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With two weeks to go before lawmakers vote on new marijuana legislation, state analysts have yet to calculate the fiscal impact of Maine's adult-use cannabis bill. Lawmakers tasked with setting up the new recreational market had projected Maine would collect about $21.4 million a year in...

Two members of the newly-appointed Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission traveled to the Vineyard Tuesday to listen to the thoughts and ideas of Islanders, as the state crafts new regulations for recreational marijuana. Commissioners Kay Doyle and Britte McBride hosted the listening...

Maine has named a new director of its medical marijuana program, a position that had been vacant for a year. Craig S. Patterson, a former management analyst in the state Department of Health and Human Services, has filled the position that was last held by Marietta D'Agostino, who left the...

A Baltimore judge ruled Wednesday that a case that could disrupt Maryland's fledgling medical marijuana industry should proceed to trial. Circuit Judge Barry Williams said a trial should determine whether state regulators acted outside the law when they chose which companies won lucrative...

The latest fight over marijuana in Detroit hits the polls on Nov. 7. On an otherwise pretty spare ballot there will be two questions put to voters that arrived via petition initiatives run by a group called Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform. Neither of the proposals, as they appear on the...

In just two months, Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy will be able to purchase a type of medicinal cannabis approved by the state. The dispensary itself is located outside a rural Texas town better known for its dancehalls, polka music and kolaches. Austin mom Katie Graham, sips...

If you're eager to run a marijuana business, the state is ready to offer some help. The state's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a free educational session at Michigan State University on Nov. 15. It will be held 9 a.m. to noon at MSU's Kellogg Hotel and...

Perhaps the only good news to surround Florida and medical marijuana has been the legalization of the plant itself. Otherwise it's been cloudy skies for the Sunshine State. Because since voters decided to approve Florida's medical marijuana throughout the state, it seems the institutions...

A company with a state application pending for a marijuana cultivation license is asking Carlisle to further rollback its temporary ban to permit marijuana processing. Representatives from Ohio Craft Cultivators LLC are scheduled to make a presentation during tonight's village council...

City Council is expected to consider tonight at City Hall new amendments to a medical marijuana ordinance that's been on the books for six years. Two council members and Mayor Virg Bernero said in a news release today the amendments are needed to "align city policies with the new state law."...

A state lawmaker said he will file a bill that would legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana for adults in Kentucky as an effort to get more tax revenue for the state's ailing pension systems. Sen. Dan Seum, a Republican from Louisville, said that lawmakers have been...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State Command ‎on Wednesday said it had destroyed 16.8 hectares of Indian hemp (Cannabis Sativa) farm located in Ikoyi community in the state The Commandant of the agency, Samuel Egbeola made this known to newsmen, saying that the farm...

It's not every day a congressman from Kentucky and a farmer from Wisconsin ignite a national conversation on a specific issue. However, when it comes to industrial hemp, no two states are more historically intertwined. We once defined and dominated hemp production in this country, and we are...

The state of California will begin issuing temporary licenses for "cannabis commercial activity" on Jan. 1, 2018, with permanent licensing to follow within 120 days. This highly anticipated event is attracting private real estate investors from across the U.S. who want to take advantage of the...

Indiana Excise Police have continued citing retailers selling a cannabis extract after saying they'd stop confiscating the product. The state's Alcohol and Tobacco Commission announced the moratorium on cannabidiol confiscations Aug. 12, The Indianapolis Star reported . Records show that...

A group called Let Lansing Vote filed petitions Friday afternoon seeking a referendum on the city's a new medical marijuana ordinance. The ordinance for commercial properties was approved by City Council last month and was supposed to go into effect on Saturday. If the group turned in enough...

New York's fledgling medical marijuana program has faced its share of obstacles: Tepid doctor interest, limited certified patients and a restrictive law that makes expansion difficult. But the main factor at the center of the state's ongoing struggle to build a sustainable medical marijuana...

Every day, Anna Denny encounters people who know their way around a joint. Denny owns Elevated 916, a smoke shop in north Sacramento that sells tobacco products and smoking accessories. But many of her customers don’t limit their smoking to tobacco. Because they’ve been there, done that, Denny...

A medical marijuana grower in Hagerstown could start cultivating this month. Kind Therapeutics' announcement came Wednesday, after the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission approved licenses for Kinds' growing and processing facility on Tuesday. "We have invested significantly in our...

They are trading green for green and reaching new heights when it comes to pot sales in Washington. By 2020, the state could see $2.4 billion in marijuana sales annually. But depending on what happens in the Legislature, you may no longer have to go to retail shops for pot. The state is...