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State lawmakers have taken another step towards legalizing recreational marijuana. Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday heard from a celebrity advocate better known for touring than toking. Rick Steves is best known for introducing millions of people to the wonders of Europe. but the longtime PBS...

As Pennsylvania prepares to issue medical marijuana cards by year's end, patients will find firearms out of their reach, state and federal law enforcement authorities say. At issue is the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug -- one with "no currently accepted medical use...

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing state excise police to resume checking stores for marijuana-derived oils after the state's attorney general declared them illegal with one limited exception. Holcomb says in a statement Tuesday that excise police will "perform normal, periodic regulatory...

Is recreational marijuana about to be legalized in Michigan? Members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol believe so. State lawmakers, however, weigh in both ways on the issue. Earlier this month, the coalition turned in several cases of signed petitions to get the...

Medicinal marijuana dispensaries will be banned in Collier County for another six months as local commissioners try to wait for state lawmakers to change the rules surrounding them. County commissioners want control over the number of dispensaries that could open after voters approved a...

After months of confusion over the legal status of cannabidiol oil, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill deemed it illegal in almost every circumstance. In April, conflicting views among state agencies on CBD oil laws emerged after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill creating a registry for...

Doctors should be able to prescribe a pair of cannabis compounds and agencies around the state should better share statistics to track the heroin epidemic, according to recommendations made Tuesday by Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care. Staff for the committee, which is made up of...

"Winter is coming," murmur House of Stark characters in "Game of Thrones." So is recreational pot in Massachusetts. Has your community taken its measure? It's an issue that should bring the same laser-focused attention for the Valley as the apprehensions about a harsh season bring to the...

Hello everyone! I am Buddah Walkie. That is my codename. I just thought I'd add... I am a grower. I have been growing for a few years now. I am no way a professional. I am a medical patient within my state of residence. I live in the United States of America. I am allowed 12 plants by state...

Dozens of marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas are offering discounts this Black Friday, including on marijuana flower products and edibles such as chocolates, and concentrates, the Las Vegas Sun reported on Wednesday. More than 40 dispensaries in the Sin City area are offering discounts on the...

Businesses will have to pay an extra fee be in the medical marijuana business within Newark. Monday night Newark City Council approved requiring any medical marijuana cultivator, processor or dispensary within the city of Newark to have a license from the city and pay a $500 fee each January...

The Garden State could soon become a bit more green. Proponents of legalized marijuana in New Jersey are lining up in the aftermath of Phil Murphy's election as governor, anticipating no-questions-asked pot sales to adults by late next year with an ally in the governor's office. Murphy has...

In the first case of its kind since the state's medical-marijuana program was approved by lawmakers five years ago, a North Branford man who owns the cannabis growing facility in Eastern Connecticut is facing charges of illegally diverting and distributing it in the company parking lot...

After years of existing in a legal gray area, marijuana entrepreneurs now appear to have a clear pathway to full-on legal sales. The state of California recently unveiled emergency rules under which sellers, makers, growers and deliverers of cannabis can apply for permits. At the same time...

Organizers of a ballot drive to legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in Michigan submitted 365,000 signatures to the state Monday, which appears to be more than enough to qualify the initiative for a statewide vote in 2018. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol...

Two state senators say they see no reason why Gov. Scott Walker won't sign into law a bill that would make it legal for Wisconsin's farmers to grow industrial hemp. Both the state Senate and Assembly approved a bill earlier this month that would establish a pilot program to allow farmers to...

Oakland officials are reviewing 255 applications from individuals seeking special business permits to cultivate, sell, distribute and transport marijuana legally under the state cannabis laws that take effect Jan. 1. The largest number of the applications, 78, are from individuals who want...

For Hilary Dulany, long roots in Michigan and the prospect of expanding her Oregon marijuana business are luring her back to the Great Lakes State. For Nancy Whiteman, the prospect of taking her business national has her looking for partners in Michigan. For the two women and many other...

California has published the rules that will govern its legal marijuana economy in 2018, giving businesses and consumers a glimpse into the future. But there are important steps before legal recreational sales kick off on Jan. 1, and even more uncertainties about how the marketplace will...

Marijuana's gonna be legal in Illinois. It's just a matter of when. That's according to state Sen. Heather Steans, who's been pushing a recreational weed bill at least since earlier this year. She hoped to get it passed by 2018, but said on Thursday that her timetable has shifted. "I don't...