All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2016 // Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana laws in Massachusetts, Bill Downing is greeting the state’s new recreational marijuana law with a mix of satisfaction and trepidation.The...
Dec 14 2016 // Changing marijuana laws aren’t necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace.For now, many employers appear to be sticking with their drug testing and personal conduct policies, even in states where...
Dec 12 2016 // Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available.The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities...
Dec 7 2016 // The state of Oregon has temporarily eased up on testing requirements for marijuana, days after business insiders warned that new rules would cause a drop in state tax revenues, an increase in black-market sales and layoffs...
Dec 5 2016 // Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are looking into the possible impact of legalized marijuana on the state’s emerging casino industry.The state Gaming Commission has announced its requesting comments from...
Dec 2 2016 // Medical marijuana products sold in Arkansas would have to include detailed labels with information about their laboratory analysis, dosage, source and warnings under a draft of rules being prepared for the launch of the...
Nov 21 2016 // Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and force people to sneak around while...
Nov 21 2016 // Just how legalized weed in California will impact workers’ compensation is still uncertain, but what is certain is that the insurance industry can soon expect to be grappling with issues around paying for marijuana...
Nov 18 2016 // Among the many crops grown on Glenn Rodes’ family farm in Rockingham County, this summer was one that has not been cultivated in Virginia for decades but that may have a chance at a comeback now, thanks to a slow...
Nov 14 2016 // Illinois is marking its first year of medical marijuana sales as more states voted on Election Day to allow legal use of the drug.Despite anecdotes of medical marijuana’s positive influence on patients, broader data...
Nov 14 2016 // Opponents of a vote to legalize marijuana in Maine have taken the first step toward a potential recount request.Voters in the state chose to legalize recreational marijuana via a referendum vote this week. The referendum...
Nov 14 2016 // Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment last week to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago.Amendment 2 passed...
Nov 10 2016 // Just how legalized weed in California will impact workers’ compensation is still uncertain, but what is certain is that the insurance industry can soon expect to be grappling with issues around paying for marijuana...
Nov 10 2016 // Arkansas voters handed marijuana advocates a significant victory by passing a measure that would legalize the drug for medical use, but groups on both sides of the issue are now gearing up for fights over how to set up the...
Nov 4 2016 // Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000.The state released new monthly...
Oct 28 2016 // Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast, but voters will still be able to consider a...
Oct 24 2016 // North Dakota voters will decide next month whether to legalize marijuana for medical use, by siding with opponents who say sciences is on their side or with supporters like a desperate grandmother who illegally purchased...
Oct 17 2016 // Voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 13.Justices sided with supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow...
Oct 10 2016 // For the second time in six years, California voters will consider legalizing recreational use of marijuana.This time, supporters of the move have much more financial backing and professional campaign help than they did in...
Oct 4 2016 // A petition that would legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma will go before voters in a future election after a 10-day period that allowed for challenges over the validity of the signatures expired this week.Supporters of...