Florida justices order more arguments on medical marijuana law

The case centers on parts of the law related to the licensing of companies to operate in the medical-marijuana industry.

Florida justices weigh recreational marijuana ballot proposal

With Attorney General Ashley Moody, lawmakers and groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce trying to block the measure, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow people to use recreational marijuana.

Florida House backs THC limit for medical marijuana

The bill would place a 10 percent limit on the amount of euphoria-inducing THC in medical marijuana for patients under age 21.

Florida House eyes THC limit for medical marijuana

The bill would impose a 10 percent cap on euphoria-inducing THC in medical marijuana for patients under age 21.

Michigan man seeks release 25 years into 60-year sentence for selling pot

A Flint man who was sentenced in 1996 to 60-years for selling marijuana to an undercover informant is asking for release after almost 25 years in prison.

Chicago Girl Scouts cash in on cannabis legalization, sell cookies outside dispensary

An industrious group of Girl Scouts sold hundreds of boxes of their signature cookies after setting up shop outside of a Chicago cannabis dispensary over the weekend.

$4.8 million raised in December for proposed amendment that would allow recreational marijuana

The proposed amendment would allow adults 21 or older to “possess, use, purchase, display, and transport up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and marijuana accessories for personal use for any reason.”

Legal weed sales in Illinois total nearly $11-million in just 5 days

Dispensaries across the state have rendered 271,169 transactions since cannabis was legalized on January 1, 2020 – totaling exactly $10,830,667.91 in sales.

Illinois rakes in $3.2 million on first day of legal recreational marijuana sales

Illinois rang in the new year by officially legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana, raking in nearly $3.2 million in sales on its first day, state officials announced Thursday.

Marijuana supporters seek more time for petition signatures

Sponsors of proposed constitutional amendments are required to submit 766,200 valid petition signatures to get on the November ballot.

MLB's revised drug policy would essentially make weed legal throughout baseball: report

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players' Association are reportedly in agreement in removing marijuana from the list of banned substances for minor leaguers.

On first day for legal marijuana in Michigan, lines were long and demand high

On the first day of legal recreational marijuana in Michigan, the line was so long outside one store - Exclusive Ann Arbor - that many were told they would have to come back Monday.

Illegal pot farms on public land creating environmental hazard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer and rodenticide.