Marijuana News

KC Stark, founder and owner of Studio A64, says the time has come for public acceptance of the new state law, but others aren't so sure.

A black GMC SUV in the parking lot of a strip mall at 2580 Indiana Ave. had a bullet hole through the windshield on Friday, May 17, 2013; at least two small handguns were on the ground.

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, holds a copy of a regional study the illicit drug trade presented by OAS chief Jose Miguel Insulza, right, during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Friday.

Illinois Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, argues medical marijuana legislation while on the Senate floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Friday.

A proposal to decriminalize marijuana across the state will have a hearing this morning at the Missouri House of Representatives -- which appears to be the farthest this effort has ever gone in the legislature.

Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults.

Like many of her peers, Zoe Helene, 48, smoked marijuana in her early 20s but gave it up as her career in the digital world took off in the 1990s.

According to a May 16 article on Yahoo!News , a study at the University of Arizona has shown that marijuana seems to impact Type 2 diabetes in a positive way.

Smoking marijuana has "remarkable" effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states.

The state released preliminary draft rules Thursday on the emerging recreational marijuana market, covering an array of topics ranging from how pot should be grown and tested for quality assurance to what types of security should be required at state-licensed pot businesses.

Pennsylvania voters aren't in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to one pole.

At Norwood's first day of the 2013 Special/Annual Town Meeting Monday the town voted to approve the implementation of a bylaw that would make smoking marijuana in public a finable offense.

Marijuana advocates were abuzz last month -- and by "abuzz" we mean excited, of course -- when a bill to reduce penalties for marijuana possession was passed out the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.

Data from a recent survey conducted by Behavior Research Center shows over half of Arizona residents support full legalization of marijuana .

The following is a letter to the editor from Park Ridge Police Chief Frank Kaminski, Des Plaines Police Chief William Kushner and Niles Police Chief Dean Strzelecki.

The Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Cheech and Chong based their 42-year career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use.

A dead body and a large-scale, sophisticated marijuana production system was found inside a Sanders Road home in Rockaway Township, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

Garden Grove has at least 60 medical marijuana dispensaries, the highest concentration among Orange County cities.

A NSW parliamentary committee has taken the bold step of recommending cannabis be available in leaf form to ease the suffering of the terminally ill.

Marijuana Compound May Fight HIV Infection, Study Shows THC may provide HIV patients with relief from the devastating virus, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology .