The national marijuana movement has some established personalities and Conference regulars, but more and more of those personalities are Michigan residents.

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) conference in Washington, D.C. saw a broad contingent of Michigan speakers and attendees- and will again; a recent conference in Las Vegas had at least one Michigander on the microphone; and it’s been a busy year for one of our community’s brightest couples.

TAMPA — With its website promoting stories or videos such as "Did William Shakespeare smoke cannabis?" and "Wholesale cannabis prices sky high in Colorado," Cannavoices was supposed to be a hip look at the legal marijuana industry.

The Tampa company, which produces magazine, which focuses primarily on medical marijuana, launched with a party at the Station House restaurant in St. Petersburg during the summer.

Just four months later, the players who created Cannavoices are ensnared in a legal battle over control of a fledgling company now mired in competing claims about the misuse of corporate assets. The magazinehas published just one issue, and postings on the main page of the website, cannavoices, have not been updated since August.

TRURO - Production of Nova Scotia’s first, legalized medicinal marijuana grow operation is expected to begin next summer if all goes according to plan.

The Truro Herbal Co. (The THC) has received Stage 3 approval from Health Canada under the federal medical marijuana production regulations.

Company president Evan Price said he is hoping production will be underway by next July or August.

“It’s not just something that you do overnight,” he said, of the heavily scrutinized approval process required to set up a legalized marijuana grow op.

The THC is now reviewing security system protocols and developing a construction plan for the new facility to be built in the Truro Business Park.

An Oregon government agency refused food donations from a pro-marijuana group. The Women Leaders in Cannabis in the city of Eugene made a food donation to the Thanksgiving food drive for homeless people, but it was declined, KOMO News reports.

The group says Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS) accepted its offer at first, but changed its mind due to the group's involvement in the pot business.

The new Ajoya cannabis store is banking its success on high design. It hired Colorado's top architect, Jeff Sheppard.

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 27, 2015/ PRNewswire/– In October, California took a significant step towards regulating and accrediting the medical cannabis industry by passing three costs under the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA). For California growers, manufacturers and dispensaries that mean to run legal, for-profit businesses in 2018, the licensing procedure begins now.

Green Rush Consulting (GRC), a Bay Location cannabis consulting firm, is prompting medical cannabis groups to begin preparing company techniques and compliance plans now, in order to get concern licensing when the brand-new policies work in 2018.

‘Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?’ ‘Sorry, what was the question again?’

It could be the future of weddings, after a new wedding expo for ‘weed weddings’ – offering vape stations and ice bongs for people’s nuptials.

This is in Denver, Colorado, of course, where weed has been decriminalised – and will take place in January, according to The Cannabist.

Medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey for certain patients with a prescription and a marijuana registration card. But most doctors aren't enrolled in the state's program.

Compassionate Sciences ATC will host an educational event about medical marijuana on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 2175 Marlton Pike West, Cherry Hill. The conference will feature Dr. Anthony Anzalone and will explain which conditions qualify for medical marijuana, how to obtain a state medical marijuana card, associated costs, state regulations, and available services at the dispensary.

KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov 27, 2015) - Wahgoshig First Nation (WFN) and DelShen Therapeutics Corp. (DelShen Therapeutics) today announced that they have signed a first-of-its-kind community benefits agreement that will deliver investment, training and employment benefits to the region.

A medical marijuana company in Truro, N.S., says it has received security approvals from Health Canada and is moving ahead with plans to build a facility approximately 17,000 square feet in size. 

On Monday, The Truro Herbal Company, or The THC, will officially acquire 2.5 hectares of land in the town's industrial park, says president Evan Price. He says the company was waiting for Health Canada to finish security checks before finalizing the land transfer. 

The company plans to build a two-storey facility with 6.7-metre ceilings. 

"You have to build basically a bank that's wrapped in a jail," Price said. 

After submitting a proposal more than 2,000 pages long, the company received Stage 3 approval from the federal government this week, he says.