Buying binge: Marijuana users stocking up during quarantine

New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs, California, are among the cities labeling dispensaries “essential” businesses that can remain open during virus lockdowns, in some cases with limitations.

Chicago Girl Scouts cash in on cannabis legalization, sell cookies outside dispensary

An industrious group of Girl Scouts sold hundreds of boxes of their signature cookies after setting up shop outside of a Chicago cannabis dispensary over the weekend.

NY lawmaker backs pot legalization after past reservations

A New York lawmaker who last year expressed reservations over marijuana legalization is now backing a bill to make the drug legal.

Cuomo budget plan calls for taxing legal marijuana sales

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a budget that calls for taxing sales of cannabis to retail dispensaries.

Rikers Island guards, inmates busted in drugs-and-bribes case

Six New York City jail guards have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle drugs into the Rikers Island jail complex.

Michigan town 'stinks;' Buying marijuana odor device

A small town in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula is buying an odor-detection device and drafting an ordinance to crack down on the unpleasant smell of blooming marijuana plants.

Cuomo's 2020 agenda: Fighting hate crimes, legalizing marijuana

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a State of the State address Wednesday outlining his vision for progress on addressing intolerance and legalizing adult-use marijuana in New York. The third-term Democrat is navigating a looming $6 billion budget shortfall.

Pot shortages force closings of Illinois dispensaries

Several Illinois recreational marijuana dispensaries were closed Monday, with some owners saying strong demand has caused a shortage in supplies and staff exhaustion.

Legal weed sales in Illinois total nearly $11-million in just 5 days

Dispensaries across the state have rendered 271,169 transactions since cannabis was legalized on January 1, 2020 – totaling exactly $10,830,667.91 in sales.

NJ lawmakers considering referendum to legalize cannabis

New Jersey lawmakers held hearings Thursday on a proposal to let voters decide in 2020 whether to legalize recreational marijuana and set a vote for next week in the Legislature.

MLB's revised drug policy would essentially make weed legal throughout baseball: report

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players' Association are reportedly in agreement in removing marijuana from the list of banned substances for minor leaguers.

Willie Nelson says he's not smoking, but is still using pot

While in San Antonio last week for two performances, the 86-year-old country music legend told KSAT TV that in an effort to take better care of himself, he no longer smokes.