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For some California cities, officials say trying to shut down illegal pot dispensaries can seem like an endless game of Whack-a-Mole – close one down, and another pops up. But in Riverside, officials appear to have whacked every last mole. Deputy City Attorney Neil Okazaki told council...

A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot's possible health benefits. "This is the first solid, rigorously obtained scientific data" that a marijuana...

West Wendover is taking steps to have medical marijuana dispensed in the city while awaiting the Nevada Legislature to clear the way. "The council is considering an ordinance authorizing medical marijuana, but it is not ready to consider recreational marijuana. A year from now that might be...

A spokesman for the triumphant campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana said he doesn't understand why communities have enacted moratoriums on pot stores, in light of the state Legislature's efforts to delay the retail portion of the proposal until at least the summer of 2018. In December...

When it comes to banning cultivation of marijuana for personal use, it turns out Santa Rosa was just blowing smoke. The City Council on Tuesday soundly rejected an immediate temporary ban on growing pot outdoors for personal use as council members questioned whether enough safety or nuisance...

A West Chester Twp. business owner has informed officials he wants to open a marijuana cultivation business here, but says he won't force the issue if the township decides to ban such businesses. David Haley told trustees Tuesday that he wants to locate in the township because he already owns...

Vermont has legalized medical marijuana and was working towards legalizing adult use marijuana, but Governor Phil Scott just said no. The Governor vetoed a bill that had been passed by the legislation. While the anti-marijuana forces are cheering, the pro-legalization forces are saying it's...

A prosecutor on Tuesday tried repeatedly to tie a consultant to the day-to-day management of a marijuana grow room on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation, but consultant Eric Hagen said he only visited the facility three times. Hagen, the president of Monarch America, is on trial on state...

If a whiff of uneasiness hung over the trade show that drew thousands of marijuana entrepreneurs here last week, 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...

The Charlottetown police chief says he shares some of the mayor's concerns over a lack of information on the federal government's plan to legalize marijuana and how that will affect law enforcement agencies. Charlottetown police Chief Paul Smith is preparing a report for city council that...

While voters in the Commonwealth in November approved the legalization of recreational marijuana use and sales, West Springfield residents voted against the measure. Thus, some argue, they should be able to vote on whether the town will allow recreational marijuana dispensaries within the...

One Kentucky family thought they had reached a dead end. Doctors said there was no medicine that could treat their young son, Eli Wooton, of his severe epilepsy until they learned of the healing powers of one controversial plant. "I would just go over to the bed side and all I could do is...

Medical cannabis has been legal in Illinois since 2013, but it hasn't always been and still isn't, perceived in a positive way. "You know there probably are some uses for it," recovering addict Elizabeth Price said. "I think we could be creating addicts where we don't need to. Marijuana has...

Medical marijuana could be grown and sold in Coloma if the city passes an ordinance allowing it. Craig Aronoff, an attorney with the Cannabis Legal Group out of Royal Oak, Mich., asked the City Commission Monday night to consider opting in to a state law to allow medical marijuana facilities in...

Brevard County commissioners are struggling to figure out how to regulate the location of medical marijuana treatment centers within the county. And they might not have an answer when they continue their discussion of the issue on Tuesday. Among the issues they will tackle: How far the...

At least five people are interested in cultivating marijuana in the city, according to its law director. To accommodate them, City Council on Monday adjusted its business code to include medical marijuana licensing and regulation. The ordinance was passed earlier than usual because state...

Maryland signed off on its medical marijuana program four years ago, and it has yet to deliver its first dose, but there is evidence that public acceptance of the drug has already had an impact on the state. In July of 2012, police discovered dozens of marijuana plants in Nick Dominick's...

City Council voted 4-3 tonight to ban the cultivation, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana within city limits. The ban codifies a previous six-month moratorium on medical marijuana enterprises, which the city enacted in response to the state's new law allowing limited legal use of the...

Nicole Shaffer is a 25-year-old store receptionist. She’s been using medicinal pot for four years now. “I use it mostly for kind of emotional stuff,” she said. “I probably … smoke about once a day at this point.” But last month, Shaffer let her official Oregon medical marijuana card lapse. She...

John Morgan spent nearly $7 million pushing two statewide ballot initiatives to expand medical marijuana throughout the state of Florida. But that's a drop in the bucket compared to what the wealthy Orlando attorney and possible gubernatorial candidate says he's prepared to invest in the...