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The marijuana industry is, pardon the apropos pun, growing like a weed at the moment, and it's shown little signs of slowing. What was once a taboo topic is now completely mainstream, with the latest Gallup poll showing that almost 2 out of 3 Americans want to see pot legalized across the...

An upcoming case before the Supreme Court of Canada could force provincial governments to rethink their proposed cannabis regulations. In a matter of weeks, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the case of Gerard Comeau, a New Brunswick man fighting against provincial liquor...

On Saturday, Brazilians took to the streets in a nationwide Marijuana March to call for drug policy reform. The Supreme Court first gave the green light for a pro-legalization rally in 2011. Before, judges had prohibited the protest as an "incitement to criminal acts". For the first time...

MILegalize, the group attempting to bring a vote on recreational marijuana use in Michigan, has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to put the issue on the 2018 ballot. The group is arguing the 345,000 petition signatures they turned in this year are valid, and they were...

I'm expecting further legal action today relative to the Arkansas Supreme Court decision to boot Issue 7, the medical marijuana initiative, off the ballot. Backers of the law have already asked for a rehearing. A separate legal action is in process that would seek a court order to require all...

I'm expecting further legal action today relative to the Arkansas Supreme Court decision to boot Issue 7, the medical marijuana initiative, off the ballot. Backers of the law have already asked for a rehearing. A separate legal action is in process that would seek a court order to require all...

Little Rock, Ark. - A pair of lawsuits against a so-called tort reform proposal and others against the effort to legalize medical marijuana means Arkansas' ballot initiative campaigns will begin in a familiar place: the courtroom. But, if history is any guide, it'll be an uphill fight for...

Little Rock, Ark. - A pair of lawsuits against a so-called tort reform proposal and others against the effort to legalize medical marijuana means Arkansas' ballot initiative campaigns will begin in a familiar place: the courtroom. But, if history is any guide, it'll be an uphill fight for...

Florida's first legal medical marijuana dispensary is opening this week in Tallahassee. Daytona Beach drunken-driving defense attorney Aaron Delgado sees a connection between pot's enhanced profile and a case he just lost in the Florida Supreme Court without even getting a chance to argue...

The Montana Supreme Court Monday delayed until Aug. 31 the effective date of medical-marijuana restrictions that it declared constitutional in February. A majority of the court agreed with marijuana industry claims that imposing the restrictions immediately would cause "serious disruption" to a...

In what was generally considered to be the biggest challenge to Colorado's recreational cannabis laws to date, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a motion by the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma seeking to file a Bill of Complaint, effectively refusing to hear the arguments brought against the State...

While some Montanans horrified at marijuana's ubiquity in the state, and in today's culture, may be celebrating, we find the state Supreme Court's decision effectively gutting the voter-passed medical marijuana law regrettable. We certainly do not advocate the legalization of marijuana for...

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office is appealing a November court ruling that opened the door for state residents to obtain therapeutic cannabis in other states. The ruling allowed qualified patients waiting for the state's alternative treatment centers to open this spring to receive ID...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved language of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, paving the way for a vote next year. Supporters must gather enough petition signatures to ensure the measure will be...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved language of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, paving the way for a vote next year. Supporters must gather enough petition signatures to ensure the measure will be...

Despite its opposition to making marijuana use legal, the Obama administration is urging the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Nebraska and Oklahoma that seeks to declare Colorado's pot legalization unconstitutional. The Justice Department's top courtroom lawyer said in a brief filed...

A petition to put medical marijuana in the constitution was scheduled to have oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court today, but those arguments were canceled. The Florida Supreme Court is examining if a medical marijuana constitutional amendment is clear enough to be put on the...

With Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to launch a challenge, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday called off a hearing scheduled for next month on a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana. Justices still need to sign off on the wording of the ballot...

With Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to launch a challenge, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday called off a hearing scheduled for next month on a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana. Justices still need to sign off on the wording of the ballot...

The Florida Supreme Court is cancelling a Dec. 8 hearing it had scheduled to consider a measure to legalize medical marijuana. The court announced the decision today. The move comes a few days after Attorney General Pam said she will not ask the court to block the latest medical marijuana...