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A B.C. pot activist and dispensary owner told MPs studying the government's cannabis legalization bill Friday that excluding edible cannabis products from next year's planned rollout will mean the black market will continue to supply them. "If the government is not going to allow edibles and...

In May, as we've reported, Michael McCarron was arrested on a methamphetamine charge, even though he's never knowingly possessed the substance, because a small amount of marijuana in his possession registered positive for meth according to two field-test kits known as NIKs. Now, an examination...

Two initiatives that would amend Detroit's medical marijuana ordinance to allow dispensaries to open near liquor stores, and grow facilities to operate legally, will appear on the November ballot, after a Wayne County circuit judge's ruling earlier this week. If approved by voters in...

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, will have one fewer Papá Noel (Santa Claus) this year. James Earl Bailey, 69, a self-proclaimed hippie who had been on the lam for 14 years, pleaded guilty Thursday in San Antonio to charges of manufacturing more than 100 marijuana plants. Since skipping bail in 2003...

A 60-year-old county man with a medical marijuana card is facing charges of illegal marijuana sales, illegal production of marijuana, and operating a butane hash oil lab without a license. Thomas Schuster was hit with those charges Sept. 6 when Navajo County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes...

As nearby townships go all in on medical marijuana, officials in Bay City want to make sure they can also get a piece of the pie. The Bay City Commission on Monday, Sept. 18, votes on a resolution to opt into the state's Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act. Approving the resolution...

The Trump administration is continuing to weigh whether or not to reverse Obama-era guidance that generally allows states to legalize marijuana without federal interference, the Justice Department's number two official said on Thursday. "We are reviewing that policy. We haven't changed it...

Stakeholders in Montana's medical marijuana industry brought forth concerns on Wednesday as department administrators gave updates on an ongoing rule-making process. The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee of the Montana Legislature heard testimony on Senate Bill 333, which outlined...

Two weeks ago, Phoenix resident Rebecca Masterson took in a kid who desperately needed a home. The 16-year-old boy has no parents and has "anger issues" from a life of neglect, she wrote on her personal blog on September 1. She met him earlier this year after choosing to become a foster parent...

A roomy, red-sided milking parlor remains the focal point of Quarry Road Farm, just as it has since Joel Pominville's father founded it in 1953. But there's a new addition this year to the 180-head Middlebury dairy operation. On a 13-acre field where corn used to grow, the first crop of hemp is...

Quebec's government is continuing to debate exactly how to handle the federal government's plan to legalize marijuana. The latest concern is how to police and monitor people growing marijuana at home. Under Ottawa's plan--every element of which is subject to provincial...

The rugged, mountainous terrain of unincorporated Santa Clara County has long hidden clandestine cannabis fields, and officials this week made it clear that despite the passage of Proposition 64, they’re still illegal. County supervisors have approved a 45-day moratorium on marijuana growing...

The winding road that leads to Compassionate Cultivation could easily be mistaken for a dead end. It takes several seconds before drivers get off the main road and end up at a warehouse immediately surrounded by a dirt lot. In a few months, however, scientists and manufacturers working out of...

Recreational marijuana dispensaries have been open in Nevada for more than two months, but businesses like pot lounges could now start popping up across the state. During this past legislative session, Senator Tick Segerblom proposed a bill that would allow local governments to grant licenses...

A new Indiana law intended to legalize the use of a cannabis extract to treat epilepsy instead resulted in a massive crackdown on the product across the state, making it more challenging for those with severe medical issues to obtain it. An IndyStar investigation has found that after the law...

The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers' compensation for medical marijuana. It's the first time the court has considered the question of insurance reimbursement for medical marijuana...

Nevada could become the first state to allow users of recreational marijuana to light up in clubs and lounges, a state legal body said this week, opening a new front in what is already a booming pot business. The state Legislative Counsel Bureau said Monday that state law does not prohibit...

Alfonse D'Amato is going from Senator Pothole to Senator Pot. The former Republican U.S. senator from New York has been hired as a senior adviser by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national pro-pot group that for the first time is starting an affiliate in the Empire State. The MPP says it...

Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana use still believe it's the right thing to do, which is why they held a press conference again Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building. As lawmakers look to pass a two-year state budget, cannabis supporters are still fighting for a chance to be...

The Greens leader, Richard di Natale, has accused the federal government of "ignoring the will of parliament" on the importation of medicinal cannabis as doctors complain that the current system has "multiple obstacles" that prevent terminally ill patients from obtaining the drug. Di Natale...