Article by Jan Hefler, Philly News With Gov. Christie’s surprising reversal on expanding the medical marijuana program comes a new batch of very different bills that would allow recreational cannabis in New Jersey. Christie is not likely to change his strong opposition to legalization, even though he signed a bill last month allowing patients with post-traumatic stress syndrome to obtain ...

Article by Monterey Bud, Marijuana.com Upsetting more than a few believers within the Mormon Church, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows two-thirds of Utah’s likely voters want medical marijuana legalized in the Beehive State. And if Representative Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, has anything to say about it … they will. Defeated thanks to the heavy hand of the Quorum of the 12 ...

Article by Scott Malone, Reuters Campaigns to legalize recreational marijuana use in Massachusetts and Maine launched their first television ads on Monday, hoping to boost public awareness and support ahead of November votes on the issue. The ads began just over a month before Election Day, when voters in five U.S. states will determine whether to legalize the recreational use ...

Article by Andy Gensler, Billboard Bob Marley’s youngest son, along with business partner Ocean Grown Extracts, has created a poetic metaphor and multi-million dollar business model in one. Damian Marley has announced that he, in partnership with Ocean Grown Extracts, is converting a former 77,000 square foot California State prison into a cannabis grow space that will cultivate medical marijuana ...

Article by Mary Esch, The Associated Press via Metro News A lush field of cannabis growing on a secluded hilltop in central New York may look and smell like marijuana, but its myriad uses don’t include getting high. New York’s first legal hemp farm in decades has taken root under a pilot program that’s part of a national resurgence of ...

Article by Azam Ahmed, New York Times Jamaica has long bemoaned its reputation as the land of ganja. It has enforced draconian drug laws and spent millions on public education to stem its distinction as a pot mecca. But its role as a major supplier of illicit marijuana to the United States and its international image — led by the ...

Article by Solomon Israel, CBC News With Canada poised to legalize weed in 2017, CBC News reporter Solomon Israel went to Denver to see how the fledgling pot industry there has affected where people live, their health concerns and how it shapes public spending. From a fiscal perspective, legalizing pot seems like a win-win scenario for cities. In theory, marijuana sales ...

Article by Tom Angell, Marijuana.com As the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump tightens, Clinton’s campaign has made a concerted effort to win the support of millennials. While Democrats might like to take young people’s votes for granted, polling shows that they shouldn’t. A Quinnipiac survey released last week shows that just 31 percent of likely voters between ...

Article by Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian Popular names, such as Girl Scout Cookies and Charlotte’s Web, won’t be allowed on the labeling and packaging of medical and recreational marijuana in Oregon under rules approved by the state Friday. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said it had reviewed about 500 marijuana strain names and identified about 20 that may appeal to ...

Article by Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a series of bills preparing California for a new era of  marijuana regulation, including one launching a study of the effects of cannabis on motor skills. Brown also approved measures preserving small medical marijuana growing operations from bigger competitors and allowing cannabis dispensaries to pay taxes and ...