Marijuana

A grow room in Tilray’s Nanaimo facility in Nanaimo, British Columbia. (Tilray)

September 19, 2018 at 5:04 pm

In a bitcoin-dotcom-like frenzy, Tilray stock ends a wild day higher after wiping out 94 percent gain

Tilray stock surged 94 percent Wednesday and then gave up all its gains within minutes, before rallying in the last 20 minutes of trading to...

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September 19, 2018 at 7:38 am

Fishmonger offers lobsters some herb before the butter

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — These lobsters are going to pot in more ways than one. A Maine lobster pound is banking on using marijuana...

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September 18, 2018 at 6:25 am

Canadian marijuana imports OK’d by U.S. for California study, boosting Tilray’s stock

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting...

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FILE – In this April 11, 2018, file photo, an unidentified 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near the school’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening concern about the new popularity of vaping among teens. E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results published Monday, Sept. 17, mean a little more than 2 million middle and high school students have used the devices to get high. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) NYAG709 NYAG709

September 17, 2018 at 8:01 am

2 million US teens are vaping marijuana

E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results published Monday mean 2.1 million middle- and high-school students have used them to get high on marijuana.

September 4, 2018 at 1:23 am

5 pounds of marijuana found among thrift store donations

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say employees at a Florida thrift store found 5 pounds of marijuana while sorting clothing donations. WTVT-TV reports the Sarasota...

Nation & World

September 1, 2018 at 6:39 pm

Oregon pot growers now must notify officials about harvests

The new harvest-notification policy, which took effect this weekend, is the first of its kind among states that have legalized marijuana and is intended to...

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In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 photo, Judd Weiss takes a puff of a pre-rolled marijuana cigarette at his house in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. Weiss, CEO and founder of cannabis company Lit.Club, believes the industry needs to do still more. He suggests marketing products in a way that makes them look more than just respectable, but as the herbal equivalent of a fine bourbon or scotch. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) LA302 LA302

August 28, 2018 at 10:00 pm

Pot industry wants to see ‘stoner’ stereotype go up in smoke WATCH

With a multibillion-dollar industry beginning to flower — marijuana is now legal in some form in 30 states — cannabis advocates are pushing to dispel...

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FILE – In this Thursday, July 12, 2018 file photo, a newly-transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in pots at a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Massachusetts. In a report released on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, researchers at UC San Diego detected marijuana’s mind-altering ingredients in breast milk of nursing mothers, raising doctors’ concerns amid evidence that increasing numbers of U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and afterward. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) NY749 NY749

August 26, 2018 at 9:01 pm

Mind-altering breast milk? New pot study poses that question

It's not known if the amounts of marijuana detected in breast milk pose any risk, but the co-author of the study said her research team...

Nation & World

Marijuana retailer Have a Heart?s founder and CEO, Ryan Kunkle, talks with an employee at the company?s Belltown store.

August 24, 2018 at 4:04 pm

Marijuana retailer is the state’s first to unionize

One of Washingon’s largest licensed marijuana retailers, Have a Heart, has inked a union contract to cover 134 workers at five locations, helping it provide...

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August 16, 2018 at 5:25 pm

What Corona owner’s $4 billion bet on a marijuana firm says about pot’s future

Constellation Brands’ investment in Canopy Growth, the biggest known deal in the marijuana industry, shows just how far traditional alcoholic beverage companies are willing to...

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