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The state of cannabis in Kansas is currently clear. For either medical or recreational purposes, it is illegal. But for how long Kansas holds to its strict policy is yet to be seen. The Marijuana Policy Project reports that Kansas is one of two remaining states with no existing medical...

The tarmac at the Auto City Speedway in Clio might not have ever witnessed such a slow-moving pace as it did on Saturday. And that smell burning on the racetracks? Certainly wasn't gasoline. It was smoke that filled the air as visitors to the fourth Midwest Cannabis Cup sparked up and...

A public hearing to shape Humboldt County's new commercial marijuana ordinance was dominated by people who aren't involved in the industry and they told supervisors that they don't want marijuana production near their neighborhoods. Unlike past hearings, the majority of comments at the June...

Dixie June never thought a lollipop would change her life forever. Little did she know that a single sugary snack in Nevada would lead her to years of advocacy and the founding of the Columbus chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. A former floral...

Caitlin Neathawk uses her California Medical Marijuana card to pick up her prescription in Nevada. She shops at Las Vegas ReLeaf, a business that is also licensed to make its own edibles. "We don't have packaging in California. We just have little plastic tubs that they just fill it up and...

Two Arkansas cities have imposed months-long bans on medical-marijuana facilities, a test of local control as prospective growers and sellers prepare to vie for state licenses beginning June 30. Siloam Springs' Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted a 180-day moratorium on medical-pot...

For Pennsylvania's newly licensed medical marijuana businesses and their lawyers, the next six months is set to be a mad dash as they try to meet a state-imposed deadline for becoming operational. The Pennsylvania Department of Health named the 12 companies Tuesday that won permits to grow...

Cuba has urged the US authorities to continue bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking. At a press conference on Thursday, Antonio Ibarra, Secretary of Cuba's National Drug Commission, said cooperation between the two nations had increased substantially after the implementation of a...

An unexpected blindside topped off a night of contentious debate-- Council President Clint Olivier surprising everyone by amending an ordinance banning recreational marijuana into one that would allow it. "You can see the surprise on the faces on the other council members, they didn't know...

The first medical marijuana production deal struck in Louisiana is expected to bring the state's flagship university at least $3.4 million over five years, under terms discussed Thursday. In its bid offer, the contractor agreed to pay that amount or 10 percent of gross receipts, whichever is...

As the deadline nears to apply for a state license to operate a medical marijuana business, Monroe officials say they have received at least three inquiries about the city's zoning regulations and that multiple building and land owners have received other inquiries as well. Monroe does not...

The biggest challenge for Justin Trudeau's forthcoming legal recreational marijuana market is a shortage of pot, the finance minister of Canada's most-populous province says. Ontario's Charles Sousa said a supply crunch was discussed during a meeting with provincial and federal counterparts...

The liberalization of marijuana laws is fueling drug trafficking but Cuba will not follow the trend of loosening restrictions on marijuana , a government official said on Thursday. Antonio Israel Ibarra, the secretary of the National Drugs Commission, gave no specific figures for comparison...

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...

Barry Gordon, M.D., opened a medical marijuana practice in Venice, Florida, on January 3. "I went from zero to over 700 patients" in less than six months, he told FierceHealthcare. So Gordon isn't worried about the success of his new practice, the Compassionate Cannabis Clinic or about...

Cannabis should be legalized across Europe to allow law-enforcement authorities to concentrate on more serious crimes than the trafficking of soft drugs, Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor says. "This office reiterates ... the need to concentrate the state's crime-fighting resources on more...

The future landscape of the marijuana industry in San Luis Obispo County is still very much up in the air. Core regulatory questions are not yet settled, despite a third discussion at a Board of Supervisors meeting on June 20 about the latest draft of the cannabis ordinance. Lingering...

The legal age limit for recreational marijuana use in New Brunswick should be set at 19, a provincial working group recommended Wednesday in a report that also calls for sales to be handled by something similar to a Crown corporation. Health Minister Victor Boudreau said the province's Liberal...

Scranton's zoning law likely won't block a proposed medical marijuana growing facility in lower Green Ridge and some neighbors say they don't mind the plant anyway. Pat Hinton, director of licensing, inspections and permits, said the law does not specifically list a medical marijuana...

LSU took another step closer Thursday to cutting a $3.4 million contract with a private vendor to grow marijuana for medical purposes. A committee of the LSU Board of Supervisors approved allowing President F. King Alexander to open negotiations on the details of a general pact with GB...