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It's like forecasting early gold reserves in the heady days of California's Gold Rush era. Revenue estimates that will come from legalizing marijuana are growing almost like weed itself. In analyzing the ballot initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana, California's legislative...

Lansing - A leader of a campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan promised a court fight Thursday after the Board of State Canvassers rejected the group's petition to get on the ballot, saying too many of the submitted signatures are outdated. Detroit attorney Thomas Lavigne, a board member of...

Alaska regulators were applauded Thursday as they approved the first licenses for legal marijuana growing and testing facilities – another milestone for the fledgling industry. Priority was being given to growing and testing operations to ensure that retail stores will have legal product to...

Lansing, MI – Marijuana advocates are vowing to continue their fight to legalize recreational marijuana use in Michigan, despite a Board of State Canvassers ruling their signature collection insufficient on Thursday. MILegalize, the group behind a petition drive to legalize recreational...

Medical marijuana has been legal in California for 20 years, and now there's a new agency that will help oversee the industry that produces cannabis, one of the state's leading cash crops. Lori Ajax was appointed chief of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation in February, and as head of...

Anchorage — On Thursday, the state will meet to begin approving marijuana licenses for cultivation and testing facilities. There are 30 potential businesses up for review, including Arctic Herbery in Anchorage. Real estate agent Bryant Thorp hopes to open the small boutique grow operation on...

Anchorage — On Thursday, the state will meet to begin approving marijuana licenses for cultivation and testing facilities. There are 30 potential businesses up for review, including Arctic Herbery in Anchorage. Real estate agent Bryant Thorp hopes to open the small boutique grow operation on...

The state of Michigan has dealt a setback to a group trying to put recreational marijuana on the November ballot. The Bureau of Elections has ruled that some of the more than 354,000 signatures the group has collected don't count. Campaign organizers are considering a lawsuit against the state...

Boston Reuters — A ballot initiative that would allow Massachusetts voters to legalize recreational marijuana use is fatally flawed because it does not explicitly say it would also legalize the sale of food containing the drug, opponents argued on Wednesday. Opponents of the measure, which was...

Vienna, W.Va. AP - Hemp seeds are being distributed to approved growers in West Virginia for a research project on the crop. State officials say it took two years to create rules governing the project. Applicants must pass background checks before being licensed to participate. The planting of...

Among the lofty pines of timber country across the street from the Little Creek Casino on State Highway 108, the first tribal-owned-and-operated recreational cannabis store in the US is open for business. Customers flow into the nondescript cabin storefront, on the Squaxin Island tribe's...

A judge has ruled that the Arizona Department of Health Services wrongly denied a hearing to petitioners who want people with Parkinson's disease to qualify for medical marijuana. "In a desire for professionalism, the department has utilized a standard of proof that is higher than the rules...

A judge has ruled that the Arizona Department of Health Services wrongly denied a hearing to petitioners who want people with Parkinson's disease to qualify for medical marijuana. "In a desire for professionalism, the department has utilized a standard of proof that is higher than the rules...

Charleston, W.Va - The special legislative session in Charleston continues Thursday as lawmakers look for solutions to balance the state budget. Some think medical marijuana could be a solution. Five lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would legalize and tax marijuana for medicinal use in the...

In the end, the Senate voted 18-15 across party lines to send the revised bill back to the House. The House of Representatives then voted 67-28 to send it on to the governor. "We're not talking about money," state Sen. Kenny Yuko (D., Richmond Heights) said. "We're not talking about monopolies...

In the end, the Senate voted 18-15 across party lines to send the revised bill back to the House. The House of Representatives then voted 67-28 to send it on to the governor. “We’re not talking about money,” state Sen. Kenny Yuko (D., Richmond Heights) said. “We’re not talking about monopolies...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal is expected to rule soon on whether a recent law bars the US Department of Justice from prosecuting individuals who are following state laws on medical marijuana. Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana charges for more than three years...

This could be a transformative year in more ways than one. Not only are voters heading to the polls in six months to decide who should become the next President of the United States of America, but voters in quite a few states could be heading to their respective state polls to decide whether or...

California blazed a trail to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago. But the Golden State is only now confronting the full complexity of regulating consumer safety and business practices in an industry that has ballooned to an estimated $2.7 billion annually. It's no simple task, requiring...

A bill to allow research on growing hemp for industrial uses passed the Alabama Legislature tonight. Gov. Robert Bentley could sign it into law. The bill, by Rep. Ken Johnson, R-Moulton, authorizes the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer research, including...