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In a victory for personal privacy, a Colorado appeals court ruled that the scent of cannabis, even if signaled by a drug sniffing dog, is not a valid reason to search a vehicle without permission. In a state like Colorado or Washington where recreational marijuana is legal, it's a violation of privacy to rifle through a person's possessions simply because...

A new precedent has been set in Massachusett's as a medical marijuana patient who was fired for testing positive for cannabis now has legal ground to sue for handicap descrimination. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court sided with the medical marijuana patient and rejected the employer's concern that cannabis is still federally illegal. The medical ma...

Last year Massachusetts voter's said YES on Question 4. legalizing recreational marijuana for adults in the state. After months of legislators tweaking the voter approved initiative to their liking, the bill now seeks approval before being turned over to Governor Baker. Among the changes to the voter initiative is the raising of maximum taxes on cannabis sale...

After Alaskan legislators ruled against cannabis smoking clubs in the past, they're now reopening the discussion and considering allowing on-site dispensary consumption. Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska and several other U.S. states, but a common problem among them is a lack of public space or private clubs for smoking. As a result, consumers are for...

The Compassionate Care Act is being debated in South Carolina's General Assembly and pushed by the group Compassionate South Carolina and local families in hopes of expanding the states medical marijuana program. One family pleaded with lawmakers over their daughter's rare disease and the need for a higher strength cannabis medication. There are already a...

On July 1st Nevada opened recreational marijuana dispensaries and the legal sale of cannabis to adults officially began. Sales have been going so well that the stores' inventories have nearly depleted and the only suppliers allowed are liquor wholesalers, and not 1 has stepped up to take on the job. While officials are debating on allowing businesses other than al...

Medical marijuana has been legalized in Pennsylvania for over a year now but the state is far off from being ready to dispense the medication to patients. Though several marijuana businesses have received permits, current projections have the program beginning in 2018. Officials are still creating regulations to allow physicians to register to recommend cannabis, as w...

Following up on last year's narrowly failed effort to leglalize recreational marijuana, The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Michigan has already gained over 100,000 signatures in only 7 weeks. At this rate the the proposal would recieve all 252,523 signatures 2 months before the deadline, meaning voters would have their chance to pass the amendment...

New Hampshire takes a positive step forward next month as PTSD and chronic pain are added as qualifying conditions for the state's medical marijuana program. Patients in New Hampshire were able to use the drug when the law passed in 2013, but it wasn't until 2016 that medical marijuana dispensaries opened and were able to provide cannabis for patients. After a...

Happy July 10, 7/10, or Dab Day! Whateve you like the call it, the 420 rivaling cannabis holiday is gaining traction and with more states legalizing every year it's popularity is only going up.  The numbers 7-10 upside down read "OIL", and July 10 is a day you'd likely find great deals on cannabis concentrates at your local dispensary. For some ...

It's been almost two weeks after Nevada's recreational marijuana sales began and nearly all cannabis stores have already almost depleted their inventory. Under current Nevada law, alcohol wholesalers have the exclusive rights to middle man product from the growers to the dispensaries, but so far no alcohol wholesaler have met the requirements for a license. Be...

Last year Massachusetts voters passed an initiative legalizing cannabis for adults, similar to alcohol, and while since it's been legal to use, possess, and grow marijuana in the state, regulators have pushed back the date to license and open retail marijuana stores. After missing the June 30th deadline, regulators wanted to meet this coming Friday to finalize det...