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Monday, November 6, 2017, marks the five-year anniversary of the glorious back day in 2012 when Colorado and Washington voted to become the first two US states to legalize recreational cannabis.

A somewhat unlikely pair – a beverage alcohol company and a cannabis firm – finalized their partnership on Nov. 2, 2017.

Have you heard of CBD oil yet? If not, you probably will soon.

Dispensaries might get all the attention, but hemp farmers are getting the acreage – 23,343 acres to be exact, according to a new study by Vote Hemp, an organization dedicated to advancing the industrial hemp industry.

An appellate court decision Tuesday recognized medical marijuana's health benefits, and ordered the state to reconsider its schedule 1 classification as a harmful drug.

British Columbia-based Future Farm intends to rapidly expand its Maine hemp farm's footprint and bring its state-of-the-art, scalable alcohol extraction equipment and know-how to take full advantage of the fast growing CBD oil market.

Cancer patients are using marijuana to relieve a variety of symptoms. But even in states where it’s legal, patients are not getting the information they need.

Advocates worry that local bans on the commercial cannabis industry will make it much more difficult for some patients to access medical marijuana.

“I know in casual conversations in the Congress, many legislators who’ve done pot themselves. This pejorative pot smoker label doesn’t fly."

Seller of Corona beer to buy 9.9% stake in marijuana business; Company says it has no plans to sell cannabis in the U.S. yet.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A special legislative commission is looking into the potential effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island as the state's northern neighbor readies to allow recreational marijuana sales.

The first study medical competency study of physicians-in-training during the legalized marijuana era has found that doctors have a poor understanding of cannabis pharmacology.

Effective Nov. 1, Cambria County and its employees will comply with and abide by Pennsylvania's law concerning medical marijuana use – with county leaders pledging not to discharge, threaten, refuse to hire, or discriminate against those certified to use the drug.

The letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is the latest effort by some lawmakers and veterans groups to encourage cannabis research to proceed.

Damian Marley is expanding his cannabis empire to include medicinal herb.

Deryn Blackwell, a 14-year-old teen hailing from Norfolk, England, was in the midst of preparing his own funeral before cannabis saved his young life.

The pungent aroma of living cannabis is something to be celebrated by many growers, but unfortunately the smell can also draw undesired attention to a garden.

More people in the wellness world are turning to CBD for its powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety effects, but just as many are confused about the nature of the compound.