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Deschutes County's decision to delay marijuana regulations came as a surprise to many itching to get started in the fledgling recreational industry. Many who are already involved in growing and selling medical marijuana in Central Oregon were planning to gain licensing for recreational...

The first six months of medical marijuana in Minnesota have been a mix of ups and downs, stakeholders said this week. The rollout of the program since July 1 has largely been successful for Minnesota Medical Solutions and LeafLine Labs, but a lot of work still remains in shifting public...

Executives from a company looking to bring a medical marijuana growing facility to Easton touted the operation's medical and economic benefits to the town council during a special work session on Monday, Jan. 4. Over the summer, Alternative Medicine Maryland, a health care venture formed in...

The "Cannabis Freedom Act," which would decriminalize marijuana and other cannabis-related products for consumption and sale in Kentucky, is perhaps the most controversial bill to be considered in the state's current legislative session. The bill is modeled after Colorado's cannabis legislation...

As close to 1,100 medical marijuana entrepreneurs await word on their application to grow, process and sell cannabis in Maryland this summer, the hunt is on for office and work space to set up the crops. But that search may not be easy. The real estate pursuit has set off a debate among some...

The Georgia lawmaker who championed legislation allowing people with certain diseases to possess medical marijuana pre-filed a bill on Wednesday allowing state-licensed manufacturers to operate in the state, calling in-state production the "next logical step." The proposal from Rep. Allen...

Tucson city council members heard a presentation about the way medical marijuana is grown and sold in the city on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Council members are considering allowing local dispensaries to expand in size, as well as grow medical marijuana outdoors. Right now, zoning laws only allow for...

Despite apprehension from some around the table, the planning advisory committee has lit up bylaw amendments aimed at sheltering the city from improper medical marijuana production and sale. City council will now have to decide if the committee recommendation to clearly define how and where...

The rapidly growing marijuana industry -- legal to some degree in much of the country -- is providing a still-small but potentially fertile bed of opportunity for companies in Wisconsin and other states where the drug remains outlawed. A few firms here have actively positioned themselves as...

Pittsburgh may be ready to decriminalize marijuana for recreational use, but a new survey suggests local physicians hold widely varying views when it comes to their willingness to prescribe marijuana for medical use, even if it were legal. Of the 97 physicians responding to a recent Allegheny...

Pittsburgh may be ready to decriminalize marijuana for recreational use, but a new survey suggests local physicians hold widely varying views when it comes to their willingness to prescribe marijuana for medical use, even if it were legal. Of the 97 physicians responding to a recent Allegheny...

Just three years ago, marijuana was illegal for recreational use nationwide. That changed when voters in Colorado and Washington legalized it in 2012. Oregon, Alaska. and the District of Columbia passed similar legislation last year. Philadelphia has reduced possession of a small amount of...

Medical professionals are lauding federal agencies for loosening medical marijuana research regulations, but those fighting to legalize its use in Pennsylvania worry it may further delay the process. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced in late December that it would be...

On a recent Thursday evening in an apartment somewhere in Manhattan, R&B pumped from a set of speakers in a dimly lit bedroom–and Tom, a tall, slim guy in a green shirt, parceled out marijuana into plastic bags. He labeled each bag with a red cross covered by a pot leaf and the words, "New York...

AXIM Biotechnologies Inc., a small, Manhattan-based company with ties to the Netherlands, says it has a trump card in its quest to develop a cannabis-based chewing gum to ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. The company says it will be able to price its gum cheaper than a major competitor...

AXIM Biotechnologies Inc., a small, Manhattan-based company with ties to the Netherlands, says it has a trump card in its quest to develop a cannabis-based chewing gum to ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. The company says it will be able to price its gum cheaper than a major competitor...

There's a lot New Mexicans don't and can't know about the state's medical marijuana program. For years, the state's Department of Health has kept the names and locations of marijuana producers confidential. But a lot of that information could soon be coming out of the shadows. Joel White...

There's a lot New Mexicans don't and can't know about the state's medical marijuana program. For years, the state's Department of Health has kept the names and locations of marijuana producers confidential. But a lot of that information could soon be coming out of the shadows. Joel White...

New Mexico's Attorney General is advocating for the state to disclose names of medical marijuana producers to the public. In a Dec. 31 letter written to state Medical Cannabis Program Patient Services Manager Andrea Sundberg, Attorney General Hector Balderas notes the Health Department's...

New Mexico's Attorney General is advocating for the state to disclose names of medical marijuana producers to the public. In a Dec. 31 letter written to state Medical Cannabis Program Patient Services Manager Andrea Sundberg, Attorney General Hector Balderas notes the Health Department's...