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Recreational marijuana sales have exceeded the expectations of Las Vegas area store owners, who have seen long lines outside their dispensaries since Saturday, when Nevada became the fifth state with shops selling pot to the public. That move jumpstarted a market projected to be fueled by the...

Recreational marijuana sales have exceeded the expectations of Las Vegas area store owners, who have seen long lines outside their dispensaries since Saturday, when Nevada became the fifth state with shops selling pot to the public. That move jumpstarted a market projected to be fueled by the...

In spite of the slogan from popular TV ads, those taking advantage of Nevada's newly relaxed marijuana laws may find that effects of their pot use could follow them home. "You could come back to Ohio, operate a motor vehicle, be stopped by a law enforcement officer, and still be over the...

On a cool, rainy day, more than 200 people crowd under a tarp in the parking lot of Big Mama’s Restaurant, bidding on bicycles, air rifles and marijuana posters to raise money to support a jailed local legend. They have a lot of work to do, because Cornbread Mafia leader Johnny Boone, captured...

Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state with stores selling pot to the public in a market that is expected to outpace all others in the U.S. thanks to the millions of visitors who...

Following new state legislation pertaining to medical marijuana, Winter Garden has drafted an ordinance that seeks to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from its boundaries. The new state bill, which was signed by Governor Rick Scott June 23, establishes restrictions that provide local...

The West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act officially goes into effect on Wednesday, but a program to offer medicinal forms of marijuana statewide won't begin until early 2019. In preparation, the state Bureau for Public Health has established a Medical Cannabis Advisory Board and has started to...

Teenagers won't just be smoking cannabis on the sly in the future – they could be openly smearing it on their face to prevent acne. Aussie company Botanix is developing the first new acne treatment in 20 years that aims to fight pimples using a synthetic version of cannabidiol. However...

Dispensary permits were issued last week to KW Ventures Holdings LLC for a dispensary at 1737 Lincoln Way East and Organic Remedies Inc. for a dispensary at 600 Wayne Avenue. The Greenhouse Group also grows medical marijuana in Maryland, Nevada and Illinois. The firm has agreed to buy the...

More than 100 people were in line at one Las Vegas-area dispensary July 1 as Nevada became the latest state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes. Kristin Deneal got in line outside the pot shop at 5:45 a.m., after a different store that opened at midnight closed...

Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts waited outside a number of dispensaries that opened at midnight on Saturday to mark the beginning of legal recreational marijuana sales in Nevada. There were between 250 and 300 people outside Oasis Medical Cannabis when the doors opened at the stroke of...

A Utah political issues committee claims voters in the state overwhelmingly support medical marijuana ballot initiative, citing a recent poll, though critics say the study is one-sided and doesn't explain the complexities of the issue. A survey by the California-based opinion research firm...

After months of delay, the state Department of Agriculture is moving forward with its goal of developing a line of Hawaii hemp seeds and an eventual statewide hemp industry. The department received its import registration permit from the state Drug Enforcement Agency earlier this month, after...

A trend that allows pets to benefit from cannabis plants is slowly catching on in Oklahoma. Pet owners and animal-rescue groups are turning to it. The cannabis plant comes in oil, treats and ointments. It’s called CBD oil. “We’ve been amazed to see all of what they do,” said Lisa Jensen...

Marijuana is still illegal in Mississippi, but that hasn't stopped some businesses in Columbus from marketing cannabis-infused products with cannabidiol -- also known as "CBD." A sign in a glass case in NuWay Vape on Highway 45 claims CBD products will be available soon. They're also...

The daytime temperatures, as usual for the summer months, soared well into the triple digits in Mesquite on Saturday. That didn't keep a line from forming at Deep Roots Harvest for the opening of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada. The heat was so intense that, by noon, just two hours...

Forget bingo, tea dances and seaside trips. Residents from a chain of Seattle retirement homes are going on Pot for Beginners tours to learn about — and buy — cannabis in the city, where it's now legal. Connie Schick said her son roared with laughter when he heard she was joining a field trip...

Oscar Goodman has dealt with his share of complicated local issues – a mixture of gambling, prostitution and a lot of public drinking. But the former Las Vegas mayor never imagined the newest vice to arrive in the city: legal marijuana. He never imagined it, but he likes it. "We in Las Vegas...

Since the state started allowing chronic pain patients to use medical marijuana in late March, more than 7,500 have signed up for the state’s program. As of June 22, that brought the total number of patients certified to use medical marijuana for qualifying conditions to 22,496 — a 50 percent...

A man from San Bernardino County watched Friday night as Merced County sheriff's deputies shut down his marijuana operation near Stevinson that he estimated was worth about $1 million, deputies reported. Deputies received a tip about the site in the 23000 block of Fourth Street in Stevinson...