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For months, westbound commuters on Highway 50 were greeted with a towering billboard of pot culture icon Tommy Chong pitching his Chong's Choice marijuana products and directing motorists to a Sacramento dispensary, the Horizon Collective. A newer billboard greets eastbound traffic on the...

The Tennessee General Assembly might be closer to turning over a new leaf concerning the legalization of medical marijuana during its next session. When asked about prospects for the upcoming 110th General Assembly, which will convene on Jan. 10, 2017, state Rep. Bob Ramsey, R-Maryville, said...

Tallahassee, Fla. – With the state's pot industry poised to explode, Florida health officials have agreed to issue another medical marijuana license - the state's seventh- to a Central Florida nursery that lost out to a competitor by a fraction of a percentage point last fall. The Department...

Portland – Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the new state law that legalizes marijuana and are considering moratoriums on the sale of the drug within their limits. Maine voters approved the referendum in November, and the secretary of state's office signed off on...

The state health department plans to start accepting applications for growers and dispensers in Pennsylvania's newly-formed medical marijuana program on February 20. The holder of a dispensary permit can open up to three locations. The nearest main dispensary will be in Butler County, a Region 5...

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery vowed this week to continue trying to derail medical marijuana in Arizona in spite of another significant and expensive loss in court. On Wednesday, the same day the Arizona Court of Appeals released its ruling against Montgomery, the county, and the...

The DEA has clarified that it still considers CBD to be illegal, Arkansas moves forward on implementation of its new program, Michigan gets legal dispensaries and a favorable court ruling, and more. National Last Wednesday, DEA clarified that, yes, it still considers CBD to be illegal. The...

Using marijuana to treat serious illnesses isn't just for hippies and sketchy back alleys anymore. As an increasing amount of states have continued to approve medical marijuana for a number of ailments, using cannabis as a legitimate treatment is coming out from the shadows. And while the...

The first of two growers and dispensers of medical marijuana in Alachua County is getting ready to open in January as a state law approved by voters earlier this year takes effect. CHT Medical, a subsidiary of Chestnut Hill Tree Farm in Alachua, announced Wednesday it has received...

Recreational cannabis may become legal for adults in New Hampshire if Senate Minority Leader Jeff Woodburn has it his way. The Democratic legislator has planned to introduce a new marijuana measure that would legalize recreational use of the plant for adults, similar to the state's approach to...

With the state's pot industry poised to explode, Florida health officials have agreed to issue another medical marijuana license – the state's seventh – to a Central Florida nursery that lost out to a competitor by a fraction of a percentage point last fall. The Department of Health inked the...

Jefferson City, Mo.— Two bills prefiled in the Missouri Senate for the 2017 session would legalize medical marijuana in the state. If signed into law, the legislation would take another step toward nullifying the unconstitutional federal prohibition on cannabis in practice and effect. Sen...

Boston — Top state leaders are already thinking about ways to tighten the new recreational marijuana law to make sure all sales are taxed and that people, especially children, are safe. The lucrative marijuana industry is coming to Massachusetts. It will be at least another year before retail...

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission voted Tuesday to allow as many as five cultivation facilities in the state once rules about growing, processing and distribution of the drug are finalized. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, passed by voters in last month's general election...

The Council of the District of Columbia has approved legislation allowing patients with valid medical marijuana cards from other states to access medicinal cannabis in D.C. This represents another step toward effectively nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Introduced by Cnc. Yvette...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law and the drug. Q: Who will be regulating marijuana sales, and how? Question 2 mandated that the Department of Taxation would be responsible for establishing...

On Wednesday, Steven Ognibene had to take the day off work. The Rochester surgeon needed to drive three hours to the Binghamton area because the type of medical marijuana that could help his 11-year-old son, Vincent, wasn't available locally. It was, though, available at a dispensary in...

Montana's dispensaries are coming back to life, Michigan's medical marijuana fees have been funding aggressive anti-marijuana law enforcement, and more. Arkansas On Monday, members of the state's new medical marijuana commission were sworn in. In the first meeting of a commission...

Voters and legislatures in every state can approve constitutional amendments and legalize marijuana, but those will never supersede the U.S. Constitution. The Supremacy Clause contained in Article VI of the Constitution subordinates all state laws to federal laws. This clause dates back to our...

Humboldt County has set its state and federal lobbying priorities for the coming year and one of the top-ranking items identifies a significant obstacle to collecting marijuana grow taxes. The county's Board of Supervisors considered its state and federal legislative platform at its Dec. 6...