Mint Dispensary offering 'Danksgiving' dishes at its cafe location

Cannabis kitchen Mint Cafe in the east Valley is busy serving up Thanksgiving dishes infused with THC. They're calling the meal "Danksgiving."

South Dakota Supreme Court rules against marijuana legalization

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use.

Deadline nears for Arizona marijuana business applicants

The deadline to get free state-mandated training to run a marijuana dispensary or similar cannabis business in Arizona as part of a social equity ownership program is fast approaching.

Not everyone in Arizona is getting pardoned for past marijuana offenses following Prop 207

The legalization of recreational marijuana through Proposition 207 in 2020 opened a lot of doors for people with past low-level marijuana convictions, but some are still having trouble getting their records expunged.

Arizona selects residency areas to qualify for 'social equity' pot licenses

The 87 zip codes identified as a residency requirement to apply for those licenses are scattered across the state, including some in Phoenix and Tucson and others in the smaller border communities of Nogales, Douglas and San Luis.

$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust

Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.

Judge: California county can’t ban water delivery to Hmong pot farmers

A federal judge has ruled Northern California county officials can’t stop trucks from delivering water to Hmong farmers who are illegally growing marijuana, saying the practice raises “serious questions” about racial discrimination and leaves the growers without a source of water for drinking, bathing and growing food.

Medical cannabis use expanded to Texas PTSD, cancer patients

Thousands of Texas veterans suffering often life-threatening post-traumatic stress disorder can now legally access medical cannabis to ease the symptoms.

Advocates criticize low numbers of marijuana conviction expungement in Arizona following Prop 207

Following the passage of Proposition 207 in 2020, people convicted of low-level marijuana offenses in Arizona can get their conviction expunged. Advocates, however, say there's more to be done.

Police search for person suspected of burglarizing Phoenix cannabis dispensary

Officials say the suspect unlocked the front security gate of Urban Greenhouse on May 3 and walked inside, stealing a “large sum of money” from some safes.

Marijuana-related crimes can now be expunged from records in Arizona

The legal avenue that will allow marijuana-related criminal records to be expunged was made possible by Proposition 207, which was passed by voters in November 2020.

'Rules are rules': Biden responds to Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension due to positive marijuana test

President Biden said "the rules are the rules" and sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson knew them before using marijuana, which she tested positive for and will therefore not be allowed to compete in the Olympics later this month.

Northern California officers kill man who pulled gun in marijuana farm-Lava Fire zone

The Siskiyou County Sheriff said the man was trying to drive into the Mount Shasta Vista subdivision on Monday and pointed a handgun at the group of officers that included a sheriff’s deputy and local police.