Four state governors are lobbying the Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify the status of marijuana so that pot can be prescribed, distributed and used for medical reasons. The high-level support for the reclassification of marijuana highlights the growing...
The worst-case scenario is playing out for the MMJ industry in San Diego, which has become a focal point of the federal government's war on medical weed. In the past two months, 139 San Diego medical pot dispensaries have officially shut their doors in response to...
Efforts by California’s medical pot industry to prevent federal and state officials from closing dispensaries have fallen short.
Believe it or not, allowing the use and sale of medical cannabis might help lower traffic fatalities. A new study by two university economics professors found that deaths tied to traffic accidents have fallen roughly 9 percent in states that adopted medical pot laws....
Earlier this week, a well-known MMJ company made a blockbuster acquisition, as least for the medical pot space. WeedMaps Media - which operates a a popular site for dispensary listings and reviews - acquired Marijuana.com, giving it a premier domain name that is a...
Officials overseeing New Jersey's medical marijuana program - which has been fraught with numerous setbacks and delays over the past two years - are moving aggressively to ensure dispensaries are operational and providing cannabis to registered patients as soon as...
Two Wisconsin lawmakers are making another go at passing legislation that would legalize medical cannabis in the state following a previous attempt that failed to gain traction. State Rep. Mark Pocan and Sen. Jon Erpenbach - both Democrats - are sponsoring the new...
Current TV will air a special report at 9 p.m., Eastern time tonight focusing on the "bizarre range of marijuana laws and enforcement" in the United States as part of its ongoing Vanguard documentary series. "The War on Weed" contrasts states that have MMJ laws (such...
By Chris Walsh You’ve no doubt seen the stories: Federal agents armed with guns, shields and even battering rams storm medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations, seizing computers, boxes of documents and dozens of cannabis plants in the process. In some...
On the eve of Thanksgiving - when many people had already checked out for the holiday week - a councilman in Los Angeles introduced a proposal that could have profound effects on the medical pot industry in California. City Council member Jose Huizar's plan calls for...
Although most of us skipped out early last week to celebrate Thanksgiving, the medical marijuana world still generated plenty of meaty news ahead of the holiday. First, the good: A CBS poll found that the vast majority of Americans support medical cannabis. We're...
A growing number of states will consider medical marijuana initiatives next year, either in the form of bills or ballot measures. But if you're betting on which one has the best chance to push through such legislation, you'd be wise to go all in on Massachusetts. A...
