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The debate over medical marijuana is heating back up in Florida. State health officials recently selected five places, including Southwest Florida, to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric medical marijuana for a select group of sick patients. Many people locally continue to reap the...

The U.S. Postal Service office in Portland delivered some potentially bad news last week to Northwest newspapers: If news outlets run ads for the region's booming marijuana industry, they might be violating federal law. The Friday memo pointed out it was illegal "to place an ad in any...

An Ann Arbor woman’s bid to open a medical marijuana dispensary and growth operation is forcing Plymouth Township officials to address how the township should regulate such a business. Michigan voters opened the door to medical marijuana for specific conditions, including cancer, AIDS...

An Ann Arbor woman’s bid to open a medical marijuana dispensary and growth operation is forcing Plymouth Township officials to address how the township should regulate such a business. Michigan voters opened the door to medical marijuana for specific conditions, including cancer, AIDS...

A Jacksonville mom is worried about the treatment options for her son because none of the nurseries granted licenses from the state are able to produce the Charlotte’s Web brand. Bridget Bateman’s 8-year-old son, Preston Bateman, has a severe form of epilepsy and has multiple seizures a day...

A Jacksonville mom is worried about the treatment options for her son because none of the nurseries granted licenses from the state are able to produce the Charlotte’s Web brand. Bridget Bateman’s 8-year-old son, Preston Bateman, has a severe form of epilepsy and has multiple seizures a day...

With the cannabis industry booming in states like Colorado, Washington and California, it may be surprising that a new startup has decided to take root in Philadelphia. While marijuana laws are certainly more relaxed in the city thanks to legislation decriminalizing small amounts of weed...

The federal health minister says "the world is going to be looking to Canada to make sure we do the job well" when it comes to legalizing and regulating marijuana. In an interview with CBC News, Jane Philpott said the government will look abroad for best practices, but said she doesn't see a...

n Oregon government agency refused food donations from a pro-marijuana group. The Women Leaders in Cannabis in the city of Eugene made a food donation to the Thanksgiving food drive for homeless people, but it was declined, KOMO News reports. The group says Oregon's Department of Human...

Medical marijuana is already available for sale in a local dispensary, and now, local cultivators have been given the green light to begin growing strains, according to Illinois Department of Agriculture. While the region is still a few months away from seeing locally grown medical marijuana...

Medical marijuana is already available for sale in a local dispensary, and now, local cultivators have been given the green light to begin growing strains, according to Illinois Department of Agriculture. While the region is still a few months away from seeing locally grown medical marijuana...

While the trend in much of the United States is moving toward decriminalization or legalization of marijuana, Virginia is heading in the opposite direction: With sharply rising arrest totals for the possession of pot and a disproportionate number of black people arrested in the Commonwealth...

First, it was testicular cancer. Then tumors were found in his lungs. And when those had finally shrunk — thanks to an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation — Brian Tomasulo learned that the cancer had spread to his brain. After collapsing at work one day in May 2014, the Newtown resident was...

First, it was testicular cancer. Then tumors were found in his lungs. And when those had finally shrunk — thanks to an aggressive chemotherapy and radiation — Brian Tomasulo learned that the cancer had spread to his brain. After collapsing at work one day in May 2014, the Newtown resident was...

Interest in Maryland's medical marijuana program is higher than anyone expected. The state has received more than 1,000 applications for licenses. The first stage in approving a license is set for January, but there are so many applications the process may be delayed. "The thing that works...

Interest in Maryland's medical marijuana program is higher than anyone expected. The state has received more than 1,000 applications for licenses. The first stage in approving a license is set for January, but there are so many applications the process may be delayed. "The thing that works...

An organization is hoping to convince President Barack Obama to change the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ stance on medical marijuana for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. “As a suicide survivor myself, it’s a subject that touches me,” said Sean Tiernan of Weed for Warriors...

An organization is hoping to convince President Barack Obama to change the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ stance on medical marijuana for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. “As a suicide survivor myself, it’s a subject that touches me,” said Sean Tiernan of Weed for Warriors...

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota hope to start collecting petition signatures next week, the chairman of the sponsoring committee said. Rilie Ray Morgan of Fargo said the corrected version of the petition was expected to be sent by overnight...

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota hope to start collecting petition signatures next week, the chairman of the sponsoring committee said. Rilie Ray Morgan of Fargo said the corrected version of the petition was expected to be sent by overnight...