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Nevada could become the first state to allow users of recreational marijuana to light up in clubs and lounges, a state legal body said this week, opening a new front in what is already a booming pot business. The state Legislative Counsel Bureau said Monday that state law does not prohibit...

Oklahoma State Cowboys freshman linebacker Brendan Vaughn was arrested Saturday and charged with "possession of a controlled and dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 2,000 feet of a school and possession of drug paraphernalia," according to Kelsy Schlotthauer of Ocolly.com...

An unusual attempt by Iowa to work with another state to transport medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite scrutiny from the federal government. The Iowa Attorney General's office advised the Iowa Department of Public Health this month that it...

A marijuana dispensary has decided to close its doors after business hours on Sunday. The Reef, a City of Detroit approved dispensary, is closing in order to be in total compliance with the state by cooperating with the Executive Marijuana Board. The five-member marijuana licensing board...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program took an ugly turn Friday as a Scranton-based company sought an injunction demanding that the state rescind a permit to grow and process cannabis awarded to a rival, Pennsylvania Medical Solutions. Pennsylvania Medical Solutions is a subsidiary of Vireo...

A sleeper issue has emerged among DFL candidates in the 2018 governor’s race: Marijuana. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, state Reps. Erin Murphy, Tina Liebling and Paul Thissen, and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz all support legalizing marijuana for recreational and not just medical use. Among the major DFL...

In a joint House-Senate committee hearing Sept. 6, Illinois lawmakers heard testimony from a variety of experts on bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Former Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division Director Lewis Koski testified before the committee on Colorado's experience with...

In 2012, voters in the US states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot measures that legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. The US federal government responded to this legalization in 2013 through the "Cole Memo." The memo, written by then deputy attorney General James Cole explained...

When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state's marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. Here was a 64-year-old suit who once worked for Mitt Romney at Bain & Co., had no cannabis industry experience, and had voted against legalizing the...

Regional planning commissions across Massachusetts are preparing to provide guidance to cities and towns on the regulation of recreational marijuana retailers, but the effort is on hold as state regulations are finalized, a local member said Wednesday. Larry Smith, principal land use planner...

The debate over legalizing marijuana in Delaware is about to begin anew, just weeks after legislators declined to consider the issue. A 25-member task force charged with studying how Delaware might regulate and tax legal weed will hold its first meeting today at 10 a.m. in Dover's Legislative...

In just one month, the state of Alaska has collected a third of the marijuana tax revenue it recouped in the entire last fiscal year. On Thursday, the Alaska Department of Revenue reported collecting $577,901 from marijuana farmers in July. In fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, the state...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration says two businesses have applied for licenses to grow medical marijuana and five have applied for licenses to sell it. Arkansas State of Kind became the first medical-marijuana business applicant to go public Thursday, the Arkansas...

A few years ago when Alaska had the marijuana initiative on the ballot, I was asked what I thought the impact of legalizing marijuana would be on our state. My response was to suggest that Alaska wait a year or two to see how the other states were faring under their new legalization laws...

There is no gentle way to say it: The white community enjoys smoking marijuana, and it has become socially acceptable in that community to do so. Just look at the states where the recreational use of cannabis is now legal. Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, Maine and Washington State are not known...

Four of the five members of the board responsible for regulating marijuana in Massachusetts voted in November against allowing recreational use of the drug, leading supporters of legalization to call for assurances the panel would not try to slow implementation of the voter-approved law...

While much of the marijuana news has focused on potential federal interference with legalized marijuana and California joining the ranks of legal recreational marijuana states, Florida has started what should become a mammoth medical marijuana business. Projections vary on the size of the...

Last year, the passage of state Senate Bill 6206 made it possible for licensees to plant the first industrial hemp crop Washington state has seen in 90 years, through a research pilot program managed by the state's Department of Agriculture called the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot. Despite...

Gov. Kim Reynolds named eight Iowans Wednesday to serve on a state board that will oversee the state's expanded medical cannabis law. The governor appointed these people to serve on the Medical Cannabidiol Board effective Friday: Dr. Ken Cheyne, a Clive pediatrician; Dr. Jill Liesveld, a...

The Department of Health has gotten and approved over 750 applications for medical marijuana registry identification cards that give residents the rights to Arkansas grown, doctor recommended cannabis and cannabis derived items. Cards will be distributed to patients one month before supplies are...