Latest — page 278

First Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Set to Open

Arizona's first legal medical marijuana dispensary is to open in Glendale two years after voters approved the use of the drug to treat certain health problems such as chronic pain and cancer.

A History of Pot, From George Washington to Legalizing Ganja

The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana.

Ithaca Mayor: Legalize Marijuana in New York

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick has called on New York lawmakers to allow medical marijuana and consider legalizing marijuana in general.

First Ounces Leave a New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensary

It was the opening of New Jersey’s first and so far only medical marijuana dispensary, in downtown Montclair, on Thursday.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Considered in 2013 - Maybe

Over the last four years, two medical marijuana bills have sat in the Pennsylvania Legislature just waiting to come up for a vote. And they haven’t. Not once. But advocates hope next year will be different.

How to Sell Marijuana Legally, In Four Inconvenient Steps

John Davis, who runs a legal medical marijuana business in Washington, shares with NPR 4 key steps in trying to operate in the cannabis industry...

Jamen Shively: Microsoft Executive Turned Marijuana Entrepreneur

James Shively, a former Microsoft executive, has decided to enter the marijuana gold rush about to occur in Washington state “by creating the category...

Seattle Feds Warn Public: Don't Bring Weed to Our Buildings and Parks

One day before Initiative 502 goes into effect in Washington, feds in Seattle gave the public a warning about bringing pot into locations of federal land.

$1.5B Worth of Marijuana Confiscated in Appalachia (Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia)

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies confiscated more than $1.5 billion worth of marijuana this year in Appalachia, a region where widespread unemployment may be enticing some people to grow pot to support their families.

Saugus, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Bans Marijuana Dispensaries

The Saugus, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen took a strong position opposing medical marijuana dispensaries setting up shop locally, voting 5-0 to prohibit the placement of marijuana distribution points in town.