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A Denver police captain has been punished for ripping up a homeless man's sign seeking legal recreational marijuana. An internal investigation found Capt. Joe Black violated the man's free speech rights when he destroyed the "Need weed" sign the was holding July 28 near the 16th Street Mall...

Washington State - The legal marijuana market in Longview would make for an interesting economics class. Tight supplies and high prices marked the opening of recreational stores in July, but the tables have already turned. "We're neck-to-neck with black market prices, maybe a dollar or two...

The failure of Amendment 2 has failed to snuff out the enthusiasm of those who wanted to be part of Florida's fledgling medical marijuana business. Entrepreneurs, investors, companies and others are looking at it as a temporary obstacle on a path toward the inevitable. Industry leaders also are...

The failure of Amendment 2 has failed to snuff out the enthusiasm of those who wanted to be part of Florida's fledgling medical marijuana business. Entrepreneurs, investors, companies and others are looking at it as a temporary obstacle on a path toward the inevitable. Industry leaders also are...

The 2014 midterm elections will go down in history as one of the most important years in marijuana history. It provided validation that two trailblazer states – Washington and Colorado – had made the right decision two years prior in pushing through a voter-passed ballot initiative, allowing for...

Legislators still have months to pre-file legislation, but one Anchorage representative says he hopes to start a conversation about drafting marijuana regulations early, after Alaskans voted last week to legalize recreational marijuana. Rep. Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage, said he plans to introduce...

Illinois - Southeast Lakeview residents threw their support behind a proposed medical marijuana dispensary Monday night – but said they have safety concerns. MedMar Inc. announced last month plans to open a dispensary at 2843 N. Halsted St., a long-vacant site that once housed a bar. The...

Illinois - Southeast Lakeview residents threw their support behind a proposed medical marijuana dispensary Monday night – but said they have safety concerns. MedMar Inc. announced last month plans to open a dispensary at 2843 N. Halsted St., a long-vacant site that once housed a bar. The...

According to FBI numbers released today, police made 1,501,043 drug arrests last year, down from 1,552,432 in 2012, a drop of about 3 percent. Marijuana accounted for about 693,000 of those arrests (46 percent), down from about 750,000 (48 percent) in 2012. The 7.6 percent drop in pot busts...

After voters in Washington and Colorado voted to legalize marijuana in 2012, Alison Holcomb would tell pot activists it was too early to say that the rest of America was ready to accept the drug. Holcomb, an American Civil Liberties Union official who managed Washington's legalization campaign...

Maine - Twelve-year-old Cyndiamae Meehan loves painting and drawing to express herself. Watching her, it's hard to believe that she couldn't paint with a steady hand several months ago. "We noticed the cognitive brightening, we notice her talking more with us when she's coloring, she is looking...