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At the July 25 Committee of the Whole meeting, Fernie resident Sarah-Jane Nelson addressed City Council in regards to the legalization of cannabis. In April, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced the government's intention to legalize marijuana in the coming year. Currently, the Federal...

Ottawa, ON — Canadians who want to grow their own medical marijuana will soon be able to under revamped rules from Health Canada, but dispensaries are still illegal, at least for now. The new guidelines will allow people who have been authorized by their doctor to use medicinal pot to grow a...

Ottawa, ON — Canadians who want to grow their own medical marijuana will soon be able to under revamped rules from Health Canada, but dispensaries are still illegal, at least for now. The new guidelines will allow people who have been authorized by their doctor to use medicinal pot to grow a...

Meet the Sisters of the Valley. They're nuns. They're feminists. And they grow weed. Two nuns who grow and sell marijuana in from their California home are looking for a divine intervention to stop city officials from closing them down. Sister Kate and Sister Darcy, who live in a three-bed...

Meet the Sisters of the Valley. They're nuns. They're feminists. And they grow weed. Two nuns who grow and sell marijuana in from their California home are looking for a divine intervention to stop city officials from closing them down. Sister Kate and Sister Darcy, who live in a three-bed...

Galesburg, Ill. Two recent events concerning imprisonment now lead to two key questions. Gov. Bruce Rauner on July 30 signed a bipartisan measure decriminalizing marijuana in Illinois, and Pres. Barack Obama on Aug. 3 commuted sentences for 214 inmates, mostly nonviolent offenders. So...

It's interesting to read all the cannabis controversy in the local news. Typical concerns are: "Cannabis doesn't fit with the character or our town; not family friendly; inadequate studies, etc." These come from the population that voted against legalization of the plant. This calcified world...

The current application is cumbersome, onerous and time-consuming. It requires submission of proof of residency, consent to a background check via a Livescan fingerprinting vendor and completion of several forms related to medical history, age, identity and more. The fingerprinting requirement...

The current application is cumbersome, onerous and time-consuming. It requires submission of proof of residency, consent to a background check via a Livescan fingerprinting vendor and completion of several forms related to medical history, age, identity and more. The fingerprinting requirement...

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...

Saco - Brett Messer and Stephanie Caron operate Brigid Farm in a nondescript building in Saco's industrial zone. There are no signs that hint at what takes place behind the building's locked doors. In Unity, Dawson Julia operates a 14,000-square-foot warehouse on a main road through town...

Saco - Brett Messer and Stephanie Caron operate Brigid Farm in a nondescript building in Saco's industrial zone. There are no signs that hint at what takes place behind the building's locked doors. In Unity, Dawson Julia operates a 14,000-square-foot warehouse on a main road through town...

Quincy, Ill. - Officials at Quincy's medical marijuana dispensary say they're seeing more patients because more doctors are signing off on the Illinois pilot program. The dispensary currently serves 140 patients, up from 60 patients when it first opened in November. Across the state, $2.9...

Quincy, Ill. - Officials at Quincy's medical marijuana dispensary say they're seeing more patients because more doctors are signing off on the Illinois pilot program. The dispensary currently serves 140 patients, up from 60 patients when it first opened in November. Across the state, $2.9...

Hugh Hempel, a technology industry veteran, has become a health care entrepreneur and a surprising supporter of medicinal cannabis. In 2006, his identical twin daughters were diagnosed with Niemann Pick Type C, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease, often referred to as "Childhood...

Hugh Hempel, a technology industry veteran, has become a health care entrepreneur and a surprising supporter of medicinal cannabis. In 2006, his identical twin daughters were diagnosed with Niemann Pick Type C, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease, often referred to as "Childhood...

This week Boston City Council President Michelle Wu suggested it ought to be legal for individuals to purchase and consume pot. But if Wu has her way it would be unacceptable for them to take their goodies home from the pot store in a plastic shopping bag. Yes, in the same week that Wu and...

At the July 28 meeting of the Borough Assembly, assembly members Lance Roberts and Diane Hutchison both kept voting to stop marijuana licenses on the grounds marijuana is still illegal under federal law and it is a threat to community health. On the first point, please look at an interview from...

Victoria city council are moving forward to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries that have popped up on city streets, in an attempt to control a booming sector. There are currently 38 known medical marijuana-related businesses operating in Victoria that sell marijuana paraphernalia, provide...

In a study of nearly 1,000 New Zealanders tracked over 40 years, people reporting nearly 20 years of consistent pot smoking did not show any signs of a decline in lung function, high blood pressure, diabetes, or any other deterioration of physical health. In fact, the only negative consequence...