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An unmistakeable scent, rotten-sweet and earthy, greets visitors to Basil McMahon's pine and oak sheltered Nevada County farm. It wafts from cannabis plants growing in a murky legal terrain between acceptance and prohibition. Over the next few years that will change, as a sweeping new...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has identified 250 pesticides that marijuana producers may use to combat pests, mold and other problems common in the industry. The pesticides on Oregon's list pose minimal risk to human health, according to the federal government, which sets pesticide...

It's been more than six months since the state Senate passed a bill that would make Pennsylvania the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana and patients who could benefit are still waiting for the state House to act. Fed up, protesters have set up a faux doctor's waiting room in the rotunda...

It's been more than six months since the state Senate passed a bill that would make Pennsylvania the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana and patients who could benefit are still waiting for the state House to act. Fed up, protesters have set up a faux doctor's waiting room in the rotunda...

Alicia Tucker's hand rested on her oxygen tank as she listened to a representative from Altai — a company that produces marijuana edibles — talk up a gourmet display of pot-infused bon bons at PotLuck, a medical cannabis expo. Five years ago, Tucker, a 43-year-old Temecula resident, would have...

New Jersey lawmakers will consider the possibility Monday of legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state. The state Senate is holding a judiciary hearing on the hot-button issue, WCBS 880's Levon Putney reported. Lawmakers are closely studying Colorado, Oregon and Washington, where...

Supporters of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act which will legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes vowed to work for the approval of the measure under the 16th congress and beyond. "We continue to work for the passage of House Bill 4477. But given the election fever and...

Joe Brennan faces a lot of the same worries as all businesspeople – sourcing inventory, regulatory headaches, competitors popping up like weeds. But those weeds give Brennan a whole new set of worries. His business? Mindright, a medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. Brennan said he has...

Joe Brennan faces a lot of the same worries as all businesspeople – sourcing inventory, regulatory headaches, competitors popping up like weeds. But those weeds give Brennan a whole new set of worries. His business? Mindright, a medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. Brennan said he has...

The debate over Detroit's plentiful marijuana shops continues to rage, as the City Council considers a new zoning proposal that medical marijuana advocates fear would reduce patients' access to treatment. The proposed zoning restrictions – recently revised by the City Planning Commission –...

The debate over Detroit's plentiful marijuana shops continues to rage, as the City Council considers a new zoning proposal that medical marijuana advocates fear would reduce patients' access to treatment. The proposed zoning restrictions – recently revised by the City Planning Commission –...

Wayne Hauge is on a quest of sorts to be able to grow an acre of industrial hemp on his farm located near Ray in northwestern North Dakota. Hauge has applied to be one of those selected for the upcoming North Dakota Department of Agriculture's (NDDA) industrial hemp pilot program. The pilot...

As the state's medical marijuana fight stalls in the statehouse, activists haven't given up pushing for public support. One of those demonstrating Saturday in York County was more recognizable than most: Chuck Homan was arrested on marijuana charges last year. "I just don't know what else to...

As the state's medical marijuana fight stalls in the statehouse, activists haven't given up pushing for public support. One of those demonstrating Saturday in York County was more recognizable than most: Chuck Homan was arrested on marijuana charges last year. "I just don't know what else to...

More than 36,000 people had signed a petition as of Friday morning asking President Barack Obama to fire Drug Enforcement Administration head Chuck Rosenberg over comments he made on medical marijuana. Rosenberg said Nov. 4 that smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes "is a joke," CBS News...

As the medical marijuana industry booms in Nevada so does the demand for patient cards. Medical cannabis was legalized in Nevada in 2000, but it took 15 years for storefronts to open, with the first Nevada dispensary opening in Sparks in July. Now, with more dispensaries open in Reno and Las...

As the medical marijuana industry booms in Nevada so does the demand for patient cards. Medical cannabis was legalized in Nevada in 2000, but it took 15 years for storefronts to open, with the first Nevada dispensary opening in Sparks in July. Now, with more dispensaries open in Reno and Las...

A West Michigan medical marijuana dispensary was raided, but the owner says he thought he was doing things by the book. Since voters passed the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, many card-carrying patients and caregivers claim to be wrongfully raided because they believe they are protected...

A West Michigan medical marijuana dispensary was raided, but the owner says he thought he was doing things by the book. Since voters passed the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, many card-carrying patients and caregivers claim to be wrongfully raided because they believe they are protected...

In less than a year, a medical marijuana dispensary in Whitewood has donated $90,000 to the community. "Well that's what a compassionate club was originally designed to do," owner Jerry Martin told News Talk Radio's MainStreet, "to help the community with the profits from that business, not to...