Controversy surrounds ownership of weed dispensaries in Chicago
Residents got their chance to ask questions and get some answers ahead of the legalization of marijuana in Chicago.
Men who regularly smoke pot may have increased risk of testicular cancer, study suggests
Researchers in the study found that regular marijuana use was linked to a higher risk of testicular cancer, although the strength of the evidence was low.
Governor signs into law new rules clarifying who will get chance to profit from pot legalization
Governor Pritzker just signed into law new rules clarifying who will get a chance to profit from the new industry.
‘I have abused my lungs’: Willie Nelson says he quit smoking pot for health reasons
Country music star and marijuana lover Willie Nelson said he has stopped smoking to take better care of himself.
Medical dispensary owned by former strip club honcho is latest to earn license to sell recreational weed
The Herbal Care Center, 1301 S. Western Ave., is the 30th weed store to obtain a dual-use license, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said in a statement Tuesday.
On first day for legal marijuana in Michigan, lines were long and demand high
On the first day of legal recreational marijuana in Michigan, the line was so long outside one store - Exclusive Ann Arbor - that many were told they would have to come back Monday.
Crowds line up for first day of legal weed sales in Michigan; Illinois next
Crowds lined up for the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in Michigan.
'Don't smoke and drive': On 1st day of legalized pot, state police SUV hit by driver under influence
On the first day recreational marijuana became legal, Michigan State Police shared a reminder why it's still not okay to drive under the influence.
Evanston approves using marijuana taxes to fund reparations program
Lawmakers in a Chicago suburb earlier this week approved using taxes from recreational marijuana sales to establish a local reparations program.
Illinois, Michigan set to usher in recreational marijuana sales
Both Michigan and Illinois, which allows sales starting on Jan. 1, are officially joining nine other states that broadly allow marijuana sales.
Illinois, Michigan set to usher in recreational pot sales
Legal marijuana sales to adults are set to open in two Midwestern states.
7 more medical pot shops granted recreational licenses in Illinois, including 2 in Jefferson Park and South Chicago
Licenses were also granted to EarthMed in suburban Addison, two HCI Alternatives locations in downstate Collinsville and Springfield, Herbal Remedies in Quincy and Nature’s Treatment in Milan, the department said in a release.
Cannabis-infused turkey gravy takes Thanksgiving dinner to ‘higher level,’ company says
A cannabis confections company said it has created a cannabis-infused turkey gravy to take Thanksgiving dinner to a “higher level.”
Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level passes divided U.S. House committee
A divided U.S. House committee approved a proposal Wednesday to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, a vote that was alternately described as a momentous turning point in national cannabis policy or a hollow political gesture.
Company wants to pay someone $3,000 a month to smoke and review marijuana
Cue the Snoop Dogg song!
Smoking weed may increase risk of stroke, arrhythmia in young adults, warns American Heart Association
Frequent use of cannabis in young adults was linked to an increased risk of stroke, and people diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were found to be more likely to being hospitalized for arrhythmia (heart rhythm disturbances), according to two new studies that were presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019.
Illegal pot farms on public land creating environmental hazard
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer and rodenticide.
Master in Weed? You can do that at this university
For those who ever dreamed of earning a master's degree in marijuana, now is the time to try.
2 more medical marijuana dispensaries in Chicago approved to sell recreational pot on Jan. 1
State officials announced Wednesday that three more medical marijuana dispensaries — two of which are in Chicago — will be allowed to sell recreational weed in Illinois when sales begin next year.
Despite new law, no marijuana in Chicago public housing
Public housing residents in Chicago are being told they can't smoke marijuana at home, even as pot turns legal in Illinois on Jan. 1.