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Farmers across North Dakota could be growing some new green, as hemp crops expand across the state. Farmers trekked to Pembina County on Wednesday to learn more about the budding hemp business in the state. Most farms are growing hemp for the seeds as part of a pilot program. While it's...

New York's medical marijuana field is growing, with five more companies now licensed to open dispensaries – including locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, according to the State Department of Health. The state announced Tuesday that NY Canna, Fiorello Pharmaceuticals, Valley...

When state lawmakers passed HEA 1148 in this year's General Assembly session, the use of cannabidiol, or CBD, in Indiana didn't exactly become legal – but its possession was no longer a crime for certain individuals. "The bill doesn't address the legalization of any substance," says Rep...

There appears to be strong interest in creating a medical cannabis business under Iowa's newly expanded law. The number of card-carrying, would-be medical cannabis users remains minimal, however. Dozens of individuals and businesses have inquired with the state Department of Public Health...

New state laws regulating medical marijuana prompted communities across Michigan to decide how they will respond to the growing industry. Kalamazoo has decided to be proactive. Patients, caregivers and stakeholders attended two public forums on proposed changes to its zoning ordinance and...

A year after Gov. John Kasich signed Ohio's medical marijuana program into law, state regulators are starting to formalize how and where pot will be grown and available to medical patients. Here are answers to the key questions about the program. 1. Who will be able to obtain medical...

Hemp farming could be making a comeback in Virginia after being legal for decades. Researchers are growing the plant at Virginia State University, which is one of three universities in the state studying hemp as a possible cash crop for Virginia. Hemp farming has been illegal for the past 70...

Medical marijuana will soon be easier to get in New York. The state has doubled the number authorized distributors from 5 to 10 and the newly approved companies plans to dispense their products in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. "The New York State Department of Health is committed to growing...

State regulators writing the rules for Ohio's new medical marijuana program wrapped up their work Monday, one month ahead of the statutory deadline. The result: A tightly regulated program that will start small, with the ability to grow as more patients sign up. Rules and regulations for...

Hawaii approved its first laboratory to begin testing samples of medical marijuana 17 years after use of the drug was legalized in the state. On Monday, the state Department of Health certified Honolulu-based lab Steep Hill Hawaii. That brings Hawaii closer to the long-awaited date when...

Nancy Whiteman's marijuana confectionary company makes millions of dollars a year, but she considers herself an "accidental cannabis entrepreneur." That's how she felt in 2010 when starting Wana Brands (shortened from marijuana), now Colorado's leading company for cannabis-infused...

Three universities in Virginia are conducting research on industrial hemp after the state legalized cultivation of the crop for research purposes two years ago. The Roanoke Times reports that Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Virginia State University are researching different uses...

In the wake of a statewide expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries, at least two companies have expressed interest in opening a dispensary in Hartford, and local officials say they have no objection. "I'm personally not against having a dispensary in our community," said Rebecca White, a...

A recurring refrain of Wisconsin cannabis legalization opponents is the "wait and see" approach heard across the political spectrum from state Sen. Roger Roth, R-Appleton, on the right to former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on the left. Responding to the introduction of a bill from Rep...

Ohioans wouldn't be able to buy edible medical marijuana that looks like a cartoon character, superhero or pop-culture figure. But they would be able to buy a 90-day supply in the form of a capsule, cream, lotion, oil, solid, transdermal patch or plant material for vaporization from 7 a.m. to...

A marijuana industry organization leader says growers in the state of California are growing the plant at a rate of about eight times the amount actually legally consumed, as the Los Angeles Times reports. Growers across the state may be forced to scale back production, especially as state...

It's good to have friends in high places. Just ask members of the brand, spankin' new Cannabis Control Commission. Oh wait. You can't because state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, Attorney General Maura Healey and Gov. Charlie Baker have gone silent on the state's newest budding bureaucracy...

South Floridians could have to pay more than other Floridians for medical marijuana after the state awards five new grower licenses in the next week. None of the new licenses are likely to be issued to South Florida, where many of the qualified patients live. Zachary Davis, a lawyer for Keith...

A sixth medical marijuana dispensary will be operating in New Jersey by the end of the year after the state granted a long-delayed license to the Harmony Foundation on Thursday to grow cannabis in Secaucus. The nonprofit's application had been pending since 2011. The facility will be housed...

State Representative Billy Mitchell, D-Stone Mountain, recently hosted the first meeting of the Cannabis and Hemp Symposium at the State Capitol. The symposium met to discuss the policies, opportunities and challenges of the cannabis and hemp industry within the state of Georgia. "As we make...