Ohio cop got fired for wearing a pro-pot button, but he’s not going quietly
An Ohio police officer who was fired after wearing a pro-marijuana button on his police jacket says he’ll sue if necessary to get his job back.
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Alaska first legal state to OK option for social pot use
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The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska’s recreational marijuana industry voted Friday to allow for people to use pot at certain stores that will sell it, a first among the four states that have legalized the drug.
1,860 pounds of pot seized in western Colorado; two men indicted
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Two men face federal charges after authorities found nearly a full ton of marijuana at a property near Cedaredge in western Colorado.
Hemp lawsuit after raid: Menominee Tribe suing feds in fight to grow crop
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The Menominee Nation filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a federal judge to clarify that the tribe has a right to grow industrial hemp on its Wisconsin reservation.
Oregon lawmakers reviewing pesticide use on marijuana, other regs
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Oregon lawmakers are reviewing marijuana regulations and issues, including edible marijuana serving sizes, pesticide use and tracking medical marijuana.
AMA calls for warnings at pot shops on pregnancy, breastfeeding
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The American Medical Association is pushing for warning signs about marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
New Jersey marijuana legalization talk revs up; is Christie clash ahead?
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New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled Legislature took a step toward a showdown with Gov. Chris Christie over legalized marijuana on Monday.
How much are Illinois medical marijuana patients paying for pot?
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Illinois’ new medical marijuana shops sold nearly $211,000 worth of cannabis in the first week, with less than a quarter of eligible patients buying so far.
She’s dying of cancer and fighting in court for medical marijuana access
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Linda Horan, diagnosed in July with late-stage lung cancer, says she may be dead before New Hampshire opens its first medical marijuana dispensaries early next year.
New York giving critically ill fast track to medical marijuana
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New York will give patients with certain serious illnesses faster access to medical marijuana under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo while the state works out the details of its full medical cannabis program.
Mexico president Peña Nieto voices objection to marijuana legalization
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Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Monday he opposes any eventual legalization of marijuana, five days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of four people who wanted to grow pot for personal use.
Illinois medical marijuana sales begin at handful of dispensaries
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Illinois medical marijuana sales have begun with patients flocking to state-licensed retail shops in five cities.
South Dakota tribe halts plans for weed resort, stops pot cultivation
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An American Indian tribe slated to open the nation’s first marijuana resort is destroying its crop and temporarily suspending the project in South Dakota while leaders seek clarification from the federal government, according to the tribe’s attorney.
Oregon marijuana grows are causing problems for the state’s electrical grid
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Pacific Power said that Oregon marijuana grow operations have taken grids above capacity, blowing out seven transformers since July and causing outages and equipment damage.
Illinois medical marijuana: Here’s how state tracks patients, pot products
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More than 3,000 patients with Illinois-issued ID cards will be able to buy medical marijuana legally for the first time Monday, Nov. 9.
Wyoming considers setting felony threshold for pot edibles at one pound
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A state legislative committee plans on sponsoring a bill that would make the possession of 1 pound or more of marijuana edibles a felony.
New in Colorado: College scholarships funded by weed
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Pueblo County voters in southern Colorado, home to the world’s largest outdoor marijuana farm, have approved a first-of-its-kind weed college scholarship.
Mexico Supreme Court rules in favor of recreational marijuana use
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Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom.
Ohio aftermath: Regrouping for 2016, minus weed-grower sticking point
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The future of marijuana in Ohio was uncertain after the resounding defeat of an effort to legalize cannabis for both medical and recreational use in a single vote.
The latest: What Ohio voters are saying about marijuana legalization
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The latest developments in Ohio’s general election as voters decide issues including whether to legalize marijuana
Ohio votes down legalizing marijuana for medical, recreational use
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In a single stroke, Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use. Failure of the proposed constitutional amendment follows an expensive campaign, a legal fight over its ballot wording and an investigation into the proposal’s petition signatures.
Could California legalization bid by tech tycoon Sean Parker be ‘the one’?
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California marijuana legalization: Ballot language for the so-called Adult Use of Marijuana Act, backed by Napster co-founder Sean Parker, has been submitted for the November 2016 election.
What would Ohio retail marijuana look like? Five things to know
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There could potentially be 1,100-plus retail shops selling marijuana, pot-infused candies and other goods if Ohio voters pass ballot Issue 3.
Philanthropy from marijuana industry finding larger acceptance
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As marijuana legalization matures, businesses are becoming more ingrained in their communities by donating cash and time to charities
Father who teamed with son to rob Colorado pot shop gets 15 years
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A Colorado man will spend 15 years in prison for helping his son rob a pot shop in Durango.
GOP debate: Pot industry vies for attention; Rand Paul holds fundraiser
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A cannabis industry group is offering dispensary tours Wednesday for reporters who haven’t seen Colorado’s marijuana industry up close before the CNBC debate Wednesday evening.
