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All across the country, cannabis enthusiasts are getting ready for the day that prohibition ends.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came to Frankfort Monday to announce a major push to legalize hemp, hoping to boost Kentucky's economy.

Rising acceptance for hemp and CBD – combined with easing regulations at the state level – caused U.S. hemp production to surge in 2017.

Cannabis could soon be legal in Switzerland. The Swiss Council of States, Switzerland’s smaller chamber of parliament, unanimously approved a bill allowing studies and pilot programs in the landlocked Alpine nation. The Council called for an experimental article in the Swiss Federation’s Narcotics Act that would allow for scientific research projects including trials of a “coffee shop” system of cannabis distribution similar to that of Amsterdam. Five Swiss cities have already called for such coffeeshop pilot programs.

Since the state of Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, many people ask the question, where does all the tax money go from pot sales? Denver provides one "concrete" answer.

Governor Gary Herbert has signed a bill giving terminally ill patients a “right to try” medical marijuana.

Governor Gary Herbert has signed a bill giving terminally ill patients a “right to try” medical marijuana.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine want to study the safety and efficacy of using medical marijuana to treat diseases.

Seeking to avert another government shutdown at midnight Friday, Congressional leaders struck a deal on a $1.3 trillion spending bill that would keep the federal government open through September.

Seeking to avert another government shutdown at midnight Friday, Congressional leaders struck a deal on a $1.3 trillion spending bill that would keep the federal government open through September.

We know there are many physical conditions that can be treated by CBD, a compound found in marijuana. But it turns out CBD may also have major mental health benefits as well.

Voters in the Illinois county that includes Chicago have backed the recreational use of cannabis in a nonbinding referendum.

Voters in the Illinois county that includes Chicago have backed the recreational use of cannabis in a nonbinding referendum.

Tuesday marked a milestone for proponents of growing industrial hemp in Kansas.

Tuesday marked a milestone for proponents of growing industrial hemp in Kansas.

November’s midterm elections are just around the corner and a new poll offers some timely advice for candidates running for the House or Senate – support medical marijuana as part of your platform in 2018.

November’s midterm elections are just around the corner and a new poll offers some timely advice for candidates running for the House or Senate – support medical marijuana as part of your platform in 2018.

It’s just about springtime, and by now, you’ve probably emerged from your winter hibernation cave looking for a warm, sunny spot to spark up.

Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has launched his own marijuana brand.

The Alaska House is asking the federal government not to interfere in state-authorized marijuana businesses.