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.

None of the currently opened retail pot shops in Mass. are in Cambridge or neighboring Boston.

Cambridge, Mass. halts approval of pot businesses amid lawsuit

By Associated Press

February 19, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard and MIT's hometown is closed to recreational marijuana businesses, at least...

A cannabis farm was a model for California’s legal industry. Then came a sheriff’s raid

By Joe Mozingo

February 18, 2020 at 11:32 a.m.

To marijuana industry boosters and Santa Barbara County officials, Barry Brand was one of the...

In this Feb. 6, 2020, photo, a Clean Colorado highway sign sponsored by the Northern Lights Cannabis Co. is displayed on eastbound 6th Avenue west of Sheridan Blvd. in Denver.

Colorado pot shops turn to highway sponsor signs amid strict ad rules

By Associated Press

February 18, 2020 at 11:31 a.m.

Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado's strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring...

In an assessment of CBD products, only 12.5% of vaporization liquids, 25% of tinctures and 45% of oils contained the promised amount of CBD.

Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients

By Associated Press

February 18, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84%...

This week, two experts advise on how to handle a neighbor who is smoking weed.

Emily Post’s great granddaughter on how to tell your neighbor to stop smoking weed, even if it’s legal

By Hannah Herrera Greenspan

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

Q: How should you tell your neighbor to stop smoking weed, even though its legal...

Let’s be blunt: New York’s delay on marijuana is costing us, in more ways than one

By New York Daily News

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

Since 2012, 11 states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana use, letting those jurisdictions...

A container containing legal marijuana at a home in Calumet City, Jan. 1, 2020.

Illinois approves two more recreational marijuana dispensaries. Here’s where they are.

By Ally Marotti

February 14, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

Legal marijuana sales have been underway in Illinois since Jan. 1, but some medical dispensaries...

Workers tend to plants at a Joliet marijuana growing room on Dec. 17, 2019. The Chicago City Council zoning committee on Feb. 13, 2020, for the first time gave approval to locate a marijuana grow facility in the city. The indoor weed farm would be in the Burnside neighborhood on the Far South Side, but the project still needs the state's OK to proceed.

For the first time, legal marijuana might soon be grown in Chicago. Here’s what’s happening.

By Ally Marotti

February 19, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.

The Chicago City Council's zoning committee approved its first marijuana grow facility Thursday, but the...

South Dakota farmers may be able to grow hemp this year, in the wake of a House-approved proposal to legalize and regulate the growth of industrial hemp in the state.

House votes to legalize industrial hemp in South Dakota

By Associated Press

February 14, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

The South Dakota House passed a proposal Tuesday to legalize and regulate the growth, processing...

Daniel Ament, 17, had a double lung transplant due to vaping related injuries. As a recent alumni, Ament spoke to students Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at Our Lady Star of the Sea elementary and middle school in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. about making better choices and the dangers and risks of vaping.

He vaped and nearly died. Now, this teen is rebuilding his life after double lung transplant

By Detroit Free Press

February 14, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

Daniel Ament doesn't shake hands anymore. It's too risky. His body can't fight the assault...