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Thinking legislators in Tallahassee would come up with some statewide guidelines on the sale of medical marijuana, Palm Beach County officials held off on writing their own ordinance. But this year's session came and went, and no such statewide guideline emerged. So, the county is moving...

Very quietly, South Carolina has just legalized the growth of industrial hemp. House Bill 3559, mixed in among a pile of legislation before the General Assembly, was signed into law in mid-May. Lawmakers approved the pilot program to determine what kind of value farmers will get from their...

There's a new player in Florida's medical marijuana industry, and it's got South Florida ties. On Wednesday, a company affiliated with Canadian cannabis operator Aphria and Fort Lauderdale-based equity firm Delavaco Group announced that it has closed on an agreement to manage Chestnut Hill Tree...

In case you missed it, the state legislature decided to just go ham this session and pass a huge-ass cannabis bill, legalizing, or further legalizing, a bunch of stuff. It allows cannabis-friendly legislators to get a buttload of legislation passed, and conservative legislators to go on record...

The governor of Vermont vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have legalized marijuana within the Green Mountain state. Gov. Phil Scott, a first-time Republican, told reporters Wednesday that he's rejecting a bill that would've made Vermont the ninth state in the nation with legal marijuana...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott will reportedly announce on Wednesday whether or not he's going to sign into law a bill the state legislature sent him legalizing marijuana for recreational use. If he does — and the former race car driver appears to be leaning against putting his name on the bill over...

Jay Schlauch's conviction for peddling pot haunted him for nearly a quarter century. The felony prevented him from landing jobs, gave his wife doubts about tying the knot and cast a shadow over his typically sunny outlook on life. So when an opportunity arose to reduce his record to a...

Each day about lunchtime at Warner Robins High School, 17-year-old CJ Harris must leave campus to take his medicine. His dad, Curtis Harris, drives to school, gets CJ out of class, and the two ride around the block or sometimes head home. CJ draws some cannabis oil in a syringe, squirts it...

California lawmakers are talking about doing for their state's new marijuana industry what they are also trying to do for illegal immigrants: create a sanctuary state where local police are ordered not to cooperate with federal authorities. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the man who has...

Manatee County Commissioners were updated on the ongoing effort to finalize regulations related to the impending sale and distribution of medical marijuana at a workshop on Tuesday. Municipal governments can (but are not required to) establish regulations for various aspects of zoning...

Researchers at Washington State University are looking for volunteers for a study to develop a breathalyzer that detects marijuana use. Under Washington state law, drivers with five nanograms of active tetrahydrocannabinol, also referred to as THC, in their bloodstream can be prosecuted for...

At the office of Monterey County's Treasurer-Tax Collector, gun-toting guards now stand sentry over the parking lot and entry door. A newly renovated front office now serves as a secure drop-off point for taxpayers carrying duffel bags full of cash (payments made by appointment only). A fleet...

Everyone wants to know which domino will be the next to fall. Which state will be next to legalize recreational marijuana? Well, up until this point, the most likely candidates were Vermont, Rhode Island, and Delaware. But now we have two more contenders: Illinois and New Jersey. Illinois...

Limits on farm sizes, renewable energy mandates and a lack of clarity on rules for tribal lands were among the concerns raised by 100 or so cannabis cultivators who gathered this week at a community center in Santa Ana. The hearing, hosted by the Department of Food and Agriculture, was the...

Limits on farm sizes, renewable energy mandates and a lack of clarity on rules for tribal lands were among the concerns raised by 100 or so cannabis cultivators who gathered this week at a community center in Santa Ana. The hearing, hosted by the Department of Food and Agriculture, was the...

Marijuana proponents on Friday launched a 2018 ballot drive to make Michigan the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of the drug and the first in the Midwest to do so. The initiative has the backing of state-based marijuana advocacy groups and a key national lobbying organization...

Medical marijuana laws have been enacted in 29 states and the District of Columbia, and 21 states have decriminalized marijuana in a variety of ways. Unthinkable even a decade ago, eight states and the District have made legal the use of recreational marijuana. In a June 2015 Franklin &...

It was late January when, in the beach-famous pulse of South Florida, the mayor of Miami held a town hall for the first task force to reduce opioid addiction in his community. "Laws need to be changed at the state," Carlos Giménez told reporters. "We've had more opioid deaths in the last year...

Hamilton leaders are considering updating their ban on medical marijuana facilities so city ordinances are better synced with state law. Hamilton City Council in February of 2015 approved legislation that prohibited sales of medical marijuana in the city. More than a year later, in May of 2016...

Maybe I'll try to pick up the mantle here :) I guess you can't really get excited for a State that has managed to lose $11 million dollars in 2 years selling marijuana! And now our brilliant strategy is to set up conditions that require interstate transportation... I'm just hoping the...