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Voters here soon may be asked to show their fickle side. An embryonic but well-funded business venture led by high-profile Eugene attorney Mike Arnold wants Creswell residents to overturn the ban on recreational marijuana retailers that voters approved just eight months ago. The backers of...

The way Scott Eccleston looks at it, if a person can grow a tomato, he or she can grow marijuana. "There's a reason they call it 'weed,'" Eccelston, the owner of Maine Seedlings and Clones in Biddeford, said. "Treat it like any other plant in your garden and it will grow." Last November...

Anne Wolff has lived in her home in Woodland for about nine years, and starting in February, she noticed some unusual activity by her new neighbors. She saw equipment, such as wire, irrigation and lights, being unloaded into the house. Soon after, she started hearing a loud fan going all day...

Vancouver Assistant Police Chief Mike Lester once used to enforce the laws against marijuana, but now his paycheck is partially funded by it. "It's a little ironic at times," Lester said. "That's just the way it is." All the money Vancouver receives from marijuana tax goes to police. That...

Fear that the federal government may crack down on legalized marijuana has forced cannabis stores to rid themselves of any data that could be used to identify customers. Under Senate Bill 863, the state now prohibits pot stores from recording, retaining or transferring any customer...

Looking over their field of 5,000 thriving hemp plants, Marianne and Marvin Yong, the owners of Wholly Hemp Farm, said their mission is to educate the Klamath Falls community about the industrial plant's potential, ranging from textiles to building material to medicine. "It got kind of lumped...

Cornell plant breeding expert Don Viands loves to show off new things. This year, it's trials of industrial hemp. Viands was one of the presenters at a seed growers field day on July 6 at a Cornell research farm in Ithaca. "You can see that already this has mushroomed into being...

The Arcata Ballpark, home of the Humboldt Crabs, will have a new set of visitors next month. The ballpark will be hosting the "Yes We Cann Parade and Hullabaloo" on August 12, and the organizer said this will be a family friendly event aiming to educate the community about cannabis. Event...

CBD is popping up all over the Burlington area - from the wellness department at South Burlington's Healthy Living Market to the pastry case at Monarch and the Milkweed. What is CBD, and how is it made? CBD is an acronym for "cannabidiol," a compound found in cannabis. Alejandro Bergad, the...

Mass Medi-Spa says it still plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the Accord Business Park in Norwell despite local officials' concern that a bounced check and late payment mean the company won't be able to finish the project. "It's unfortunate that there was a communication...

A measure allowing veterans easier access to medical marijuana garnered bipartisan support in Congress last year and nearly became law. A vote Monday could be the end of the line this year in another attempt to pass it. The House Rules Committee will decide Monday whether to allow Rep. Earl...

Retail marijuana shops may be scarce or nonexistent on the Upper Cape next year, based on the latest marijuana legislation and the reaction from a number of elected officials in the local towns. On Monday, July 17, the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives agreed on a...

Chinese authorities have arrested two Canadians in the capital Beijing for allegedly smoking marijuana. According to Radio-Canada, officials entered a hotel room where members of the travelling equestrian show Cavalia were staying on 14 July. The public broadcaster said officials made a...

Cannabis may be California's largest cash crop, but dispensaries who sell the profitable plants haven't always reaped their rewards. "A while ago, when it was sort of the wild wild west of medical cannabis," said Matt Z-Berg of River City Phoenix Dispensary in Sacramento. Matt Z-Berg...

After school, 8-year-old, MJ, loves taking water balloons and popping them in them in the backyard. Just feet away, her mother, Jari Sugano, grows marijuana plants. She uses the medical cannabis to treat MJ's symptoms for a severe form of epilepsy. Over the years, she's used different varieties...

San Diego’s plan to allow local cultivation, manufacturing and testing of marijuana took a key step forward with the recent unveiling of proposed regulations for those activities. Leaders of the local marijuana industry are praising San Diego for being among a small group of California cities...

Wichita City Hall security officers shut down activists who were trying to solicit signatures Thursday for a petition to reduce marijuana penalties. Two petitioners, Janice Bradley and Russ Pataky, attempted to collect signatures in the lobby outside the City Council chamber as people arrived...

Forks Township police early Friday morning raided a marijuana grow house just outside the township park and took four people in custody, Chief Greg Dorney reports. It wasn't immediately clear who was renting the home and who was just there. Dorney did not immediately identify the suspects...

Fresno City Council President Clint Olivier cleared up confusion Thursday after he tweeted earlier in the morning: "Fresno city council kills marijuana ban. Dies on 3-3 vote." Olivier failed to specify in his tweet that the only marijuana-related vote on Thursday was one asking that the city...

Police departments across the state are coming to grips with how to deal with people caught possessing marijuana after New Hampshire became the 22nd state to decriminalize the drug on Tuesday. Police departments throughout the Granite State have until Sept. 18, less than two months, to...