Authorities in Los Angeles County recently seized $1 billion in illicit pot – their largest bust ever.

Glass House Brands Inc. isn't planning to build production outside the state, believing California's pot "will be like Napa wines."

With lower overhead and startup costs than traditional brick-and-mortar operations, the businesses are seen by some as key to making the cannabis industry more equitable.

Legalization supporters and even the bill's own authors acknowledge it has issues, but others say it still represents a victory for the industry.

Chuck Schumer's support shows how mainstream the idea has become, but the proposal is not expected succeed in the narrowly divided Senate.

Companies look to algorithms to match customers with different cannabis strains, quelling the fears of first-timers and satisfying connoisseurs alike.

In a letter, the agency attempts to address criticisms leveled by lawmakers after the disqualification of Sha'Carri Richardson from the Olympics.

Policymakers in some states are trying to help farmers find new markets, but federal regulations and a backlash against a trendy new type of product are making it difficult.

The country could become one of the world's largest markets for legal cannabis

They say the track star's case is a prime example of how marijuana is still stigmatized and misunderstood.

Police say vehicle searches help ferret out criminal activity, but they're disproportionately used on Black and Brown motorists, according to civil rights advocates.

Adults 21 and older can legally possess and consume marijuana in the state starting July 1 under what one lawmaker called the "best cannabis legalization bill in the country."

The proposal is separate from one made Gov. Daniel McKee, which lawmakers declined to include in the next budget.

The NFL's decision to fund research into CBD is significant, but some foresee concerns over potential interactions with other drugs that players take.

A divided state Senate approves the measure by a 16-11 vote. Connecticut will be the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana.

Many states are moving to ban the substance outright, but some say regulations are too far ahead of the science.

Surging interest in cannabis and CBD among players is fueling the move.

Health care providers are queasy about setting up clinics at marijuana businesses because they don't want to jeopardize federal funding.

Dr. Paul Ezell served six months in jail and lost his ability to practice medicine for trying to help his dying wife reduce her use of opioids.

Despite being almost chemically identical to outlawed forms of marijuana, Delta-8 has escaped widespread scrutiny and oversight.

Marijuana's non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn't worked out like that for most.

Wellness Connection claims the U.S. Constitution gives nonresidents a right to own medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine.

Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state's most valuable agricultural commodity.

The average sale during an inaugural month limited by supply shortages and in-store purchase limits was about $66, state records show.

The store marks the beginning of Maine's largest marijuana company's conversion from medical to recreational sales.

The elimination of a cap on cannabis stores in Maine's largest city passes by a 6-percentage-point margin.

The measure to eliminate the 20-store cap in Portland was added to the ballot before the City Council voted to allow all 36 first-round applicants to proceed with retail licensing.

The federal lawsuit contends out-of-state companies take away a competitive advantage.

Efficiency Maine changes course, concluding that state-legal marijuana businesses are just as likely to last long enough to produce the energy savings needed to justify the grants as any other businesses.

The state's recreational cannabis market is set to finally open Friday, but few stores will be, and supplies are expected to be extremely limited.

How much can you buy? Where can you consume it? Will sales be cash only? What happens if you get pulled over?

In the race to secure one of the 20 licenses to sell pot in Maine's biggest city, a dozen applicants haven't satisfied basic requirements such as paying city taxes and fees on time.

The approval of stores in South Portland and Newry gives Maine a total of 5 retail outlets to date that will be allowed to open as of Oct. 9.

A federal judge put the city's retail license scoring system on hold after concluding its residency preference was probably unconstitutional.

Maine will begin issuing active adult-use business licenses on Sept. 8, with retail sales to follow a month later.

The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.

One former Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.

A 2,482-signature petition filed Friday would put the city's 20-store limit on retailer licenses to a referendum in November.

Wellness Connection of Maine's longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.

The state says it will license individuals to collect samples for testing on behalf of cannabis facilities.

Protesters are upset that state's biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.

The state's largest marijuana company argues that a retail license scoring system that favors locals is unconstitutional.

Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state's decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.

The City Council votes to keep resident licensing preference despite legal advice and the state's decision to abandon its resident-only policy.

Maine's biggest city adopts a local licensing system, fee schedule and rules for medical and recreational marijuana businesses.

Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.

The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.

The unanimous City Council vote is expected to help Maine revive the oft-delayed launch of its recreational market.

Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.

A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.

The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.

A legislative committee votes to give the state the power to create a recreational marijuana delivery license.

Maine wants the state's medical and adult-use cannabis businesses to have the same rules whenever possible, but small operators say that would drive up prices and put them out of business.