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The university isn't using state funds to produce medical marijuana. LSU and Southern University have agreed to grow medical marijuana in line with the plan that was established by state legislators earlier this year. LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson told potential...

The university isn't using state funds to produce medical marijuana. LSU and Southern University have agreed to grow medical marijuana in line with the plan that was established by state legislators earlier this year. LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson told potential...

Marijuana advocates stand to secure major victories on election day as nine states gear up for ballot votes on legalization for recreational and medical purposes. Five states are putting recreational marijuana legalization on the ballot this November - California, Arizona, Maine...

Baltimore - Officials are looking to make it easier for people who've used marijuana in the past to become police officers in Maryland. The Baltimore Sun reports that the commission that regulates hiring in Maryland has recommended that the state relax a rule regarding past marijuana use for...

In 2015, the legal marijuana industry in Colorado created more than 18,000 new full-time jobs and generated $2.4 billion in economic activity, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of the economics of legal cannabis in the state. The study, conducted by the economic consulting firm...

The legalization of cannabis - otherwise known as marijuana, in addition to a host of other terms - is a hot-button topic in U.S. politics. Currently, 25 U.S. states have cannabis-use laws on the books, with nine more taking the authorization for either medical or recreational use to the voters...

Denver - Legal marijuana has a $2.4 billion economic impact in Colorado, according to a study by the Marijuana Policy Group. The 24-page report concluded the marijuana industry is the fastest-growing business sector in the state. It's credited with creating 18,005 jobs in 2015, according to...

Harrisburg - Sometime in 2018, when Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana patients walk in the door of their local marijuana dispensary, the first thing they'll see is a sign warning them they've got to be at least 18 years old to enter unless accompanied by an adult. They'll walk past video...

Harrisburg - Sometime in 2018, when Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana patients walk in the door of their local marijuana dispensary, the first thing they'll see is a sign warning them they've got to be at least 18 years old to enter unless accompanied by an adult. They'll walk past video...

A stoner buddy of mine recently shocked me when she said she has no intention of voting on Nov. 8. Weed is already practically legal, she argued, and both the presidential candidates are duds. I reminded her that Question 3 on the ballot may set more humane standards for farm animal...

Austin — Businesses that want to dispense legally approved cannabis oil in Texas may soon be expected to pay a substantial application fee. The original license application fee for a CBD oil dispensing organization was set back in December 2015 at $6,000. The Department of Public Safety is...

Come Nov. 8, California may be joining states such as Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, allowing residents to possess limited amounts of marijuana for recreational use. College campuses have been a hotbed for marijuana use - as well as other drugs - since the late 1960s. Most schools...

Albany, N.Y. - A hemp industry trade group is holding a workshop for people interested in New York's hemp-growing pilot program. The state is offering 10 licenses that allow universities to grow hemp or partner with farmers to grow it. A central New York farm paired with Morrisville State...

New Haven, CT — While Massachusetts voters will decide on Election Day whether to legalize marijuana in the state, some Connecticut officials say their state is ready to decide, CT News Junkie reported. New Haven Democratic Rep. Juan Candelaria said polls show a majority of Connecticut...

Advertising has begun for Issue 6, the constitutional amendment to allow sale of medically prescribed marijuana through for-profit dispensaries regulated by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. Issue 7, the initiated act to allow medical marijuana distributed through non-profit...

Advertising has begun for Issue 6, the constitutional amendment to allow sale of medically prescribed marijuana through for-profit dispensaries regulated by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. Issue 7, the initiated act to allow medical marijuana distributed through non-profit...

The "Voice of Doom" that first spoke up in the 1936 film Reefer Madness continues to rant and rave about the horrors of the demon weed known as marijuana — but increasingly, that voice is being disregarded and even mocked as the movement for full legalization continues its inexorable march...

Medical marijuana may be a billion-dollar industry in California, but it's a cash business. Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, most pot shops can't get bank accounts or accept credit card transactions because the financial services companies fear they would be penalized or...

The fight for Arkansas to join most of the rest of the United States in providing legal marijuana for medical use with advocates lined up against the unending-power of the state. On one side today, supporters of Issue 7, the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, will hold a news conference in...

The fight for Arkansas to join most of the rest of the United States in providing legal marijuana for medical use with advocates lined up against the unending-power of the state. On one side today, supporters of Issue 7, the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, will hold a news conference in...