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The local marijuana community notched another victory in its belt Tuesday night. Coos Bay City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that allows marijuana processing in industrial and commercial districts. Councilor Jennifer Groth said it was the council's duty to approve the ordinance...

The most controversial thing about Canada's move to legalize marijuana nationwide may be setting the minimum age for use at 18 — three years lower than in U.S. states that have embraced legalization — a move that is being closely watched across the continent. Advocates for the measure, expected...

Harm reduction is a strategy for treating addiction that begins with acceptance. A friendlier, less disciplined sister of abstinence, this philosophy aims to reduce the overall level of drug use among people who are unable or simply unwilling to stop. What should naturally follow is a decrease...

Regulators have issued the first license to grow medical marijuana in Maryland, allowing a sprawling 2-acre warehouse in Anne Arundel County to immediately start cultivating the drug. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously granted final approval to a company called ForwardGro...

Warren County Zoning Supervisor Mike Yetter is expecting to issue a permit, perhaps this week, to grow marijuana for medical use in a rural township in the county. The Ohio Department of Commerce can award up to 24 medical marijuana cultivator licenses “prior to” Sept.9, 2018, according to the...

A subcommittee of 10 Nevada legislators unanimously voted today in favor of nearly $14 million in funding for 16 new state positions to help regulate the state's recreational marijuana industry. The joint Senate and Assembly subcommittee on general government said Gov. Brian Sandoval's...

Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear. Without dissent the House gave preliminary approval Monday to SB 1337 which directs the...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that paves the way for the state to create what is believed to be the first system in the United States to certify marijuana as organic. The sponsor of the bill, Republican Senator Ann Rivers, said marijuana certified as organically...

California voters may have spoken on recreational marijuana in November, but rather than settling the issue, that vote has set the stage for several local battles over whether to allow marijuana operations. Because Proposition 64 passed last fall, state licensing to marijuana businesses is...

As differences over pot shop restrictions burned a medical marijuana bill to ashes in Tallahassee, one of Florida's largest legal cannabis operators courted millions of dollars from new investors and touted a lucrative plan to open dozens of storefronts around the state. A private equity...

If commercial marijuana entrepreneurs had big plans for setting up shop in Raynham, they went up in smoke at the annual Town Meeting Monday night. Selectman's Chairman Joe Pacheco said voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the town's general and zoning bylaws banning all types of...

Senate Bill 307 would allow for the consumption and sale of marijuana at temporary events for people over 21. A public hearing is being held Tuesday in Salem on the bill. Currently, those who buy cannabis products can only legally consume it in their homes. If this bill passes, a temporary...

The "Alaska Grown" label has long been touted as a boost for local agriculture. The iconic logo is stamped on products produced around the state – everything from hot sauce to peonies to potatoes – to promote local Alaska businesses. So why won't you see the label on marijuana? One of the...

Cannabis has been identified as a potential substitute for users of legal or illicit opioids, but a new Vancouver-based study shows the drug may also help reduce people's cravings for another highly addictive substance: crack cocaine. Scientists at the BC Centre on Substance Use tracked 122...

Democratic lawmakers are proposing to legalize marijuana and open a third casino in East Windsor as part of a budget recommendation that will be released Tuesday afternoon, according to high-ranking Democratic sources. Even though marijuana legalization is included in the proposal...

Marijuana could be grown, sold and used in New Jersey under new legislation introduced Monday in the state Senate. Democratic Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the bill's sponsor, said at a news conference that the measure has little chance of being enacted under Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who opposes...

Senator Positive Nelson, who is widely known for his efforts to see the legalization of medicinal marijuana in the U.S. Virgin Islands, recently told The Consortium that his office would soon reintroduce the measure to the Senate, although he did not say when, after previous attempts had failed...

Niles city leaders are considering a plan for a new marijuana dispensary to set up shop in the town's old post office. This week’s meeting is a work session for council members and city staff to discuss the proposal. Potential business owners are eager to get the necessary approval, as...

Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana manufacturers have lost a combined $11 million in just two years of sales, according to financial documents obtained by the Associated Press. The continuing losses hint at systemic problems with the state's tightly regulated program, despite a recent...

State Sen. Vincent Fort on Monday implored the Atlanta City Council to move forward on a proposal to eliminate jail time and reduce the fines for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in Georgia's capital. "It is a gateway drug to mass incarceration, mostly of young African Americans,"...