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Despite missing a key state deadline earlier this month, three more medical marijuana growers won final licenses on Monday to cultivate the drug. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission voted to grant approval for three of the five companies that had missed the deadline to be operational by...

Up to six medical marijuana dispensaries could be established in Harford County, but the actual number, as well as their specific locations, will not be made public until the state commission regulating the fledgling industry approves their licenses. Dispensary locations are posted on the...

The top U.S. Border Patrol agent in Maine cautioned residents Monday that officers will still confiscate marijuana when they encounter it and that even family connections to the cannabis industry can disqualify someone from federal employment. Chief Daniel Hiebert, who heads the Houlton...

A van full of seniors from El Dorado West in Burien recently visited a marijuana store in Seattle for a Pot 101 tour. They came away with tinctures, ointments and a new understanding of a substance few had tried. "I didn't know what to expect," said one resident (age 84 years young), of...

With the outdoor grow season moving toward cannabis harvests, the Placer County department tasked with enforcing strict medicinal marijuana cultivation rules has fielded 74 complaints since May. According to county code-enforcement numbers, 30 of the complaints have been turned over to the...

A lot of Burners are wondering if they can burn one thing in particular this year at Burning Man: weed. In January, recreational marijuana became legal in Nevada, meaning anyone aged 21 and over is allowed to possess up to one ounce of recreational marijuana and an eighth-ounce of marijuana...

Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen is cracking down on medical-marijuana businesses he says are evading as much as $1.5 million in property taxes each year by failing to report the value of the equipment they use. Only 11 of 109 medical-marijuana businesses this year submitted itemized...

Maryland's medical marijuana commission approved full licenses for three growers and two processors Monday. The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission pre-approved 15 growers and processors last year, and gave the companies a year to complete the licensing process, which included...

A group of farmers, local legislators and researchers came out to Virginia State University's Randolph Farm on Aug. 17 to learn about the possibilities of growing industrial hemp in the state. Two years ago, the state authorized institutions of higher education to grow industrial hemp for...

A British Columbia region's legacy of Vietnam War draft dodgers and illicit cannabis gardens wants a place at the legalized recreational marijuana table. Fears that corporate cannabis producers could accomplish what law enforcement never could – uproot the Kootenay region's famed marijuana...

Cindy Capobianco was getting high and going to sound baths before many even knew what the Integratron was. The California-transplant with a long history in fashion and marketing, said it was in the mid-'90s when she first smoked a joint and headed inside the UFO-looking structure in the desert...

The so-called "Dr Pot" who injected cannabinoids into two women with ovarian cancer has been -referred to the medical practitioners' watchdog for identifying as a doctor with an anti-medicine outfit called the Church of Ubuntu. Andrew Katelaris, who is deregistered and permanently banned...

The gentle hum of whirring fans and the unmistakable smell of fresh cannabis drift through a garage at the back of a house on a quiet Calgary street. It's legal but the woman behind the small grow-op is keeping things under wraps. She's new here, on a month-to-month lease and – like many...

Raleigh police arrested a 23-year-old man Sunday night for having what they said was about 6 pounds of marijuana in an apartment in the same Wolf Glen Court complex where a man was fatally shot earlier in the day. Police said the drug was in an apartment at 5906 Wolf Glen Court, where Barry...

Armed men transporting bundles of marijuana in unmarked vans might seem like an illegal activity, but in states such as Colorado and Oregon it's a legitimate business. There's a growing need to transport cannabis from farms to dispensaries, and with Department of Transportation-regulated...

Nevada's gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state's latest legal vice — recreational marijuana — and they've made it clear that pot doesn't belong in casinos. In the first of a series of policy discussions, the Nevada Gaming Commission reiterated that as long as...

The storied Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark Capital has launched a slew of tech companies: Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram. Now its search for the next big thing has led it to ... pot. Benchmark recently invested $8 million in Hound Labs, a startup here in Oakland that's developing a...

Along with holding signs near Draper Park Saturday morning, Milford CARES is preparing to host a community forum on recreational marijuana early next month. The forum takes place Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in Upper Town Hall, 52 Main St. Geri Eddins said the Milford Community Against...

Although the rollout of the medical cannabis industry in Maryland has faced many challenges, an owner of a local dispensary hopes to open his doors for business in November. Sajal Roy, one of three owners of the Allegany Medical Marijuana Dispensary, 100 Beall St., recently gave an update on...

Colorado's largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation's first legal marijuana clubs. But Denver's elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops and gathering places may mean the city gets few takers for the new licenses. Denver voters approved...