to smoking or vaporizing the drug. A new study by RTI International examined consumer perceptions of edible marijuana products, including why users prefer...

As wildfires have raged across Northern California, claiming lives and scorching more than 200,000 acres, they are also taking a toll on cannabis farmers who have lost both homes and valuable crops – and have little hope of getting help from insurance or banks in an industry that remains legally...

While lawmakers in Montpelier argue over marijuana legalization, Middlebury dairy farmers Joel Pomainville and Sam Berthiaume are readying a harvest of a cousin of marijuana – hemp – that promoters hope could be a new cash crop for Vermont farmers. "The potential is so huge on this stuff," said...

Lake County authorities seized another $500,000 in marijuana Monday stemming an ongoing investigation into a cartel-affiliated drug ring that already had netted an estimated $3 million of the drug, authorities said. Officers from the Round Lake Park Police Department, the Northern Illinois...

The Fountain Valley City Council took a step Tuesday toward banning recreational marijuana-related businesses in town. The council voted 4-0, with member Mark McCurdy abstaining, to approve the first reading of an ordinance to ban all commercial marijuana activity such as shops and delivery...

Uniontown's zoning hearing board will hear a request on Thursday from a medical cannabis company for a special exception to operate a state-licensed dispensary where Woodlands World was once located. Maitri Medicinals LLC, which in June was allotted a permit by the state Department of Health...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors discussed changes to marijuana regulations Tuesday. The talks came after a 300-page environmental impact report was released, detailing the possible future of pot operations in the county. The Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program...

The chief medical marijuana regulator from Rhode Island, the head of a Massachusetts child advocacy organization and the Treasury's point person on pot met with the Cannabis Control Commission on Tuesday afternoon, each for an hour-long interview for the job of executive director. The...

Question: How do you lose when you receive three of five votes from the Planning Commission and four of six votes from the City Council? Answer: You endure the same experience as Chris Hester of Sacramento, the prospective operator of a proposed medical cannabis dispensary on Stagecoach Road...

State Rep. Mark Cusack was on hand to hear some strong opinions from town councilors about recreational pot, and its future in Braintree, when he presented the context of a new state law regulating the state's soon-to-be budding marijuana industry. "For Braintree to even think about bringing...

The Democratic candidates hoping to take on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner next year gathered on a debate stage Wednesday for the second time in 12 hours, when most of them agreed they would support legalizing marijuana in Illinois. State Sen. Daniel Biss and entrepreneur and philanthropist J.B...

In a drastic change from previously proposed commercial marijuana policy, three of five San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted in a straw poll to ban medical and recreational dispensaries and prohibit manufacturing of edible goods in unincorporated areas of the county...

A commission tasked with exploring marijuana legalization in New Hampshire held its first meeting on Tuesday, setting off a yearlong examination process ahead of its final report next November. Created by House Bill 215, the commission is charged with looking at what might happen if the state...