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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State health officials have set a tentative timeline for establishing a medical marijuana industry in North Dakota, with a goal of having the drug available to patients next spring.

Smoking just got a whole lot bougier.

Thanks to new laws, hemp food products have the opportunity to become big business; now, two non-experts hope to create a new category.

Organizers of a Michigan petition drive to legalize recreational use of marijuana say they're ahead of schedule to get the required number of signatures by the Nov. 22 deadline.

Puerto Rico became the latest corner of US to adopt a medical marijuana law, with the territory’s governor on Sunday signing a bill that legalizes and regulates the plant for medical use.

An Israeli study currently underway is finding that medical cannabis can be used to treat the symptoms of autism in children and adults.

PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture created an industrial hemp research pilot program in 2015 to study different aspects of hemp production.

Another study suggests potentially enormous upside for medical marijuana.

PAHRUMP — Baby hemp plants are sending off their distinct skunky smell at a farm in Pahrump, but these weeds won’t wind up in a joint.

As the group's motto goes, "The future of cannabis is female."

CHARLESTON — A law expanding the list of people the Commissioner of Agriculture may license to grow hemp went into effect Tuesday.

ST. PAUL — Minnesotans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder will be eligible to try medical cannabis starting Aug. 1.

The first four days of legal recreational marijuana sales generated $3 million in sales revenue and about $500,000 in tax revenue, putting Nevada on pace to achieve an estimated $30 million in sales revenue over the next six months of recreational sales, according to the Nevada Dispensary Association.

If you're ready to get a medical marijuana card, we know a big question you're wondering is how much state-issued “weed cards” cost.

Marijuana activists in the state are now looking ahead to the 2018 midterm elections, as well as the start of a new legislative session in 2019, as the first realistic points when they can try for decriminalization and medical marijuana reform again.

Geared toward a welcoming professionalism, modern dispensaries aim to cultivate a community of knowledge and warmth.

Cannabis is certainly becoming more mainstream, but the divide between the enthusiasts and those who don’t understand it makes the Grand Canyon look like a crack in the sidewalk.

New businesses spring up and grow quickly when legal marijuana comes to a state.