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New charges added in medical marijuana busts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:23 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Three people arrested in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon are facing new criminal charges of racketeering and money laundering.

NH lawmakers reconcile medical marijuana bills

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:29 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - House and Senate negotiators reached a deal on a medical marijuana bill Tuesday, positioning New Hampshire to join more than a dozen other states in legalizing the drug for seriously ill patients.

Medical marijuana collective tries new model

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:40:14 -0400

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - A group involved in supplying medical marijuana in Battle Creek is among those using a new business model designed with aims of operating legally in Michigan after the state's highest court outlawed marijuana shops.

Riverside moves against mobile pot dispensaries

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:21:28 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A Southern California city that won a recent case in which the state Supreme Court ruled local municipalities can ban medical marijuana dispensaries is taking its efforts one step further by going after delivery services.

Sandoval signs medical marijuana dispensary law

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:17:04 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - After 13 years of waiting, medical marijuana patients in Nevada will soon have a legal way to obtain the drug without growing it themselves.

Medical marijuana dispensaries coming to Nevada

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:14:21 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - After 13 years of waiting, medical marijuana patients in Nevada will soon have a legal way to obtain the drug without growing it themselves.

Head of NM medical marijuana panel not reappointed

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:28:07 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The state medical marijuana advisory board's chairman is leaving office after not being reappointed by Gov. Susana Martinez's administration.

Feds continue pot shop crackdown in LA County

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:29:41 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors have sent dozens of letters warning medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles and Long Beach to shut down or risk potential criminal or civil action.

Medical marijuana raises questions for businesses

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:54:06 -0400

CHICAGO - If Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs recently passed legislation legalizing medical marijuana, some say it will raise serious questions on everything from the hiring and firing of job applicants to the use of a federally controlled and illegal substance in hospitals, nursing homes and hospices.

Colo. pot advocate arrested for possession in Ala.

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:08:05 -0400

DENVER - A Colorado man who runs one of the country's largest medical marijuana companies won't be allowed to use pot for two years because he was arrested for possession of the drug in Alabama.

Louisville a destination for medical marijuana

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:47:16 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Kentucky's largest city is becoming a hub for the illegal trafficking of medical marijuana, authorities say.

Some Colo. gambling, pot license files destroyed

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:16:17 -0400

DENVER - Colorado officials say a hardware failure has destroyed certain computer files regarding gambling and medical marijuana industry licenses.

Patients to speak of strife with medical marijuana

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:26:42 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Patients, families and advocates plan to protest what they say is New Jersey's failure to meaningfully implement the state's medical marijuana program.

NJ bill eases kids' medical marijuana restrictions

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:14:42 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Parents of children with severe epilepsy pleaded with New Jersey senators Thursday to approve a measure that would make it easier for kids to have access to medical marijuana, but some medical professionals warned the move could prove to be dangerous.

Vet recommends medical marijuana for pets in pain

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:26:40 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Until she introduced "magic cheese" to her sick and aging bulldog, Laura Bugni-Daniel watched him suffer for two years. He'd spend his days lying down or throwing up.

Judge plans July 16 hearing for pot dispensaries

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:07:24 -0400

PHOENIX - A judge has scheduled a July 16 hearing on whether applicants for would-be operators of medical marijuana dispensaries will get more time to be ready to open for business.

MMA trainer in Oregon sentenced on drug charges

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:01:03 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A mixed-martial-arts trainer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for selling pot grown under the guise of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program on the black market.

Nevada bill paves way for medical pot dispensaries

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:40:12 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Thirteen years ago, voters amended the Nevada Constitution to legalize the use of medical marijuana, but there has been no way of legally getting the drug in the state aside from growing it at home. The Legislature acted to change that Monday, advancing a proposal that would pave the way for dispensaries.

Prosecutors fight sentences of Mont. pot providers

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:08:44 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Federal prosecutors are appealing the sentences of a former University of Montana quarterback and three other medical marijuana providers who were convicted in the largest drug-trafficking investigation in state history.

Assembly bill to regulate medical marijuana fails

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:27:19 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - A bill to regulate the sale of medical marijuana in California has failed in the Assembly.

RI OKs permit for 2nd medical pot dispensary

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:11:25 -0400

PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's health department has approved a permit for the state's second medical marijuana dispensary.

Medical pot laws & treats may send more kids to ER

Mon, 27 May 2013 18:49:57 -0400

CHICAGO - Increased use of medical marijuana may lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug, a Colorado study suggests.

Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:40 -0400

BOSTON - Medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts would be required to pay a yearly registration fee of $50,000 and most patients would pay $50 annually to the state to remain in the program under a fee structure proposed Friday by state health officials.

Police bust S. Ore. medical marijuana dispensaries

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:07 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Police have arrested four people in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon.

Medical marijuana issue clears Ohio ballot board

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:59:03 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana and certain uses of hemp has cleared Ohio's ballot board.