Mail mistake: 50 pounds of marijuana sent to wrong address in New Jersey
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Police in a New Jersey town are asking the person who was expecting 50 pounds of marijuana in the mail to come claim the package.
DEA raids tribal land to destroy pot; Menominee Tribe says it was hemp
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The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin said agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration entered their sovereign lands on Friday and improperly destroyed a crop of industrial hemp — but federal authorities said the crop was actually an illegal marijuana growing operation and some of the participants were not tribal members.…
Illinois lawsuit against Colorado marijuana consultant dismissed
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A county judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Denver consultant Kayvan Khalatbari was highly involved in too many Illinois medical marijuana businesses.
12 tons of pot found in elaborate tunnel on Mexico-U.S. border
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Authorities seized 12 tons of marijuana and arrested 22 people after discovering one of the longest cross-border tunnels between the U.S. and Mexico, officials said Thursday.
80-year-old man pleads guilty in case involving sizable stashes of pot, cash
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An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to running a massive marijuana-dealing and money-laundering operation.
Croatia legalizes use of medical marijuana with doctor’s prescription
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Croatia has legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or AIDS.
New Hampshire police make odd offer to pot grower after destroying plants
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A New Hampshire police department that recently pulled up some marijuana plants has offered the pot grower counseling in a Facebook post.
5 things to know about the new California marijuana regulations
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California marijuana regulations: Here are the basics on the new Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act and what happens next.
Historic California medical marijuana regulations signed by gov
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California lawmakers established the first statewide licensing and operating rules for pot growers, manufacturers of cannabis-infused products and retail weed stores with an eye on 2016: Multiple groups are trying to qualify voter initiatives that would allow adults to use marijuana recreationally.
Oregon stats: $11M in first week of rec marijuana sales
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The first day of Oregon marijuana sales to recreational customers brought in $3.5 million, according to Retailers of Cannabis Association executive director Casey Houlihan.
Supremely stoned Ohio man calls cops with marijuana complaint
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Police in Ohio say they were called to a house by a man who complained he’d gotten too high smoking marijuana.
Seven arrested in extortion plot to grow marijuana in northern Colorado
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has arrested seven people after raiding an illegal marijuana grow operation near Fort Collins.
Colorado high school suspends seven athletes caught with alcohol, pot
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Durango High School has suspended seven members of its boys cross country team after discovering marijuana and alcohol in their hotel room.
Colorado man gets prison time, loses plane, Bentley and BMW for pot flight
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A Colorado man who flew a plane loaded with marijuana to Iola, Kansas, was sentenced to a year in federal prison.
Lawsuit filed over pesticide use by Colorado marijuana grower
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Two marijuana users in Colorado have filed suit against a pot grower they say used an unhealthy pesticide on the weed they later bought.
Federal prison for Washington medical pot growers
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The three remaining defendants in the case of the so-called Kettle Falls Five have been sentenced to federal prison for growing marijuana in a place where both the medical and recreational use of marijuana are legal under state laws.
As Oregon takes its place in weed history, a look at what’s ahead for U.S.
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Oregon and the national marijuana legalization outlook: As Oregon becomes the third state to have recreational marijuana sales, here’s a look to the future.
On eve of Oregon recreational pot sales, party plans and shortage fears
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Pot shops in Oregon that already sell medical marijuana have made big plans for the historic start of recreational sales Oct. 1 — and hope there is enough supply to meet what is expected to be a huge demand.
California dispensaries offer free marijuana to wildfire victims
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Medical marijuana dispensaries in Northern California are giving patients affected by a hugely destructive wildfire up to $200 in free cannabis per patient for the next week.
South Dakota tribe wants to build first U.S. weed resort
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Santee Sioux tribal leaders plan to grow their own pot in South Dakota and sell it in an amenity-laden marijuana resort, with hopes of generating up to $2 million a month in profit. “We want it to be an adult playground,” tribal President Anthony Reider said.
Weed falls from the heavens: Hefty pot package hits Arizona home
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A package of marijuana fell from the sky and crashed through the carport of a home in Nogales, Arizona, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Oregon pot shops prep for Oct. 1 debut of recreational sales
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Oregon’s medical marijuana dispensaries are getting ready for a watershed moment this week: when recreational pot users will also be able to buy weed at their pot shops.
Synthetic drug bust: 2 million Spice packets worth $10M seized in Bronx
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New York City police have seized approximately 2 million packets of synthetic marijuana with a combined street value of $10 million from a Bronx garage.
California tribe’s marijuana operation raided in Mendocino County
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Mendocino County authorities have raided what was known to be the state’s first large-scale medical marijuana growing operation on tribal land.
