An insurance company can recover more than $130,000 from a Michigan woman whose home burned down when her then-husband smoked marijuana oil in the basement, an appeals court said Tuesday. Brien Matthews had a medical marijuana card and could grow …
Two Democratic lawmakers have filed bills that would allow the use of medical marijuana in Indiana, although neither measure is likely to advance in the Republican-controlled legislature. Sen. Karen Tallian of Portage and Rep. Sue Errington of Muncie are sponsoring …
Colorado was poised Wednesday to award more than $8 million for medical marijuana research, a step toward addressing complaints that little is known about pot’s medical potential. The grants to be awarded by the state Board of Health would go …
A top state lawmaker has filed an early bill that would allow for the limited use of medical cannabis in Georgia. Republican Rep. Allen Peake, who serves as part of the House leadership team, filed the legislation known as “Haleigh’s …
A graduate student is suing a Rhode Island textile company after it refused to hire her for a two-month internship because she uses medical marijuana to treat debilitating migraines. Christine Callaghan, a University of Rhode Island textiles student, on Wednesday …
The booming new marijuana industry has an image problem. Not with government officials and the public – but with other businesses. From crime fears to smell complaints, new marijuana retailers and growers face suspicion and sometimes open antagonism from their …
Supporters of medical marijuana may have lost their fight at the ballot box, but they’re promising to take it back to the statehouse. A day after Amendment 2 narrowly failed in Florida, the chairman and chief financier of the initiative …
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected the proposed wording of a prospective ballot item that would let voters decide whether to legalize marijuana in the state. McDaniel’s office on Friday rejected the proposal offered by Mary Berry because of …
Nicole Steinhilber recently graduated from the University of Hartford with a degree in chemistry and didn’t have to look far to find a job. Steinhilber is working as a lab technician in a converted former mill building in Connecticut testing …
Medical marijuana is now legal in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Two of the 20 states — Washington and Colorado – have legalized marijuana for recreational use. This nascent industry is booming. The National Cannabis Industry, comprising entrepreneurs, …