The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will hold an unexpected - and perhaps first-ever - hearing on the potential medical benefits and risks of marijuana use Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism will hold the hearing, which is slated to...
Medical cannabis has likely made a serious dent in the prescription drug industry - to the tune of $165 million in market share in 2013, according to a new study published in the journal Health Affairs. The study's authors examined prescription information filled by...
By John Schroyer The Internal Revenue Service has begun probing the large cash transactions of dozens of Colorado marijuana companies, sparking uncertainty and unease among cannabis entrepreneurs. The audits - focusing on Form 8300 - have raised the specter of money...
A second poll has found an Arizona recreational marijuana ballot measure getting a thumbs down from voters. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, which filed petitions on June 30 to get a spot on the November ballot, is supported by only 39% of Arizona...
One campaign in North Dakota to legalize medical marijuana on Monday reportedly handed in well over the necessary number of signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot, while a group in the state trying to legalize recreational cannabis admitted that it...
The central California city of Coalinga has taken the unusual step of selling its former prison for $4.1 million to a cannabis company that will convert it into a medical marijuana oil extraction plant. The prison, which has sat unused for several years, was sold to...
Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to cap cannabis product potency at 16% THC abruptly halted their campaign on Friday, saying they didn't have the financial resources to beat the marijuana industry. "We simply couldn’t go toe-to-toe with the marijuana moguls,”...
Local law enforcement raided a Washington State medical cannabis dispensary after it continued serving customers and ignored a July 1 state deadline to obtain an official business permit. The dispensary, Green Organics, is located in the Tacoma suburb of Parkland,...
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Two medical marijuana campaigns slug it out in Arkansas, Scotts Miracle-Gro wagers big on a different kind of grass, and Colorado cannabis business leaders unite to fight a potency cap. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
Another southern state may be joining the medical marijuana club this November, along with Louisiana. Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) announced in a press release Thursday the secretary of state had certified the group's initiative to legalize medical cannabis....
Two competing marijuana-related initiatives may be on the November ballot in Denver, one to legalize private cannabis clubs and another to permit practically any business to set up a public MJ "consumption area." The initiatives would have different impacts on the...
Relatively few pharmacies in Uruguay are interested in selling recreational marijuana, even though it will soon be legal for them to do so. So far, only 50 of the country's roughly 1,200 pharmacies have registered to begin selling recreational cannabis in the coming...
