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Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon has come out strongly against the legalization of marijuana in Illinois, saying that any new tax revenues that may be gained aren't "worth our children's futures." McMahon made clear in a letter to 15 lawmakers who represent the county that he...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday pushed back against sharp questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed at her state and three others that have legalized recreational marijuana. Brown, in a letter dated Tuesday, tells Sessions her state's marijuana laws are working, questions the...

Officials in Las Vegas are warning the recreational marijuana industry against any advertising that can be considered promoting public consumption. Las Vegas marijuana business owners last week received a letter from Department of Business License Director Jaqueline Holloway reaffirming...

Colorado's cannabis industry has been holding its collective breath ever since President Donald Trump nominated Jeff Sessions for attorney general. And since he was sworn in, Sessions, a proponent of the war on drugs, hasn't been shy about saying that marijuana should remain illegal federally...

Brendan Curran, Otsego County prosecutor, said the letter he sent last week urging marijuana dispensaries to keep "within the limitations of the medical marijuana act" does not mean he will be targeting local marijuana businesses. In the letter, Curran said he "did not write to make any...

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With marijuana now legal – at least for medical purposes – in more than half the states, a small but growing number of federally insured banks have allowed pot retailers and other legitimate marijuana-related businesses to open accounts. Still, some 97% of U.S. banks won't work with these...

North Attleboro - Reversing an earlier decision to table a letter of support for a prospective medical marijuana growing facility until a public hearing could be held, selectmen voted Thursday night in favor of the letter amid concerns the landscape might shift after the Nov. 8 general election...

North Attleboro - Reversing an earlier decision to table a letter of support for a prospective medical marijuana growing facility until a public hearing could be held, selectmen voted Thursday night in favor of the letter amid concerns the landscape might shift after the Nov. 8 general election...

Medical marijuana regulators on Thursday released a letter criticizing Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) for what they called conflicting information about whether the state should consider racial diversity when awarding licenses to prospective cannabis businesses. The Maryland...

Medical marijuana regulators on Thursday released a letter criticizing Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) for what they called conflicting information about whether the state should consider racial diversity when awarding licenses to prospective cannabis businesses. The Maryland...

Leominster - The nonprofit DO Health Massachusetts will have another two weeks to argue its case for opening a medical-marijuana dispensary in Leominster, despite the City Council's previous decision to rule it out of the city's ongoing selection process. In a letter sent to the council, DO...

Leominster - The nonprofit DO Health Massachusetts will have another two weeks to argue its case for opening a medical-marijuana dispensary in Leominster, despite the City Council's previous decision to rule it out of the city's ongoing selection process. In a letter sent to the council, DO...

Companies that want to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts are being pressured into paying an unnecessarily high price to follow the letter of the law. The licensing process for dispensaries established under the state Department of Public Health is rightfully rigorous. But the...

Companies that want to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts are being pressured into paying an unnecessarily high price to follow the letter of the law. The licensing process for dispensaries established under the state Department of Public Health is rightfully rigorous. But the...

Sturbridge - Although the selectmen will speak with representatives of a proposed medical marijuana dispensary Monday about the board's recent change of heart on the proposal, that doesn't mean they are going to change their vote. In a 3-2 vote Jan. 18, the Board of Selectmen authorized the...

Sturbridge - Although the selectmen will speak with representatives of a proposed medical marijuana dispensary Monday about the board's recent change of heart on the proposal, that doesn't mean they are going to change their vote. In a 3-2 vote Jan. 18, the Board of Selectmen authorized the...

The Drug Enforcement Administration flaked on its self-imposed deadline to announce whether to reschedule marijuana, and now it's not clear when a decision might come. In April, the DEA told lawmakers in a letter that it was reviewing information on rescheduling and "hopes to release its...

The letter from a top Oregon regulator delivered good news: Tisha Siler had won approval of her application for a medical marijuana dispensary license. Siler, a California pot grower, would be a "valuable asset" to Oregon, the letter gushed. There was more. The notice offered, in essence...

Parents and guardians of children with epilepsy and other medical conditions will be able to obtain a "safe harbor" letter next month allowing them to obtain medical marijuana from outside Pennsylvania. Temporary regulations for child patients are the first to be rolled out by the state...