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A 27-year-old mother of two in Ogden County, Utah narrowly avoided jail time over her use of marijuana to alleviate the pain caused by her rare disease, KSTU-TV reported. Enedina Stanger appeared at the local sheriff's complex on Monday for processing after pleading guilty earlier this month to...

A group of criminal defense attorneys says the Michigan State Police (MSP) should no longer oversee the state crime lab. "We in Michigan accept the idea we've got a Michigan State Police crime lab. That is inherently problematic. But we accept it, because that's how it is," said attorney...

Voters could decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts in 2016. Some say legalization in the Commonwealth could create a ripple effect in neighboring states. Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told 22News Massachusetts has been called a catalyst in the past...

Lawmakers once again will be faced with the proposition of adding clarity to the state's medical cannabis oil legislation. The Associated Press this year found the state has spent more than $100,000 creating and issuing registration cards to about 50 people, but it remains illegal to manufacture...

Next summer Hawaii will debut its first medical marijuana dispensary system. But lawmakers say there are still many issues that need clarification. HPR's Molly Solomon reports. The medical marijuana business in Hawai'i was given a closer look Monday afternoon, as lawmakers took the state...

Cultivating industrial hemp, a part of the cannabis sativa plant, is illegal in much of the U.S. Despite the many uses of this crop, including fuel, food, plastics, and textiles, it has been banned for decades in this country because of its close association with marijuana. However, as the...

New Mexico will move one step closer to legalizing marijuana in the new year. A state representative has pre-filed a bill that would legalize marijuana and hemp in the state, Albuquerque's KOB TV reported Tuesday, and he plans to introduce the bill during the Legislature's next session in...

A national medical marijuana advocacy organization published a memo and model ordinance on Monday for California cities and counties, recommending that they regulate the cultivation of medical marijuana instead of banning it. The memo and model ordinance are part of a project by Americans for...

It's been seven years since voters approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and it's been a constant battle over interpretation and implementation. When enacted on Dec. 4, 2008, the MMMA outlined what would become a very complex industry in the state of Michigan. Municipalities, and...

It's been seven years since voters approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and it's been a constant battle over interpretation and implementation. When enacted on Dec. 4, 2008, the MMMA outlined what would become a very complex industry in the state of Michigan. Municipalities, and...

Armed with New York state medicinal marijuana licenses, dispensaries are gearing up to sell cannabis legally in the state in the new year. The cannabis experiment continues as medicinal marijuana use becomes more widespread. New York state, as an example, has rolled out dispensary licenses...

Armed with New York state medicinal marijuana licenses, dispensaries are gearing up to sell cannabis legally in the state in the new year. The cannabis experiment continues as medicinal marijuana use becomes more widespread. New York state, as an example, has rolled out dispensary licenses...

Massachusetts is now one step closer to legalizing marijuana. Secretary of State Bill Galvin on Tuesday certified 70,739 signatures submitted by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, clearing a path towards the 2016 ballot, MassLive.com reports. "We are excited to have reached...

Last Friday, Linda Horan sat in front of a bank of reporters in the back room of a medical marijuana dispensary in Portland, Maine. She was beaming. "My god, I'm over the moon — completely over the moon," she said. It took Horan months to get here. She had to sue the state so she and other...

Last Friday, Linda Horan sat in front of a bank of reporters in the back room of a medical marijuana dispensary in Portland, Maine. She was beaming. "My god, I'm over the moon — completely over the moon," she said. It took Horan months to get here. She had to sue the state so she and other...

Linda Horan, a cancer patient, becomes the first person to buy medical marijuana in New Hampshire after she sued the state. The law regulating medical marijuana in New Hampshire was passed two years ago but until now none of the four approved dispensaries has opened its doors to serve those in...

Linda Horan, a cancer patient, becomes the first person to buy medical marijuana in New Hampshire after she sued the state. The law regulating medical marijuana in New Hampshire was passed two years ago but until now none of the four approved dispensaries has opened its doors to serve those in...

An exclusive poll released by Channel 2 Action News shows more than 60 percent of Georgia Republican voters support the growing of medical cannabis within Georgia borders. Medical marijuana is legal to use in Georgia but not legal to grow, forcing users to illegally bring it over state lines...

An exclusive poll released by Channel 2 Action News shows more than 60 percent of Georgia Republican voters support the growing of medical cannabis within Georgia borders. Medical marijuana is legal to use in Georgia but not legal to grow, forcing users to illegally bring it over state lines...

What is the status of Nebraska's lawsuit opposing marijuana sales in Colorado? The lawsuit was filed against the State of Colorado in the U.S. Supreme Court by the attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma. They argued Colorado, by legalizing the business of selling marijuana for recreational...