Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer isn't very popular in medical marijuana circles these days. It's no wonder: She did, after all, single-handedly put the state's nascent MMJ industry on ice by halting the permit process for dispensaries just as it was scheduled to begin. The...
Last spring, Depute U.S. Attorney General James Cole attempted to clarify the federal government's position on the burgeoning medical marijuana industry. In a memo sent to state attorneys, Cole said that anyone involved in growing or selling marijuana for any reason -...
Nearly two dozen medical marijuana companies in southern Colorado that failed to apply for permits by a July deadline will get a second chance to stay in business. An El Paso County commissioner approved the reprieve on Tuesday night, giving dispensaries, MMJ growers...
After delaying a vote to gather more public input, City Council members in Billings, Mont., gave the initial go-ahead this week to two ordinances that will prevent new marijuana dispensaries from opening and restrict the operations of those currently in business. City...
After months of due diligence, Colorado's Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division is set to issue its first dispensary license under the state's tough new rules. Officials will present the license to the dispensary at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday during a meeting of the Denver...
A township in Michigan is putting off any decisions on medical marijuana until next spring, taking a wait-and-see approach as the state wrestles with the issue. It's something that's becoming quite common across Michigan and in other regions with medical pot laws on...
A month ago, it seemed efforts to get medical marijuana on the 2012 ballot in Ohio were on the verge of stalling. State election board officials rejected initiatives from two separate groups that submitted petitions to move the process forward, throwing out most of...
While the United States is taking some big steps backwards when it comes to medical pot, the Czech Republic is moving in the opposite direction.
The U.S. government has taken a fair share of flak recently for its war on medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations in California.
In the past few weeks, federal officials have conducted numerous raids and threatened to prosecute landlords that rent space to cannabis businesses.
The medical marijuana community in California is getting some crucial support from two Democratic lawmakers who say the federal government’s attack on the sector will have “devastating impacts for the state.” Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and Sen. Mark Leno of San Francisco...
Want to find detailed information about a particular strain of medical marijuana simply by taking a picture of it? It should come as no surprise that, yes, there is an app for that. The Medical Cannabis Network, a Florida-based company that provides products and...
Plenty of people in Sacramento think the Obama administration’s crackdown on medical marijuana in California is too aggressive, according to the results of an informal poll.
