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Albuquerque, N.M. - New Mexico's state auditor is investigating the state Department of Health for making chronically-ill patients wait for their medical marijuana cards. Health officials admit that for the last several months, people have waited up to 60 days for their cards. By law, they're...

Fairview Park, Ohio — City Council met in special session Monday night and passed a resolution imposing an up to six-month moratorium on the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Council passed the emergency measure on first reading to allow the ban to go into effect before a...

On July 1 our state took a big step forward in supporting a safe, quality-controlled and fully regulated cannabis industry by expanding the system created by voters to include the totally unmonitored medical marijuana marketplace. That's why we were concerned to read the July 17 story by The...

The Board of State Canvassers said too many signatures were more than 180 days old when the petitions were turned in. The campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan says there's still time to get the question on the November ballot. That was a core issue in the most recent briefs filed...

August 6, 2016 - On Tuesday, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture (Board) held a detailed discussion surrounding all aspects of medical marijuana cultivation. The discussion coincides with the Department of Food and Agriculture's continued development of licensing regulations for...

Will unincorporated Marion County turn their nose up at tax revenue? Salem, Oregon - In 2014, Oregon voters passed Measure 91 by approximately 56% to 44%. The measure allows for possession and sale of recreational marijuana (cannabis) by adults, state licensing, regulation, and taxation...

After being advised that the county's proposed zoning amendments related to medical cannabis would likely violate state law, the Board of Commissioners indicated Thursday that it would make changes to the amendments to ease some of the restrictions on growing, processing and distributing the...

All the debate and unhappiness in Lee aside, the Board of Selectmen had no grounds on which to oppose a medical marijuana clinic. State law won't allow it. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday night not to try to block a medical marijuana clinic off Route 102 proposed by Massachusetts Alternative Care...

All the debate and unhappiness in Lee aside, the Board of Selectmen had no grounds on which to oppose a medical marijuana clinic. State law won't allow it. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday night not to try to block a medical marijuana clinic off Route 102 proposed by Massachusetts Alternative Care...

Cheney Pruett, chief executive of newly opened lending business CashMax, also is one of two backers behind the proposed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. Broadleaf PSG, a limited liability corporation, gave $175,065 to support Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana, a ballot question...

State College, Pa. - Penn State University students start to arrive at Happy Valley on Friday, August 19. Their arrival is a few weeks shy of when State College Borough council members voted in favor of decriminalizing possession of marijuana. Even though the new fines assessed range from...

Washington marijuana sales took a sharp jump in July - the first month after the state closed medical dispensaries. The state took in $23.5 million in excise taxes in July, a record. That was up from $20 million in June, according to marijuana data website 502data.com. 2016 sales so far...

Concord, N.H. — On Tuesday, an expansion of the state's medical marijuana law went into effect, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Rep. David Luneau (I) introduced House Bill 1453 (HB1453) earlier this year. The legislation adds ulcerative colitis to the list of debilitating...

Concord, N.H. — On Tuesday, an expansion of the state's medical marijuana law went into effect, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Rep. David Luneau (I) introduced House Bill 1453 (HB1453) earlier this year. The legislation adds ulcerative colitis to the list of debilitating...

Oxford - The Oxford Planning Board has approved a change of business use for the former Burlington Home plant on Route 26 to allow cultivation of medical marijuana. The approval to use about 50,000 square feet of the 81,100-square-foot building for the marijuana cultivation came on a 4-0 vote...

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is taking another step in the marijuana business. Earlier this year, the tribe opened a marijuana testing laboratory in Fife after signing a deal with Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Liquor and Cannabis Board. The tribe has now amended the compact to include...

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is taking another step in the marijuana business. Earlier this year, the tribe opened a marijuana testing laboratory in Fife after signing a deal with Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Liquor and Cannabis Board. The tribe has now amended the compact to include...

As the rhetoric heats up in California about why pot is so wonderful and so worthy of legalization, a national coalition announced its own initiative this week. It has raised more than $2 million to fight the November ballot initiative in the Golden State - and in four other states as well...

Murray, KY - Murray State University will host and participate in a Hemp Education and Field Day held at the Curris Center on Thursday, August 4. The event is free and no pre-registration is required. The educational program will begin at 1 p.m. and consist of hemp program updates from CV...

There isn't much left to say regarding the events that transpired the last 26 days in Washington State. Enough time has passed since the closure of dispensaries and medical collectives around the state for patients to become ill and perish. Patients are still tirelessly rallying at the...