City officials say the temporary ban would give them time to set rules for cannabis facilities, but businesses argue that would be unfair because of the time and money they have already invested.

The selected company will have to submit its adult-use market plan by the end of April for review by state officials and legislators.

Vicente Fox expects his country to legalize recreational pot use in 2019 and has long believed it would reduce cartel violence.

Richard J. Greenlaw has agreed to return $340,000 in proceeds and pay a $50,000 fine after collecting about $500,000 by offering securities without being registered, the Securities and Exchange Commission says.

One in seven Canadian cannabis users has driven high at least once in the past three months, government data shows.

The city's Marijuana Task Force unveils its plan for where adult-use marijuana establishments could sprout up in Hallowell.

With illicit sales still thriving and a patchwork of local laws creating confusion, anxiety and frustration has set in across much of the industry.

'If the NCAA will test him and clear him, then coaches will come recruit him,' the player's father says.

Marijuana packaging and other waste is putting the state's environmentalist credentials to the test.

The landmark home is part of an effort to return industrial hemp to its historical context and promote its use in the modern world.

Canadians may soon find that their government's decision to normalize a "victimless crime" has in fact victimized their American dreams.

The move continues a trend of U.S. cannabis companies heading north, where federal laws don't inhibit access to international markets.

Supporters see an opportunity to repair decades of harm done to poor and minority groups disproportionately arrested for pot use.

If you think being able to legally buy cannabis in Maine and Canada will mean you can cross the border with it, you're wrong.

By a wide margin, legislators override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage to push forward changes in the state's medical marijuana industry.

Polling shows public support for the initiative, but opposition from Republican and religious leaders is expected to intensify.

But the law has no provision for pot shops, meaning users must either grow it themselves or buy it from illicit dealers.

In all, about 21 percent of people surveyed by the state reported using marijuana in the last 30 days.

The Denver-based beermaker is negotiating with several Canadian marijuana companies in an attempt to halt declining sales.

Legalization supporters say it's another setback for the state's industry.

Supporters fear the state is falling behind neighboring Maine and Massachusetts

Full vending machines and pot on the pillow could be just the start for some. Just don't expect it from the big hotel chains, which remain leery of marketing to cannabis users.

Starting July 1, all marijuana sold in the state must adhere to new quality standards.

New programs focus on decision making and emphasize the facts, unlike the 'Just Say No' days of the '80s.

But the law won't be in effect until Oct. 17. Officials had hoped to institute it sooner, but provinces need more time to prepare.

In a narrow ruling, justices say federal law trumps state law in a case involving medical treatment for an injured paper worker.

A data tracking firm estimates that Canadians spent $5.7 million on pot in 2017 even though it was illegal recreationally.

With recreational or medical pot now legal in 29 states, employment in the industry is expected to double over the next three years.

Staggering oversupply and collapsing prices can be traced to the state's earliest decisions to shape its industry, experts say.

He says making the state the first to allow use in public spaces, something Maine also has avoided, could lead to a federal crackdown and more impaired drivers on the roads.

The grow room was being rented in a building occupied by the Woodworkers Paradise plant.

The tobacco enforcement coordinator of the Maine Attorney General's Office cites the state's anti-smoking and marijuana laws in ordering the action at the event in Augusta.

Learn the ins and outs of where the state's landmark recreational marijuana law stands and what's about to come.

An investigation into a rash of illnesses reveals some products claiming to contain cannabis oil are made with a synthetic compound instead.

The recreational law passed by voters in 2016 made reference only to smoking restrictions in public places.

Overproduction last year meant there was enough to supply every adult resident with more than 5 ounces of legal weed.

Growers' use of the banned pesticide Carbofuran is particularly concerning and some water sources downstream from illegal grows have already been contaminated, researchers say.

A new policy by the Small Business Administration bars loans to any business that sells marijuana.

The small community of Carpinteria, with its abundance of greenhouses, quickly became a magnet for marijuana growers leading to what residents describe as a thick, skunk-like odor.

Another Canadian cannabis firm, Cronos, began trading on the Nasdaq in February.

It's highly unlikely the Federal Drug Administration will ever support smoking pot, its commissioner says.

Even minor offenses can prevent people from getting jobs or loans, says Chittenden County State Attorney Sarah George. Vermonters legalized recreational marijuana in January.

The research found a noticeable bump for states, but not much for local governments.

After years of chronic pain nearly led to an opioid addiction, Mike James goes for a Hail Mary and challenges football's longstanding anti-pot stance.

The longtime pot opponent faces a primary challenge in a state where some believe she's not liberal enough.

Regarded as something of a marijuana genius, a gardening supply store owner made a fortune, but kept much of it in Home Depot buckets to avoid rules that prohibit banks from accepting drug money.

The University of California San Diego's Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research will study cannabidiol's effects on 30 autistic children with severe symptoms.

The proposals push the limits of marijuana legalization, say critics.

The two states are already among 16 states that allow for use an oil called cannabidiol, or CBD, a compound from cannabis that doesn't get users high but can treat a range of health concerns.