Oakland attracted national attention last week with the country’s first voter-approved medical marijuana business tax — a 15-fold increase that won easy victory in a special election Tuesday.

L.A. city attorney and county district attorney say purchasing marijuana at dispensaries is illegal. Officials aim to stamp out ‘greedy’ dispensary owners who buy, rather than grow, their supply.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said Thursday he will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries for over-the-counter sales, targeting a practice that has become commonplace under an initiative approved by California voters more than a decade...

ATLANTA, MI– Could industrial hemp be the next cash crop for northern Michigan farmers? A group in Montmorency County hopes so. Everett Swift went before the Montmorency County Board of Commissioners Wednesday morning urging them to pass a resolution...

November 25, 2009 – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged the City Council on Wednesday toadopt a medical marijuana ordinance that would put a limit on the number of dispensaries. “We have a right as a city to cap the number,” he said, saying...

November 25, 2009 – One of the most frightening symptoms of advanced cancer is “cachexia”, or severe, unintentional weight-loss and wasting. It’s a terrible prognostic sign, and the only truly effective treatment is removal of the cancer. Treatment of...

November 24, 2009 – Marijuana. It’s a small word that generates a large reaction (for better or for worse). People are polarized on the topic. Yes, there is a definite social stigma surrounding this infamous, leafy plant. Consequently, the potential...

November 24, 2009 – Tim Timmons is not your average pot smoker. The former risk management consultant, college professor and stand-out athlete has never considered himself a hippy or a pothead. Even so, Timmons has been smoking marijuana nearly every...