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When Colorado legalised cannabis possession in 2014, the anticipated ‘Green Rush’ of dope tourists didn’t quite happen. But the first stoners’ B&B in Denver is now leading the way.

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday issued an executive order telling state agencies that any marijuana grown with unapproved pesticides is a threat to public safety and should be removed from commerce and destroyed.

The measure would keep the VA from interfering with a veteran's attempt to access medicinal marijuana.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's government plans to legalize the cultivation and sale of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, officials said Thursday in a surprise shift by the longtime U.S. ally in the war on drugs.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Up to 25 Idaho children with persistent seizures will soon have access to an experimental drug derived from marijuana, but experts say far more children could benefit from the treatment.   An April executive order from Gov. Butch Otter is allowing the very limited use of the non-psychoactive drug. Otter signed the order after ve

Hawaii lawyers assisting the state's first medical marijuana dispensary applicants were provided relief Tuesday, thanks to a figurative pardon from the Hawaii Supreme Court.     The state's highest court ordered an amendment to the Hawaii lawyer rules of professional conduct, allowing counsel or assistance to "...a client regarding conduct expressl

The father of medical marijuana legislation in Georgia is leading a two-day delegation to Colorado to explore what the state learned from its great pot experiment.   State Rep. Allen Peake said the Monday-to-Tuesday visit aims to get a better understanding of Colorado’s regulatory structure for cultivating medical marijuana. He was quick to add, th

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who loudly opposed a medical marijuana measure that appeared on the 2014 ballot, is staying on the sidelines this time around.   Bondi said she is still opposes the effort to legalize medical marijuana, but the state's top legal officer is remaining silent on whether the Florida Supreme Court

Susan Humphreys likes to say she lives a strange life.   Picture frames are glued to the walls of her Bear home. The refrigerator has a lock. The precautions were for her son, Scott, who was diagnosed with autism and was extremely aggressive. Scott also was diagnosed with Pica, a persistent eating condition causing people to almost unconsciously ea

PLAINVILLE Conn. (WTNH) — A Plainville man claims discrimination after being told his medical marijuana was to blame for his counseling sessions ending.   Michael Purcell uses marijuana as medication. He is one of the 5,357 Connecticut residents who have been given state permission to legally use marijuana as a medication. His severe arthritis led

After two votes this week, the state is set to start investing extra marijuana tax money in social goods like schools, scholarships, and drug abuse prevention, trying to make good on its promise that legalizing cannabis would benefit all Coloradans.   Coloradans were feeling generous last week. Two thirds voted in favor of Proposition BB, which all

The Brown administration has posted a job opening for the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation, which will set standards for California’s cannabis industry by 2018.   Sounds like an awesome opportunity, dude. You could get in on the ground floor of California’s push into regulating medical marijuana, making from $115,608 to $128,808 per year.  Bu

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) -- The 17th Annual Arkansas Poll showed that Arkansans have stayed consistent with their party line alliance, but their views on certain issues have shifted.     The biggest change came in Arkansans' views on medical marijuana, according to a press release on the poll. The 2012 poll showed that 44 percent of respondents were in

The Campaign to Legalize Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona announced today that it’s collected 100,000 signatures, or two-thirds of what it needs to get the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act on the November 2016 ballot.   CRMLA still needs to get at least 50,000 more valid signatures by July, though leaders of the campaign have said they’re

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a marijuana farm for $5 an hour. He later moved to trimming and then cloning plants. His uncle was also a grower.   The dangers of marijuana preached at his public high school in Oregon never rang true. The marijuana users Emmett knew were decent

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Voters cast their ballots in Ohio on Tuesday, in a referendum to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana.   It would also allow doctors to write prescriptions for medical marijuana. In Alabama, both types of marijuana are still illegal, but a cannabis derivative is being tested to treat epilepsy. CBD Oil comes from