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The D.C. Council today again reversed its position on a law banning the consumption of marijuana anywhere outside a private home, even though it is legal for adults to use and possess up to two ounces of marijuana in the District.

Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales in marijuana shops increased by roughly 30 percent in March compared to the previous month. Program director Joseph Wright says the state’s registered dispensaries sold $1.9 million worth of marijuana in March to more than 4,700 patients.

DCMJ, a pro-marijuana legalization group led by longtime activist Adam Eidinger, will bring a 51-foot replica joint to the White House for a protest tomorrow afternoon.

Oregon Expands Marijuana Product Access (Cannabis Radio News) - Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed Senate Bill 1511, expanding access to marijuana products at state medical marijuana dispensaries to all adults 21 and older.

Oregon Extract Problem Fixed By Regulators (Cannabis Radio News) - The Oregon Health Authority has reversed itself on a controversial new rule that temporarily outlawed marijuana extracts on dispensary store shelves.

New Record Marijuana Legalization Support (Cannabis Radio News) - A new record majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. The latest poll from the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 61 percent of the over 1,000 adults surveyed agreed that use of marijuana should be legalized for adults.

Supporters of legislation that would expand access to medical marijuana in Iowa say lawmakers are running out of time this session to pass the bill.

Supreme Court Declines Colorado Marijuana Suit (DENVER AP) — Marijuana is a political debate, not a legal one — for now.

The Canadian government has declined to appeal a federal court ruling that requires the government to improve access to medical marijuana for federally-registered patients.

A citizen initiative ordinance to legalize private marijuana social clubs and special events was submitted today to the City of Denver.

When new guidelines were released last week on the use of opiate painkillers to help combat the recent addiction and overdose, hidden deep within were recommendations for physicians to no longer consider positive drug test results for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as reason to cease a painkiller regimen.

Oregon Recreational Marijuana Tax Brings In $3.5 Million First Month as the 25 percent-tax on recreational pot sales began at the start of 2016 and the state began collecting the taxes from dispensaries last month.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana is Imminent , following a 10-month delay since the state Senate first approved Senate Bill 3, which will allow residents suffering from specified medical conditions to use medical marijuana with their doctor’s approval, the House Wednesday approved an amended version of the bill.

Maine CRMLA Files Lawsuit for 17,000 Signatures as backers of an initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol in Maine filed a lawsuit in Kennebec County Superior Court on Thursday challenging the Secretary of State’s decision to disqualify the measure from the November ballot.

Cannabidiol Dispensaries To Be Allowed in Virginia as the state's General Assembly has shown strong support for letting a small number of facilities grow and dispense medical marijuana oil.

Oregon Pro-Cannabis Bills signed as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed two new bills Monday that could drastically alter the state’s marijuana business landscape.

Massachusetts Legalization Waries with Officials After Colorado Visit as Massachusetts voters are expected to head to the polls in November and likely vote on a ballot measure fully legalizing marijuana, four years after they signed off on medical marijuana and eight years after approving decriminalization of small amounts of the substance.

Maine Legalization Signatures Disqualified as Maine Officials Give Contradictory Accounts of Disqualifying 17,000 Legalization Signatures

Maine Legalization Fails to Make the Ballot as an attempt to ask Maine voters in a November 2016 referendum whether they want to legalize recreational marijuana has failed, the secretary of state’s office said Wednesday.

Canadians Favor Legal Marijuana as Canadian Majority Agrees Marijuana Should Be Legal. A strong majority agree with the government’s plan to legalize.