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Scientists. Tax collectors. Typists. Analysts. Lawyers. And more scientists. Recreational marijuana use becomes legal in California in 2018, and one of the things to blossom in the emerging industry isn’t green and leafy, it’s government jobs.

A sold-out conference in Calgary is helping businesses learn more about the impacts of cannabis in the workplace and what employers need to know before it's legalized next year.

The munchies are driving up fast-food sales in states where marijuana is legal.

The city of Atlanta took a big step Tuesday toward decriminalizing marijuana possession.

New York’s Department of Health is close to easing regulations for companies to make new products; and patients, their caretakers and providers to learn about medical marijuana.

There's currently a lot of roadblocks to researching medical marijuana – and a growing number of people in Congress want that to change.

Support in Pennsylvania to fully legalize marijuana has reached a record high, according to a poll published Thursday by Franklin and Marshall College.

The state-of-affairs concerning medical and recreational marijuana is constantly receiving media attention in relations to both economics and politics. Business leaders from the cannabis space are taking notice, and beginning to utilize this attention by transferring into politics.

With recreational cannabis legal in the District but no retail sales allowed, the Medical Marijuana Improvement Act would create a self-certification system to spread access to every D.C. adult.

Some on both the left and right in Idaho support relaxing penalties for possession and expanding limited medical use of cannabis-containing products.

Arkansas voters last year approved marijuana use by people with certain medical conditions.

The burgeoning practice isn't discussed in medical schools, research shows.

Industrial hemp is one step closer to becoming a legal crop in the country, thanks to legislation that has made it into two House committees.

Last November, California voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana. Now, the state's lawmakers are formally calling on the federal government to reclassify cannabis.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow state and local officials to hide behind federal drug laws to throw roadblocks in the path of those who want to sell marijuana.

New Hampshire just became the 22nd state in the U.S. to eliminate the possibility of spending time behind bars for possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Veterans and other post-traumatic stress disorder patients will have easier easier access to medical marijuana.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — It’s one of the nation’s biggest events for the cannabis industry and this year it’s even more significant.