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With pot on the ballot in nine states, the big winner in next Tuesday's election could be America's legal cannabis industry. By 2020, legal market sales are expected to surpass $22 billion. And for states struggling with budget shortfalls, that extra revenue would be clearly welcome. Voters...

Recreational marijuana may come to Colorado Springs someday, but that is certainly not the mood of voters today, according to a new Gazette telephone poll of 600 likely El Paso Country voters. When asked, "Do you believe recreational marijuana sales should be expanded in Colorado Springs?" 62...

The Dolores Town Board has continued the ban on retail marijuana shops by a vote of 4-2. The pot-sales moratorium ordinance, enacted in 2014, was extended two years, until Dec. 31, 2018, to allow for more time to consider the matter. Before the motion to continue the ban, town trustee...

Statewide marijuana sales tax receipts grew at a faster pace in August and September than the previous two months, and the state has collected $40.2 million this year, the Oregon Department of Revenue reported Monday. With a 25 percent sales tax rate on recreational pot in effect through...

Lansing - A fully developed legal market for medical marijuana in Michigan could lead to millions of dollars in new state tax revenue. Exactly how much is open to interpretation, but some analysts' estimates suggest it could top $63 million a year. New regulations for the state's medical...

Lansing, MI - New medical marijuana regulations will be put into place in December, and some are projecting millions of dollars in state revenue with the changes; some analysts estimate the number could be more than $63 million a year, according to the Detroit Free Press. The new regulations...

Lansing, MI - New medical marijuana regulations will be put into place in December, and some are projecting millions of dollars in state revenue with the changes; some analysts estimate the number could be more than $63 million a year, according to the Detroit Free Press. The new regulations...

Denver - Colorado marijuana operations are serving as a cannabis classroom for lawmakers across the country. This week, a delegation of Democrats and Republicans from the New Jersey legislature are spending time in Colorado hoping to learn the successes and challenges facing the industry...

Boston - Five states, including Massachusetts, are voting this November on plans to legalize marijuana. Almost all of those plans would tax the drugs at significantly lower rates than are being used in the three states where it is already legalized. Colorado, Oregon and Washington already...

Voters across Douglas County are looking at either banning marijuana facilities from their cities, or enforcing a 3 percent tax on marijuana sales. Canyonville and Sutherlin are asking voters whether they should ban marijuana shops altogether. Others - including Roseburg, Myrtle Creek and...

Denver - Colorado marijuana sales broke another record in August, according to The Denver Post. The newspaper reports that $126 million in medical and recreational marijuana were sold in our in state in August, beating the previous record of $122.67 million that was set in July. Recreational...

Fulton, Illinois - It's been almost a year since medical marijuana sales started in Illinois and profits are skyrocketing. Sales have topped $23.5 million since the program started last November. As of October, 11 2016 the program now includes more than 11,000 patients and the number of...

Fulton, Illinois - It's been almost a year since medical marijuana sales started in Illinois and profits are skyrocketing. Sales have topped $23.5 million since the program started last November. As of October, 11 2016 the program now includes more than 11,000 patients and the number of...

Pendleton was within one vote of not seeing the legalization of marijuana sales on the ballot. After initially siding in October 2015 with the majority to draft an ordinance that would ban marijuana sales outright, Councilor Chuck Wood changed his mind after receiving an outpouring of support...

There are nine state ballot measures regarding the legalization of marijuana that will be voted on this November. Five states will vote to legalize recreational marijuana, while the other four states are voting on legalizing medicinal marijuana. Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and...

Local pot tax, retail sales ban appear on many Nov. 8 ballots Although legalizing marijuana is not on Oregon's statewide ballot for the first time in four election cycles, many metro area voters will decide the fate of 29 marijuana-related measures in the Nov. 8 general election. Some...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began...