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New York's first medical marijuana dispensaries are opening their doors on Thursday, as the state launches one of the most conservative programs of its kind in the United States.

Comedian Stephen Colbert caught Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) off guard late Wednesday night, joking about marijuana.

Comedian Stephen Colbert caught Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) off guard late Wednesday night, joking about marijuana.

Two Rivers Water & Farming Co. said it's raised $5.5 million to support its subsidiary that builds greenhouses for marijuana growers.

Forcing Federal Reserve to bank on pot credit union would give approval to criminal activity, federal judge says.

It's a tough time to be a Mexican pot farmer. The price of marijuana has been plummeting partly because of the loosening of laws in parts of the US — encouraging growth of more high-end pot in America.

For a brief time Tuesday, the D.C. Council embraced a new, much more relaxed version of marijuana legalization, voting to allow pot smoking at rooftop bars, sidewalk patios and most any other place a city resident declared to be a private pot club. That lasted just about 30 minutes.

For a brief time Tuesday, the D.C. Council embraced a new, much more relaxed version of marijuana legalization, voting to allow pot smoking at rooftop bars, sidewalk patios and most any other place a city resident declared to be a private pot club. That lasted just about 30 minutes.

ALBANY — State officials will formally launch New York’s medical marijuana program on Thursday and at least one city pot dispensary expects to be ready.

ALBANY — State officials will formally launch New York’s medical marijuana program on Thursday and at least one city pot dispensary expects to be ready.

LAS VEGAS – Count Michael Chiesa and Rose Namajunas among the many backers for continued reform in the war against marijuana.

ATLANTA | Possession of marijuana would no longer be a felony under legislation awaiting lawmakers when they return next week.

ATLANTA | Possession of marijuana would no longer be a felony under legislation awaiting lawmakers when they return next week.

Football players take an alarming array of pain medication to get back on the field but some believe medical cannabis is a safer and more effective alternative.

Bernie Sanders has a chance to make history in 2016, and not just by winning the presidential election. Sanders is poised to make some giant leaps toward ending the prohibition of marijuana, which has long been an aim of the left-leaning Vermont Senator.

The rapidly growing marijuana industry — legal to some degree in much of the country — is providing a still-small but potentially fertile bed of opportunity for companies in Wisconsin and other states where the drug remains outlawed.