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Washington has recruited a team of underage narcs to catch cannabis shops selling to minors.

The New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 4-1 in favor of Assembly Bill 2415. This legislation would legalize the licensed cultivation of industrial hemp....

This Thursday, Florida’s medical marijuana debate heads to the Supreme Court, for consideration of a 2014 ballot measure.

British publications have gotten their hands on a leaked UN document that reveals fundamental splits among nations as the international organization prepares for the UN General Assembly...

So far, Health Canada’s less-than-discrete envelopes are responsible for at least 3 patients being fired and a home invasion, a lawyer claims.

A Canadian medical marijuana patient (that happens to be a mounted police officer) is not allowed to smoke while in uniform. This has created a national debate...

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with...

William Delahunt, former district attorney and congressman, wants to open 3 dispensaries in Massachusetts.

Medical marijuana advocates Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued a report today that analyzes the Obama Administration’s latest enforcement guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that regulate...

Leaf Science describes 5 interesting ways that marijuana affects sleep.

In his latest article following the cannabusiness, Alan Brochstein lists new leaders as the industry continues to step out of the shadows.

State Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last Friday unveiled a draft bill that would ask voters in the November 2014...

Leaf Science reports that 80% of Colorado physicians think medical schools should train for the use of medical marijuana.

Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire head of Progressive Insurance and a leading funder of drug reform efforts in recent decades, died Saturday at his home in Coconut...

Toke Signals hosts an article by Lindsey Rinehart of Moms for Marijuana, discussing all the recent drama surrounding the organization.

A new study reveals the cause of marijuana memory problems, and suggests that over-the-counter painkillers can prevent this drawback of a cannabis lifestyle.

On Thursday November 21, US law enforcement agents, along with local police officers raided 14 medical marijuana locations around Colorado (including dispensaries, grow warehouses and two private...

A new poll by Quinnipiac University reveals that 82% of Florida voters support medical marijuana. Florida advocates are currently pushing for legislation that would allow seriously ill...

Steve Elliott explains how I-502’s per se limit on impairment for marijuana DUI has caused police to order lots more blood tests.

A Florida couple accidentally smuggled 11 pounds of bud in two locked suitcases thought to be lost luggage.