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An August 10 public meeting to discuss five proposed ordinances, each one prohibiting one aspect of retail marijuana, drew about 17 people. Those who spoke, mostly spoke in favor of regulating but allowing some form of retail activity in Blue Hill. "We are not putting this up to promote...

An increasing number of Native American tribes are looking to the marijuana business to break the poverty on reservations, but they are treading quietly over uncertainties in federal policy, which could shift under President Donald Trump. Cannabis is big business in states that have...

To weed or not to weed? That is the question for Michigan's communities. As the state board that will regulate Michigan's new medical marijuana law begins to craft the rules that will govern the multimillion dollar industry, the state's cities, townships and villages must decide whether they...

Two very different groups have launched efforts against U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's efforts to remove the federal ban on marijuana. While Booker said he was moved to act because law enforcement unfairly targeted members of minority communities for using the drug, the organizations said that...

The hostess at Ocean Time Bed and -Breakfast in Yachats wants her guests to really relax, so she is totally OK with them smoking marijuana. "They can smoke in bed," Ocean Time owner Deb Cardy said. "They can in the bathtub. They can smoke at the kitchen table. They can smoke watching TV. They...

Frustrated Australian patients could still be several years away from their GPs prescribing medicinal cannabis, the Australian Medical Association's (AMA) vice president has warned. Since publishing a range of stories on medicinal cannabis, many readers have contacted nine.com.au complaining...

Both sides of the upcoming local recreational marijuana vote made their case at Draper Memorial Park Saturday morning. Representatives from the Citizens for Responsible Cannabis Retail Sales and Milford CARES (Community Against Recreational Marijuana Retail Establishments) held signs and...

Hamilton police were kept busy overnight, with 22 arrests made and a significant amount of cannabis found. Senior Sergeant Phil Ruddell said the number of arrests was high and happened periodically. "Drunkenness and fighting was the order of Saturday night," Ruddell said. Police were also on...

Imagine looking to build a home 50 years from now. What kind of materials do you think will be used for building materials? Did materials made from hemp cross your mind? The hemp plant, like its sister the marijuana plant, is not a new crop to the country. In fact, according to the Pennsylvania...

It's been more than year since agents raided Poor Boys Smoke Shop in Marysville and seized 18 bottles of Cannabidiol oil. Today the property was returned and Union County Prosecutor David Phillips said he has decided not to file any charges. Poor Boys' Tom Neal says he feels total...

Regina will be home to a new cannabis retail store and coffee shop in early 2018 after a partnership between Leo's Group Inc. and the Toronto based company, Tokyo Smoke was made official earlier this week. Tokyo Smoke shops offer high end coffee, espresso, food, other beverages and cannabis...

Napa's largest law firm, Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty, has made a name for itself serving the legal needs of the wine industry. Now it plans to do the same with another controlled substance — cannabis. Earlier this month, DP&F announced the official launch of its cannabis practice group...

A devoted son was excused jail after being described as "security man and janitor" at a cannabis farm which could have produced a £98,000 crop. Nathan Russell moved into a house in Vernon Avenue but left when friends said they would pay his rent at a smaller property and hand him £500...

It’s been roughly six months since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made national headlines when he told reporters that the Justice Department would adopt “responsible policies” to enforce the federal government’s prohibition on pot. Sessions’ statement, coupled with similar comments from...

The legal sale of marijuana in Uruguayan pharmacies is facing challenges as banks refuse to deal with companies linked to the drug in order to follow international financial laws. A government official said Friday that Uruguayan banks risk running afoul of laws that ban receiving money tied...

Relief from pain may not be around the corner for those seeking pain relief with marijuana. Never mind that nearly three-fourths of Florida's voters agreed pot should be legal for medical use. At least six South Florida cities have banned, or plan to ban, the dispensaries where legal...

The number of marijuana plants discovered by Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics in rural Jeff Davis continues to rise with the street value now topping $20 million. On Friday, another 5,000 plants were discovered bringing the total haul to more than 20,000 according to Mississippi Bureau of...

A marijuana farm operation uncovered by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Thursday and Friday was worth more than $20 million on the street and is the biggest marijuana bust in recent Mississippi history, officials said. More than 15,000 marijuana plants were discovered hidden deep in an...

Starting Sept. 1, the Texas Compassionate Use Act will allow a small group of epilepsy patients to buy and use CBD, a specific kind of cannabis oil. One North Texas couple hopes one day they will get the Legislature to expand the list of eligible patients to include those like their daughter...

Growing up in a Colonial home in Downingtown, Alessandro Cesario cultivated an interest in the family garden, trying to become "in tune" with plants and insects, and by the time he was 16, he knew he wanted to work with plants in his career. Specifically, one plant: cannabis. So he spent four...