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Marijuana is a crutch on which many were hoping to lean for the next four years. That alone explains why our bronzed chief executive might be looking to snatch it away. Why else would President Donald J. Trump select unabashed marijuana-phobe Jeff Sessions to run the Department of Justice? One...

Four states legalized recreational use of marijuana in November–California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada–bringing the total number to eight plus Washington, D.C. As these laws go into effect, and attitudes toward the drug begin to soften, expect to see everything from cannabis-infused food...

As the legal jangling over Maine's new law allowing retail sales of marijuana continues, and would-be growers snap up commercial real estate around the state, the potentially new business brings with it high startup and ongoing costs. Take it from Patricia Rosi, CEO of Wellness Connection of...

On Sunday, Jan. 8, Waylon Broussard arrived at Cannabal City Collective, the medical marijuana dispensary he manages in downtown Los Angeles, to find that the software system was down. He thought it might be a brief outage for maintenance, but the cloud-based software hadn't been restored by the...

Eau Claire, Wis. - It's already become legal in dozens of states, and now some lawmakers are embracing the idea of making medical marijuana legal here in Wisconsin. Two democratic lawmakers are hoping to move Wisconsin closer to legalization, with the introduction of two pieces of legislation...

Kevin Krueger has been growing hemp for three years on his farm, six-and-a-half miles south of Thornhill in south-central Manitoba. The first year he grew 70 acres, the second 25 acres and 30 acres this year. "I've called it an experiment every year," says Krueger. "The experiments are starting...

Imagine a plant that cuts cholesterol, reduces our exposure to toxins, can ease joint inflammation, proves more durable than concrete, and can provide the economy with much-needed jobs for farmers and manufacturers. This wonder of the world exists — it's hemp. But it is illegal to grow in...

Thursday's Community Watch features Dale Jackson, local activist and avid supporter of legalized medical cannabis. Jackson says although Georgia has started strides to provide cannabis oil to people with certain diseases and mental disabilities, his fight isn't over yet. Jackson has been a...

Mowgli Holmes gave the keynote at the Seed to Sale Show in Denver on January 31, and he taught the crowd a thing or two – or six – about cannabis. Holmes is the co-founder and chief scientific officer at Phylos Bioscience, which has created a web of over a thousand cannabis strains. The web...

Maine has joined eight other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use of Marijuana as of Monday. But sales will not be allowed for another year as a special legislative committee develops rules for how those sales will take place. Legally, you can now possess 2.5...

Of all the industries that attract American women to their senior ranks, the marijuana business may not immediately spring to mind as a likely magnet. But women fill 36 percent of executive positions in US companies that grow, test, sell, and market pot products in this ballooning...

A Windsor worker is criticizing the federal government for not better educating employers about the use of medical marijuana on the job. "The public ain't (sic) properly educated with THC and CBD." Joshua Jacquot works as a line worker at Ventura Assembly. He says his work with a wire harness...

Duncannon, Pa. — Dozens of Penn Township residents filled the board room at the municipal building on Monday night to hear representatives from PA Options for Wellness talk about their plan to build a medical marijuana growing facility in the region. It would be built in a business park that...

Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general famously said that "good people don't smoke marijuana." Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions also said, "We need grownups in Washington to say marijuana is not the kind of thing that ought to be legalized." People in the marijuana business in Washington and...

Efforts are moving forward for medical marijuana facilities to be built in Pennsylvania. Tuesday, January 17th is the first day applications are available to obtain permits for the facilities. In the past week, investors and Access Erie went back to Wayne Township, near Corry, to further...

As the number of overdoses from fentanyl continues to rise across the country, the opioid crisis has emerged as one of Canada's most serious public health issues – and some researchers believe medical marijuana could help combat the problem. People working in the field agree that solutions...

The American Legion of Indiana could consider a resolution this weekend that would encourage state lawmakers to develop a medical marijuana program. The proposal comes from a Kokomo veteran who hopes medical marijuana could help veterans struggling with opioid addiction. But, similar proposals...

MATT WALSTATTER FELL INTO THE CANNABIS BUSINESS LIKE MANY PEOPLE DO; HE GOT SICK. REALLY SICK. In 2003, a bad case of flu and pneumonia turned into painful gastrointestinal symptoms that wouldn't go away. For 10 years he vomited every day. He lost 50 pounds in the first six months. After...

Washington medical-marijuana patients may be offered financial help in the near future from an unlikely source: the Washington CannaBusiness Association. The trade organization, along with Republican Senator Ann Rivers, was instrumental in crafting SB 5052, otherwise known as the Cannabis...

The owners of a new Edmonton cannabis information centre hope they can spark the city's interest in permitting local retail marijuana sales. The Green Room opened a storefront operation at 8126 Gateway Blvd. last month that gives medical marijuana advice and Skype consultations with a...