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Ayer - Since Massachusetts approved the sale of marijuana for medical use in November 2012, six dispensaries have opened in Massachusetts. One of them is in Ayer. Central Ave Compassionate Care, Inc., CACCI, founded by Shirley resident John Hillier, opened in November 2015. It was the fourth...

Oklahoma City - A petition to put legalizing medical marijuana on the November ballot seems to have fallen short. The organization Oklahomans for Health have been organizing signings and submitted their petition with 59,981 signatures. However, to be put on the ballot it required 65,987...

A Kalispell judge on Friday heard lengthy arguments from the sponsors of a measure to repeal the state medical marijuana program, and will decide next week on the group's petition to place its initiative on November's general election ballot. In a hearing before Flathead County District Judge...

A Kalispell judge on Friday heard lengthy arguments from the sponsors of a measure to repeal the state medical marijuana program, and will decide next week on the group's petition to place its initiative on November's general election ballot. In a hearing before Flathead County District Judge...

The federal courts reminded the US Justice Department (DOJ) that Congress passed a law barring it from using federal funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis operations, Maryland takes a step toward getting its industry up and running, California balks at a MM grower tax, and more...

The federal courts reminded the US Justice Department (DOJ) that Congress passed a law barring it from using federal funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis operations, Maryland takes a step toward getting its industry up and running, California balks at a MM grower tax, and more...

Marijuana laws are changing across the country, but not on most college campuses. This is a growing problem for a new generation of young adults and medical marijuana patients who live in a world of legalized access. Penn State is the latest school to offer a statement as to why they will...

Hartford, Conn. - A Connecticut state worker fired after he was caught smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should get his job back, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. Gregory Linhoff was fired from his maintenance job at the University of Connecticut Health Center in...

Today over 300 million Americans live in states with medical cannabis laws, and over 2 million individuals are legally using medical cannabis under these state programs. However, all of these patients and programs are in violation of federal laws. Over the past few years, most federal...

Today over 300 million Americans live in states with medical cannabis laws, and over 2 million individuals are legally using medical cannabis under these state programs. However, all of these patients and programs are in violation of federal laws. Over the past few years, most federal...

Clipboard in hand, Leslie Kleinkopf stepped into the converted workshop and looked up. She scanned the entry for sensors that detect open doors. She glanced around for security cameras and looked on as owner Chris Ford showed her how his battery backup keeps the cameras rolling even when the...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health unveiled a draft of regulations for growers and processors who want to participate in the state's medical marijuana program. State Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy announced at a press conference on Thursday that the department is seeking input from...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health unveiled a draft of regulations for growers and processors who want to participate in the state's medical marijuana program. State Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy announced at a press conference on Thursday that the department is seeking input from...

Salem, Ore. - Nine living marijuana plants will be displayed at the Oregon State Fair in a first of its kind event for the United States starting next Friday. The exhibit of the non-flowering, immature plants brings pot cultivation more into the agricultural mainstream less than two years...

Salem, Ore. - Nine living marijuana plants will be displayed at the Oregon State Fair in a first of its kind event for the United States starting next Friday. The exhibit of the non-flowering, immature plants brings pot cultivation more into the agricultural mainstream less than two years...

The Virginia state House of Delegates has passed a bill that will make industrial hemp completely legal throughout the state, overriding any federal interference. Virginia Legalizing Industrial Hemp Passed 98-0, every delegate jumped on board to seize their right, as a state, to lead their...

Helena - Sponsors of an anti-marijuana initiative that failed to qualify for November's ballot are claiming they submitted enough signatures to put the measure before the voters, but that thousands of names were lost or wrongly rejected by county officials. The sponsors, a group called Safe...

Attorneys are learning sometimes it may be difficult to represent medical marijuana firms due to a haze of issues involving professional ethics rules. "I don't think you take it lying down," said Norton Arbelaez, owner and general counsel of Denver-based RiverRock Cannabis, operator of a...

Attorneys are learning sometimes it may be difficult to represent medical marijuana firms due to a haze of issues involving professional ethics rules. "I don't think you take it lying down," said Norton Arbelaez, owner and general counsel of Denver-based RiverRock Cannabis, operator of a...

Denver - Colorado is pulling in a significant amount of money by taxing recreational marijuana, but it's not enough to pave the streets in gold. In part because supporters of legal pot hyped the potential to raise millions, some Coloradans have been left to wonder why all that money hasn't...