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It looks all but certain that state lawmakers will find themselves back in Tallahassee before the month's end. Two high-ranking state senators close to President Joe Negron say they believe he will join the call for a special session to implement the voter-approved medical marijuana...

Gov. Chris Christie says legalizing recreational marijuana is "beyond stupidity'' – but chances are New Jersey's next governor will be much more receptive to changing the law. The leading candidates in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary elections all say they'll consider broader marijuana laws...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture was moving closer Wednesday to issuing the state's first licenses to grow hemp, embarking on an experiment to bring back a crop that's still classified as a controlled substance by the federal government. WSDA's hemp coordinator Emily Febles said...

A proposed change to Leni's Law means users of medical marijuana derivative cannabidiol (CBD) oil in Alabama could be allowed to buy oils with more THC in them. THC and CBD are both cannabis derivatives. THC is the psychoactive component known for giving users a high and is used for pain...

Klockars blacksmith shop on Rincon Hill has endured as an obvious contrast of the old San Francisco and the new, a blue-collar relic amid sleek residential towers. But if plans now in the works bear fruit, the two-story wood structure from 1912 will be a symbol of transition all on its own –...

One family's journey helped inspire a Netflix documentary and spawned new life-saving research at the University of Pennsylvania. Another family has a child that has begun to no longer need medication for her severe illness because cannabis oils changed her life. Still another successfully...

U.S. Senate candidate Dom Gentile came out in support of medical marijuana on Wednesday, making him the only Republican candidate in the special election so far to back the issue. "I have recently met with dozens of people who are stricken with medical conditions such as epilepsy, seizures...

City Council and the Planning Board began the process of considering whether or not to put a temporary ban on recreational marijuana sales in the city. Beverly is not alone in this effort — locally, Danvers already voted for a temporary pot ban. The ban would last through the end of next...

If a whiff of uneasiness hung over the trade show that drew thousands of marijuana entrepreneurs here this month, it wasn't because they were just around the corner from a White House that has threatened to shut them down. They had bigger worries, like sorting out the legitimate business...

Backers of a compromise plan to legalize the recreational use of marijuana to have a proposal ready for lawmakers to consider when a special veto session begins on June 21. But they're concerned that no action will take place. That's because House Republicans are threatening to block...

A graffiti-plastered garage was once a fallout shelter during the Cold War, but officials have tapped it as the perfect place for its potential next life: a medical marijuana growhouse. "What you're looking at is the future home of Bunker Botanicals," said the company president, Geoff Whaling...

Detroit's crackdown on illegally operating medical marijuana dispensaries has shuttered 167 shops since the city's regulation efforts began last year and dozens more are expected. Detroit corporation counsel Melvin Butch Hollowell told the Free Press that 283 dispensaries were identified last...

Michael Watts runs a factory where cranes move heavy molds and machinery, hoisting them overhead. Nearby presses hold molten plastics under intense heat and pressure. The most dangerous piece of machinery there, he says, is a common forklift. "I'm the boss, and I wouldn't let myself drive one...

With hemp seeds approved for human consumption, and medicinal cannabis trials taking place around Australia and the world, there is a lot of talk about the potential for a major new industry in Australia. West Australian grower Colin Steddy, director of the Hemp Corporation, has just returned...

Farmers in Illinois are one step closer to being allowed to grow industrial hemp. A bill sponsored by Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, passed unanimously in the Senate this month and now goes to the House. While the state currently allows universities offering four-year agricultural...

A Dublin head shop has been giving unfounded medical advice about a medicinal marijuana product to parents of children with autism. Staff at The Hemp Company on Capel Street gave advice to an undercover Times reporter last month about Cannabidiol oil, a derivative of the marijuana plant...

A Shelbyville medical cannabis clinic that opened in February has seen an uptick in patients, according to its co-owner. "The Shelbyville clinic has been really, really great," said Eric Sweatt, co-owner of the clinic. "We've helped a lot of people from the surrounding areas – some people are...

Dozens of major players in the medical marijuana industry are expected to apply by June 30 for 12 large-scale medical marijuana cultivator licenses offered in Ohio. PharmaCann, an Illinois-based company operating in multiple states, said it is currently negotiating terms for purchase options...

Ohioans wanting medical marijuana have been crossing the border into Michigan, where some Detroit-area dispensaries will sell to out-of-staters who are issued recommendations for cannabis use months ahead of the drug becoming available in their home state, according to officials from a company...

Bill and Barbara Steele moved to this sleepy corner of Oregon to start their own winery after successful, high-powered business careers. Now, more than a decade later and with award-winning wine to show for their hard work, they are adding a new crop: marijuana. Oregon's legalization of...