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With nine months before the laws come into effect, the state must set regulations and settle any disputes, such as how many cannabis plants should be allowed in a single residence. The bill currently caps the number of cannabis plants at 12 per household - only half of which may be mature. Heath Hilyard, chief of staff for the head of the regional affairs committee, says that as with alcohol ... View the full article

LOS ANGELES -- P. Vincent Mehdizadeh, founder and current majority shareholder of Medbox, Inc. (OTCQB:MDBX) announced today that an agreement has been executed with Lizada Capital LLC, an investor in the ... View the full article

By Eric M. Johnson PARKLAND, Wash. (Reuters) - Sealed bags of marijuana dangle behind a counter, curved glass pipes glimmer on shelves, and a steady trickle of middle-aged customers gleefully buys cannabis strains nicknamed Charlie Sheen and Godzilla. "The Gallery" is similar to more than 100 other lawful state-licensed marijuana retail shops and hundreds of medical dispensaries in Washington ... View the full article

The POLAIR helicopter has been hovering over the Granite Belt region, with a joint operation between Stanthorpe, Warwick and Brisbane police leading to a drug bust worth $250,000. Four arrests have been made so far with police seizing two pistols, one with a silencer in the Sugarloaf area, and 36 marijuana plants from a property on Ellwood Rd, The Summit on Monday. View the full article

New York, March 4 (IANS) Exposure to marijuana smoke can lead to allergic reactions in some people, says a study. According to reasearchers, Marijuana, like other pollen-bearing plants, is an allergen which can cause allergic responses. "Among other things, cannabis pollen or cannabis smoke exposure has resulted in symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) conjunctivitis and asthma," said Thad ... View the full article

Janet Cavanaugh's nephew is on the 2016 medicinal marijuana trial. Chris Ison View the full article

By John Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia city council voted on Tuesday to limit newly legal marijuana use, banning smoking in bars and clubs and restricting it to private homes. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the council agreed that the bill was needed to clarify the new law that took effect last week allowing recreational pot use in the U.S. capital. Congress has oversight of the ... View the full article

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- FutureWorld Corp. (OTC: FWDG), a leading provider of advanced technologies and solutions to the global cannabis industry, announced today that on February 27, 2015 Infrax Systems ... View the full article

Washington (AFP) - From aspiring "bud tenders" to research scientists and Wall Street analysts, marijuana enthusiasts of every stripe gathered in Washington looking for ways to capitalize on America's evolving pot laws. View the full article

The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to forbid selling marijuana through a drive-through window or in a vending machine. In a 47-0 vote Monday, Senators voted to add the new restriction to the state's legalized trade in recreational marijuana, which is restricted to sales in state-licensed stores. Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, said the bill would keep marijuana-laced edible ... View the full article

There is zero prospect of cannabis being made legal under the current parliament, according to the Drug Foundation. View the full article

A man in Lincoln, Nebraska, has been cited for possessing pot inside a container that had been slapped with a label reading: "Not Weed." View the full article

A former Melbourne Grammar School student charged with murdering a homeless man at Enterprize Park was suffering from a psychosis caused by marijuana use in the lead-up to the stabbing, a court has heard. View the full article

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ten-year-old Alexis Carey has a rare but intractable form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. The genetic disease causes severe and multiple seizures, which often leave parents guessing if the terror of watching their child seize up will pass or turn fatal. View the full article