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If you have a pulse, you've probably heard that Nevada recently legalized recreational marijuana. You may even have voted Yes on Question 2 yourself. Nevadans were provided with lots of reasons for legalization: Law enforcement could focus on more serious crimes. Minorities would no longer be...

Patients in Hawaii have been able to legally use medical marijuana since 2000, but open a dispensary has been a challenge. When Hawaii decriminalized medical marijuana in 2000, it made history. It was the first state to legalize weed through a state bill, rather than through a ballot measure...

Building on the success of a course in medical cannabis offered in March, Sonoma State University will be offering more courses in cannabis for professional development. The two sessions are titled Regulatory Environment & Public Policy in California and Cannabis Accounting & Tax Compliance...

Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear. Without dissent the House gave preliminary approval Monday to SB 1337 which directs the...

On the same day that Attorney General Jeff sessions announced that he would attempt to revamp the war on drugs, it came to my attention that potentially more important events regarding the war on drugs were taking place in Vermont, the “freedom and unity” state. It would seem that the state...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that paves the way for the state to create what is believed to be the first system in the United States to certify marijuana as organic. The sponsor of the bill, Republican Senator Ann Rivers, said marijuana certified as organically...

When Californians approved Proposition 64 to legalize marijuana in California last November, it was no secret that the drug would remain illegal under federal law. But that fundamental contradiction seemed manageable at the moment because the federal government had largely taken a hands-off...

The "Alaska Grown" label has long been touted as a boost for local agriculture. The iconic logo is stamped on products produced around the state – everything from hot sauce to peonies to potatoes – to promote local Alaska businesses. So why won't you see the label on marijuana? One of the...

As cannabis industry leaders gather in Washington, DC, to lobby the nation's congressmen to relax federal laws prohibiting the sale and use of cannabis, medical marijuana and hemp, one group proposes a novel tactic to bypass the NY State legislature and legalize adult-use marijuana by a direct...

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday signed a bill to expand access to medical marijuana in his state, but it might take as long as 18 months before patients with cancer and other diseases can get the drug in Iowa, as the state has to find growers and license distributors. In the meantime...

Senate and House Democrats will recommend the legalization, licensing and taxation of marijuana sales in Connecticut to help balance the next state budget, sources close to the caucus told The Mirror. Democratic legislative leaders are expected to release proposals later today to help close a...

Buying and selling limited quantities of marijuana has been legal in Colorado for nearly five years. Public use, however, is prohibited. Still, for years, state lawmakers have been trying to determine how to define "open and public" consumption. One of the more contentious questions state...

Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana manufacturers have lost a combined $11 million in just two years of sales, according to financial documents obtained by the Associated Press. The continuing losses hint at systemic problems with the state's tightly regulated program, despite a recent...

Yes. Use of weed or Cannabis is legal in California. Weed can be grown, stored or consumed by any adult in the state of California. Cannabis, or Marijuana, is a plant with psychoactive properties and has been used for medicinal purposes for the last 20 years. The medical use of weed in...

On Wednesday, a Delaware Assembly committee passed a bill to legalize marijuana for recreational use, taking a big step toward nullifying federal cannabis prohibition in practice. House Bill 110 (HB110) was introduced by Rep. Helene Keeley (D-South Wilmington) and 13 co-sponsors. The legislation...

When the state of Ohio goes through the process of selecting the 24 growers who will cultivate cannabis for medicinal uses, the selectors will not know the identities of the applicants. The state wants to ensure there is no pressure, political or otherwise, in the granting of permits. That’s...

A state lawmaker on Monday is scheduled to unveil legislation that would legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in New Jersey. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) will formally announce the Democratic-sponsored measure noon at Monday at a news conference at the Statehouse in...

Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear. Without dissent the House gave preliminary approval Monday to SB 1337 which directs...

The term "medical marijuana" could soon be scrubbed clean from state law and replaced instead with the phrase "medical cannabis." Lawmakers passed a bill this year that requires the state to make the change in state statutes, Hawaii Administrative Rules and in all state Department of Health...

Iowans suffering from a range of diseases and illnesses gain access to medicinal marijuana under a bill signed into law on Friday by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. The measure, House File 524, expands access to cannabis oil to include patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, cancer, multiple...