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The insurance company and auto club has come out roaring against legalization, but many of their arguments make no sense.

The Utah Patients Coalition survey found that of 402 Utah voters polled, 73% support a medical cannabis ballot initiative.

Activists tired of waiting for Utah’s conservative Legislature to pass a broad medical cannabis law launched an effort to ask voters to pass the law.

After a week of sharp divisions over the future of the state’s adult-use cannabis law, it’s now up to a committee of six lawmakers to sort everything out.

The conservative Koch political network is coming out hard against the Trump administration’s plan to step up enforcement of the nation’s cannabis laws.

Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill that outlines how patients can qualify and receive medical marijuana. Critics are already planning a lawsuit.

Regulators said Friday they intend to issue licenses for retailers to begin selling cannabis on July 1 despite a court order that threatens to scuttle the plan.

The Senate passed a bill Thursday calling for revisions to the voter-approved adult-use cannabis law, setting the stage for negotiations with the House.

Washington, DC, voters legalized cannabis possession and cultivation in 2014, but thanks to Congress blocking a regulated market, sales remain illegal.

Jawara McIntosh suffered traumatic brain injuries in the attack at a New Jersey jail, where he was serving a six-month sentence on cannabis possession charges.