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An oil derived from the marijuana plant sharply reduces violent seizures in young people suffering from a rare, severe form of epilepsy, according to a study published Wednesday that gives more hope to parents who have been clamoring for access to the medication. Cannabidiol cut the median...

Legalized marijuana is throwing a learning curve at Northwest Arkansas' criminal justice system. Police must be trained to determine whether a driver is impaired by his medical marijuana use. Courts must adjust zero-tolerance policies to account for legal use. And some worry about how to stop...

One of Canada's largest medical-cannabis producers says it will fund a Nova Scotia man's ongoing legal fight to have his marijuana prescription paid for by his employee-insurance plan — the latest move in a nationwide push by industry, patients and their advocates for more widespread cannabis...

Pennsylvania is gearing up for full implementation of its medical marijuana law early next year, but significant questions still remain about exactly what that will look like for patients and businesses. Some of those questions have to do with the fact that medical marijuana is a new market...

City leaders must soon decide whether to welcome, limit or ban medical marijuana facilities inside city limits, now that several cultivators have expressed interest in opening up shop here. "Are we going to have a moratorium?" Mayor Steve Mercer asked City Council members Monday night. "Are...

Proponents of drug policy reform say they look forward to the signing of a marijuana decriminalization bill, but some are concerned the law will exacerbate addiction problems in the Granite State. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted Tuesday to approve the Senate's...

It's really hard to write about California City's headlong plunge into the marijuana business without being a little snickery. Pot is a weird drug. I don't mean just because it makes people act goofy. I'm talking more about its public relations. Most people have had at least a passing...

The changes medical marijuana brings to Arkansas will likely be less widespread than advocates hope or opponents fear, at least at first, recent history and research suggest. The voter-approved constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana use will soon fall into place. The state plans...

Some folks think it's only natural that the bohemian tourist town of Eureka Springs gets a medical marijuana dispensary. Mayor Robert "Butch" Berry said he would like to have two, if not more. "I would like to have four if we could get them," Berry said. "Eureka Springs was originally...

France will introduce a law by year's end that will end prison terms for cannabis use, although consuming the drug will remain a criminal offense, a government spokesman said Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to reform laws on cannabis use in his election campaign manifesto...

As Oregon economists calculated their May revenue forecast, they had new figures to add in: marijuana taxes. They estimated marijuana sales will create about $210 million in taxes through the middle of 2019. That may sound like a lot, but local officials reached by the Statesman Journal...

A former Susquehanna Bank building in Edgewater is the next proposed site for a medical marijuana dispensary in Anne Arundel County. Evolution Wellness LLC has submitted an application to open a dispensary in the former bank at 3005 Solomons Island Road. The 1.5-acre site is located on a...

More than 100 Native American tribes have reached out to FoxBarry Farms, a management firm building the nation's first marijuana facility on tribal land, over the past month to express interest in the cannabis industry. FoxBarry CEO Barry Brautman, whose company also works with tribes to...

The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe already runs a smoke shop downtown and a golf course in the northwest valley. Now a third business venture – in medical marijuana – is on the horizon. If construction goes as planned, the federally-recognized tribe will open two medical marijuana dispensaries and a...

Reclining leather seats, a 42-inch television screen and stencils of bright red marijuana leaves illuminate the back of 420 Tours' sport utility vehicle. The SUV, along with a 30-foot bus, are used by Nevada's first cannabis tour company, which takes people looking for a medical marijuana card...

The City Council is moving forward with plans to ban commercial marijuana businesses and outdoor cultivation, despite the recent legalization of recreational use and sales in California. The council has tentatively approved an ordinance prohibiting commercial marijuana activity in Highland...

Just as California is settling to its position as the largest state to legalize recreational marijuana, the federal government under President Donald Trump is signaling a possible crackdown on a drug that is still banned under federal law. But pot enthusiasts and entrepreneurs have a vocal...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent memo to federal prosecutors that instructs them to charge and pursue mandatory minimum sentences whenever possible – including for all drug cases – generated a wave of backlash among bipartisan criminal justice reform groups, some state and local...

Thousands of criminal cases related to marijuana are being reviewed since the passage of Proposition 64, allowing those with felony convictions or charges to reduce their sentences to misdemeanors or have their offenses dismissed altogether. "I heard the Sacramento County Sheriff's...

The department of health estimates 30,000 Arkansans will start applying for medical marijuana identification cards at the end of June. A former law enforcement officer will be among them. "You've always been told, 'It's bad. It's illegal. Bust 'em,'" said Kevin Hoffman. "And I don't...