Two consultants who helped a Native American tribe plan the nation’s first marijuana resort entered opposing pleas Monday to drug offenses, with the attorney for the man who pleaded not guilty arguing outside of court that South Dakota’s top prosecutor is proceeding under a “legal fiction.”
Police in the southern Oregon community of Rogue River say a man walking through a park discovered a portable toilet filled with marijuana plants.
The government says Canadian medical marijuana patients will be able to grow their own cannabis under new regulations.
Supporters raced against the clock to gather 65,987 signatures from registered voters to qualify for the ballot.
It’s on: Secretary of State Al Jaeger says supporters gathered enough signatures to put North Dakota medical marijuana to a statewide vote.
New Mexico medical marijuana patients in Albuquerque will not be cruising through to get their prescriptions as the state has rejected a proposal for a drive-thru dispensary.
Supporters of a voter initiative legalizing Arizona marijuana say they’ve been told the measure has made the November ballot.
Plot twist: Two grower applicants initially placed in the top 15 were bumped to spots 16 and 17, because the top 15 did not include the geographic representation noted in the law
An employee of a Seattle marijuana store watching the facility’s security camera system from home foiled a robbery attempt after seeing armed suspects enter the facility.
A group backing Missouri medical marijuana says it doesn’t have enough valid signatures but will go to court to get a proposed constitutional amendment on November’s ballot.
Lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Chris Christie that would allow medical marijuana to be used to treat PTSD symptoms. Now the wait is on. Will he sign it?
Ohio is looking for an expert in growing marijuana who must adhere to its drug-free workplace policy as the state implements a new medical marijuana law.
Auditor Tim Keller called the New Mexico medical marijuana backlog a health emergency and said it could lead to costly lawsuits.
The case against 19-year-old Devontre Thomas, who was facing federal drug charges and a yearlong jail term for a gram of pot, made national headlines and outraged many across the country
The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that while no arrests have been made, the owner can claim the marijuana by calling the office. The statement ended with the hashtag “#WeGotYoWeed.”
Chief Wana Dubie’s dream of representing Missouri in the U.S. Senate has gone up in smoke. The 57-year-old Dubie — his real name since 2007 — finished third among four contenders in the Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, garnering nearly 10 percent of the vote.
Supporters of California’s Proposition 64 to legalize pot filed a lawsuit accusing opponents of including false and misleading language in ballot materials.
Massachusett’s highest court says a medical marijuana permit did not get a man off the hook for violating terms of his probation.
Officials posted new forms this week for doctors and patients in the Illinois medical marijuana program to reflect changes in the law, and announced Wednesday that July retail sales reached a new high at $2.9 million.
Two consultants who worked with a Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation’s first marijuana resort have been charged with drug offenses
Lights that were once used for illegal indoor marijuana growing operations are being put to a new use at a New London high school.
Deschutes County officials are lifting a ban prohibiting some marijuana businesses from operating in unincorporated areas.
The owners of the first-ever Boston medical marijuana dispensary are predicting a small turnout for the facility’s milestone opening.
The former chairman of the board tasked with regulating Alaska’s nascent marijuana industry has been removed by Gov. Bill Walker.
A Vermont marijuana study assessing the public health risks of legalizing pot has been criticized by researchers who say the report is flawed.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment for the 2018 ballot that would legalize marijuana in the state.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated with medical marijuana after lawmakers approved a measure Monday.
SACO, Maine — Officials in Saco are considering a proposal that would amend zoning ordinances to prohibit medical marijuana caregivers from growing the drug inside their homes. City Administrator Kevin Sutherland tells The Portland Press Herald that city council enacted a moratorium on medical marijuana facilities to determine where such…
‘I could just cry I’m so excited’: Monday brings a sliver of hope to residents that have incurable pain, they can finally buy Minnesota medical marijuana.
The 60-year-old TV personality suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been an outspoken advocate of medical marijuana.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that makes marijuana possession in small amounts punishable only with fines and no jail time.
Arkansas medical marijuana gets more time to circulate petitions after falling short of the required signatures to put its proposal on the November ballot.
A group that advises the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on marijuana regulations has decided to allow commercial pot growing in some residential areas.
The Oregon State Fair awards prizes for the curviest vegetable or the most misshapen fruit. This year, marijuana plants will also be on display.
HARRISON, Ark. — Authorities in the Arkansas Ozarks region were joined by congressman Steve Womack in a marijuana eradication effort this week. Other Arkansas marijuana news It’s official: Arkansas will vote on medical marijuana in November Tough competition in Arkansas: State marijuana legalization hot ballot issue, but is competition bad…
Yeah. Another celebrity is giving their parenting advice. This time it’s from British billionaire, Richard Branson.
If signed, Illinois would be the 17th state — and third largest — to treat possession of marijuana in small amounts as a civil offense rather than a criminal one.
Trulieve, the approved organization in northwest Florida, is set to open a dispensary in Tallahassee, one week after being given dispensing authorization by Florida’s health department.
A judge has ordered health officials to reconsider their decision not to include migraine headaches on the list of conditions that qualify for use of Illinois medical marijuana in the state.
The Marijuana Party of Nebraska turned in about 9,000 petition signatures this week seeking recognition and a spot on the general election ballot.
Even if well-intended, such racial preference rules are a violation of the U.S. Constitution; a simple fix would have made the 15 percent a goal as opposed to a requirement.
The dispensing and delivery of Florida medical marijuana is coming as voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in November’s general election.
Florida medical marijuana is expected to be available by the end of next week after the state’s Department of Health granted its first authorization to dispense to one of the six dispensing organizations.
The first legal harvest of Florida medical marijuana is stored in multiple vacuum-packed, 441-gram bags in a freezer on the outskirts of Tallahassee.
Secretary of Health Karen Murphy said that her department also will seek guidance from the physicians on carrying out the medical marijuana law’s research program.
Alaska marijuana regulators aren’t ready to buy into Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes just yet and are going back to the public for more feedback.
An attorney defending from a court challenge an Arizona citizen’s initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana is calling the attempt to keep the proposal off the ballot a “Hail Mary” effort by opponents of legal pot.
A November ballot measure will allow Los Angeles County voters to decide whether to tax pot businesses to help the homeless.
