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Nanaimo city officials will explore options to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries as advocates call for standards. It's an important and positive step in the right direction, says Matthew O'Donnell, Nanaimo Cannabis Coalition spokesman and operations manager for Phoenix Pain Management...

After about two hours of public testimony, a proposed ordinance that would ban medical marijuana cultivation, delivery and distribution in town limits passed the town planning commission with a 3-2 vote. A crowd of about 50 to 60 showed up to voice their opinion for and against. Most of the...

After about two hours of public testimony, a proposed ordinance that would ban medical marijuana cultivation, delivery and distribution in town limits passed the town planning commission with a 3-2 vote. A crowd of about 50 to 60 showed up to voice their opinion for and against. Most of the...

With a looming state deadline to enact local regulations on marijuana, Sonoma city officials strengthened their ban on pot dispensaries, delivery services and cultivation. Council members Monday night unanimously approved a resolution that asserts the city's existing prohibition on marijuana...

Despite suggestions from two Canadian premiers that legalized weed be sold in provincial liquor stores, Saskatchewan's premier has more pressing concerns than point-of-sale mechanics. "I think there are still questions to ask before we start worrying about where it's sold," Brad Wall told...

As marijuana expands its presence on the East Coast, a highly concentrated form is now appearing on law enforcement radar: "shatter," a cannabis extract with about 80 percent THC content which is legal in states such as Colorado and Washington, sold in medical marijuana dispensaries in other...

On Monday, December 14, Progressive 15 hosted an Industrial Hemp Expo with over 100 people attending. Sponsoring the expo were International House of Cannabis, Adams County and Washington County. Progressive 15 is recognized as a voice for northeastern Colorado. It is comprised of 15 counties...

Michael Korchak says he could see the stares and hear the whispers. He'd hit a snag on his trip home to Burlington last Thursday for Christmas and a group of Air Canada employees was gathering around him at its busy departure gate at the Halifax airport. The 25-year-old Canadian Armed Forces...

The Justice Department has to back off of state medical marijuana laws and hemp research, according to riders tucked into the recent 2016 spending bill -- but many federal obstacles remain as legal marijuana gets off the ground in Alaska. Congress agreed to $1.8 trillion in tax and spending...

Cardinal Norberto Rivera, the Catholic Church's top authority in Mexico, said he has no problem with the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The cardinal said Sunday that the church has never had a problem recommending the use of "all elements from nature that can be used to help improve...

Cardinal Norberto Rivera, the Catholic Church's top authority in Mexico, said he has no problem with the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The cardinal said Sunday that the church has never had a problem recommending the use of "all elements from nature that can be used to help improve...

Ontario is looking for federal government guidance on regulating clinics that sell medical marijuana and on how pot should be sold for recreational use once it's legalized. The federal Liberals promised in this month's throne speech to "legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana" to...

Ontario is looking for federal government guidance on regulating clinics that sell medical marijuana and on how pot should be sold for recreational use once it's legalized. The federal Liberals promised in this month's throne speech to "legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana" to...

Historians see parallels between repealing the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s and the forthcoming end of illicit pot. Though Ontario lifted the ban on alcohol sales in 1927, the province tightly regulated its availability through a monopolized liquor control board that for more than four...

Nashville - While most Tennessee Republican leaders have indicated opposition to any steps toward legalization of marijuana, state Rep. Jeremy Faison says he is hopeful they will make an exception for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Faison, R-Cosby, said he is...

Nashville - While most Tennessee Republican leaders have indicated opposition to any steps toward legalization of marijuana, state Rep. Jeremy Faison says he is hopeful they will make an exception for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Faison, R-Cosby, said he is...

People who want to buy marijuana in Maryland for medicinal purposes are probably going to have to wait until 2017, nearly four years after the state made it legal. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission announced Monday that it will not award licenses to grow and process the drug until...

People who want to buy marijuana in Maryland for medicinal purposes are probably going to have to wait until 2017, nearly four years after the state made it legal. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission announced Monday that it will not award licenses to grow and process the drug until...

Premier Rachel Notley says she has mixed feelings about the Trudeau government's pledge to legalize marijuana even as a federal Liberal cabinet minister says action is coming soon on the campaign promise. While some premiers are already musing about the best mechanism for legally selling pot...

Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has called on the SNP Government to stop treating drug users as criminals. MacAskill, who served for seven years under Alex Salmond, claimed the war on drugs had failed across the world and said that police would be better targeting criminal gangs...