A pending federal court ruling over the scope of the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment could stop federal raids on medical marijuana growers and dispensaries in nine western states.

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop a nearly four-year effort to seize the property of a California medical marijuana dispensary billed as the nation’s largest, the dispensary’s attorney said Tuesday.

Tuesday’s 121-to-28 vote appears to kill any chance this year that Vermont will become the first state to legislate legalization.

With less than a week before Hawaii is scheduled to announce the names of the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary owners, lawmakers are considering a bill to clarify gaps in last year’s dispensary law.

Regulators plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail cannabis stores — a first among states that have legalized adult use.

The action will delay the implementation of a 2011 state law that limited medical marijuana providers to serving a maximum of three patients.

A pair of activists will argue during the meeting on Monday that the Obama administration should remove cannabis from a list of dangerous substances that includes heroin and cocaine.

Infused lemon drops and other edibles that resemble fruits could be coming off Colorado shelves, the latest in a battle by lawmakers to eradicate cannabis products that could appeal to kids.

The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday allowing national criminal history checks on people applying for licenses to open legal marijuana businesses.

The first U.N. General Assembly special session to address global drug policy in nearly 20 years heard major differences on the approach to drug use on its second day on Wednesday.