Marijuana

Nicholas Hohns shows off a tray of strawberry-lemon CBD gummies at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

By Gene Johnson

October 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The ban “threatens to reduce retail revenues by $28.3 billion, displacing 225,000 jobs and reducing...

A pedestrian crosses East Ontario Street at North Fairbanks Court in Chicago in 2018. The building at left contains 620 N. Fairbanks Ct., where cannabis store Guaranteed Dispensary opened late in 2025. (Jośe M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Judge upholds permit for controversial cannabis shop in Streeterville

By Robert McCoppin

September 10, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

A judge upheld Chicago's permit for a controversial cannabis store in Streeterville, despite new evidence...

A Chicago resident shows a marijuana plant growing outdoors at her home garden on Aug. 19, 2026. The resident, who has a medical cannabis card, is currently growing four plants in her backyard to cultivate for personal use. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois regulators propose allowing licensed cannabis producers to grow outdoors

By Robert McCoppin

August 20, 2026 at 6:10 p.m.

In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors.

Waukegan sets application fee for recreational marijuana businesses at $5,000

By Emily K. Coleman

March 22, 2020 at 6:26 p.m.

Businesses looking to get into recreational marijuana will have to fork over $5,000 to get...

A customer wears a mask while shopping at The Green Cross cannabis dispensary in San Francisco. As about 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area are under shelter-in-place orders, only allowed to leave their homes for crucial needs in an attempt to slow virus spread, marijuana stores remain open and are being considered "essential services."

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

By Haven Daley

March 20, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.

One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global...

In a time of fear and uncertainty, many people apparently are toking away their anxieties.

Washington dispensaries see increase in business

By Daily News

March 20, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.

A constant stream of people kept walking up the ramp toward the 14th Avenue Freedom...

Is it okay to experiment with marijuana during self-quarantine?

By Brendan Bures

March 19, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

Marijuana can help manage anxiety and stress levels, but there are best practices you should...

Medical marijuana considered ‘essential good’ during quarantines

By Brendan Bures

March 19, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

Multiple state and local health departments announced medical marijuana was an essential good during "shelter-in-place"...

Employee Peter Semla cleans his hands with sanitizer between customers on March 12, 2020, amid coronavirus precautions at Dispensary 33 in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.

Dispensaries halt recreational weed sales as Illinois allows curbside delivery to medical users

By Ally Marotti

March 18, 2020 at 12:12 p.m.

Illinois will allow marijuana dispensaries to take orders from medical patients outside of their shops...

Cannabinoids are immune-modulators, which means that they alter our immune system in different ways, but what does it really mean?

What does marijuana do to your immune system?

By Fresh Toast

March 18, 2020 at 11:29 a.m.

Cannabis is a plant that can have myriad effects on our bodies, depending on our...

While cannabis products may not seem like an essential item for some, many Bay Area residents rely on medical marijuana for treatment and pain relief.

Coronavirus lockdown: Bay Area counties, cities differ on whether cannabis dispensaries are ‘essential’ businesses

By Fiona Kelliher

March 18, 2020 at 11:28 a.m.

As Bay Area officials on Tuesday scrambled to interpret the shelter-in-place order enacted across the...

A victim of the Covid-19 virus is evacuated from the Mulhouse civil hospital, eastern France, on Monday March 23, 2020. The Grand Est region is now the epicenter of the outbreak in France, which has buried the third-most virus victims in Europe, after Italy and Spain.

Coronavirus pandemic sends pot sales soaring: report

By Tim Balk

March 18, 2020 at 11:35 a.m.

Some folks are looking for releaf from the coronavirus scare. As Americans stock their fridges...

Customers wait in line outside Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary to purchase recreational marijuana on January 1, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Cannabis shoppers line up for quarantine supplies

By Debra Borchardt

March 17, 2020 at 12:52 p.m.

As the coronavirus spreads across the U.S., dispensaries are seeing longer lines and bigger purchases...