Stories By Associated Press
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Politics
Backers of Marijuana Legalization Tout Doctors’ Endorsements
November 6, 2016BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts touted endorsements...
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Politics
Arkansas Court Won’t Reconsider Ruling on Medical Marijuana
November 4, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday that it won’t reconsider its...
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Cannabis
Pennsylvania Advances Rules Under New Medical Marijuana Law
October 25, 2016HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state moved a few steps closer to setting up a medical...
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Cannabis
Arkansas Medical Cannabis Opponents Launch First TV Ad
October 20, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Opponents of medical marijuana initiatives in Arkansas launched a TV ad...
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Politics
Utah Legislators Set to Discuss Medical Marijuana
October 19, 2016SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss...
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Politics
Gallup: Record High 60 Percent of Americans Back Legal Pot
October 19, 2016NEW YORK (AP) — A record high 60 percent of American adults support legalization of marijuana,...
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Current Events
Utah Governor Hopeful Says Medical Pot Helps Wife, Others
October 18, 2016SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hours after his wife pleaded guilty to misdemeanor pot-possession charges connected...
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Politics
Colleges Express Interest in Growing, Selling Medical Cannabis
October 18, 2016BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LSU AgCenter plans a public forum Oct. 28 to explain...
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Economics
Investors Anxious as Oregonians Again Vote on Marijuana
October 17, 2016Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres...
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Cannabis
Maryland Patients Still Waiting on Medical Marijuana
October 14, 2016ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — While Maryland is on pace to have one of the slowest rollouts...
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Politics
Major Rights Groups: Decriminalize Use of all Illicit Drugs
October 12, 2016NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans debate the expanding campaign to legalize marijuana, two of the...
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Edibles
Breaking: Legislative Panel Suggests Felony Penalties for Edibles
October 11, 2016CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A legislative panel has suggested specific graduated penalties for possession of marijuana...
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Politics
Referendum Campaign on Recreational Pot Intensifies in Maine
October 11, 2016PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With the election a month away, marijuana advocates are airing television ads...
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Legal
State AG Says Colorado Pot ‘Permeates’ Kansas
October 10, 2016TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Attorney General says marijuana from Colorado is “permeating” every part...
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Politics
California Voters Once Again Eye Legalizing Recreational Pot
October 7, 2016SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the second time in six years, California voters will consider legalizing...
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Economics
Alaska Marijuana Sales Are Close
October 6, 2016ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years...
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Economics
Alaska OKs Marijuana, but Some Communities Ban Pot Commerce
October 4, 2016ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaskans two years ago approved recreational use of marijuana. That doesn't mean...
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Economics
Recreational Cannabis Shops in Oregon Set to Open
October 4, 2016SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Starting on Saturday, Oregonians can buy marijuana for recreational use at shops...
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Cannabis
Progress, Questions as Ohio Legalizes Medical Marijuana
October 4, 2016COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Life under Ohio's fledgeling medical marijuana law remains hazy. With every action,...
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Medical
Michigan Panel: Don’t Add Eye Disease to Qualifying Conditions for Medical Cannabis
September 28, 2016LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An advisory panel is recommending that an eye disease not be added...