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To qualify, patients must have six months or less to live, and doctors would not be allowed to recommend the treatment to more than 25 patients at a time.

The $1.3 trillion spending bill prevents the Justice Department from spending money to prosecute MMJ cases in legal states.

The costs stem from a politically-motivated attempt by university administrators in 2012 to block T-shirt designs that featured the ISU mascot and a cannabis leaf.

In his ruling, Judge Wendell Griffen said he “takes no joy” in blocking the state from issuing the licenses.

A new report projects $3.7 billion in legal California cannabis sales in 2018. But local bans still shut millions of customers out of the regulated market.

Gov. Phil Murphy hopes to legalize adult-use cannabis, fulfilling a campaign promise and reversing the resolutely anti-drug policies of Republican predecessor Chris Christie.

63% of voters in Cook County send a message to the state: End prohibition now.

The city’s second, merit-based licensing round was supposed to improve on the first, which worked like a lottery. But so far it’s run into heavy criticism.

When voters legalized MMJ in 2016, shocked lawmakers vowed to curb initiatives. Turns out it’s not easy to do.

Women-owned businesses make up roughly 13% of licensed retailers and distributors in LA, according to a Leafly analysis. Another 12% are co-owned by women.