A bill that would limit the size of medical marijuana growing operations in Oregon is generating angry opposition from some patients and activists.

The proposed measure, unveiled late Friday afternoon, is aimed at curbing the black market while prodding larger growers to supply the legal recreational market the state is developing.

This approach is winning wide support on the House-Senate committee charged with implementing the marijuana legalization initiative approved by Oregon voters in November. It also has varying degrees of support from many marijuana industry figures who want to develop a successful legal market in the state.

As marijuana legalization sweeps the nation, reality TV is pursuing legalized marijuana businesses. It should not surprise us that America wants an inside look at these cutting edge “ghanjapreneurs.” Though reality TV shows may seem like a huge opportunity for the marijuana industry (just look at Weed Wars), the devil is always in the details. My law firm has handled legal matters for all sorts of reality TV shows, ranging from Whale Wars to Deadliest Catch to Real Weddings to Off Road Truckers, but what we are seeing with marijuana reality shows would put the most aggressive Hollywood agent to shame.

Last fall, Medical Marijuana Inc. filed a lawsuit a $100 million lawsuit after an investigative report was published that questioned the efficacy and safety of their hemp oil developed by subsidiary company HempMeds. Stewart Environmental, the Colorado lab that conducted the testing, admitted to accidentally releasing preliminary lab results on Real Scientific Hemp Oil (RSHO), which were later published across social media networks .

One of the latest patients to begin the University of Alabama at Birmingham's study known as Carly's Law that uses a marijuana-derived medication to treat severe seizures is the young girl who inspired the legislation.

Carly Chandler, the 4-year-old from the Birmingham area who has a rare genetic disorder that causes multiple seizures daily, is expected to soon receive her first treatment of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, her father, Dustin Chandler, said in an interview.

"It's almost a little bit of shock that it's actually here," Chandler said, thinking about when he had walked the halls of the Alabama Legislature almost two years ago to start generating support for allowing use of the experimental medication to treat seizures.

The spread of marijuana legalization in Colorado, Washington state, Oregon, and Alaska over the past few years means that more Americans can now legally buy and sell pot — but this has also given rise to a for-profit industry that may not have public health in mind.

As legalization opponents and drug policy experts put it, this new massive industry will mimic the worst parts of the tobacco and alcohol businesses, marketing marijuana to heavy drug users and encouraging more use and abuse — outcomes that even staunch legalization advocates wouldn't like.

The recent spike in synthetic marijuana is not just a problem in Lincoln, but it's one hospitals are seeing nationwide. The American Association of Poison Control Centers reports 1,900 exposures to synthetic marijuana in 2015. That is four times the amount during the same time last year.

Health officials are warning consumers that synthetic marijuana is not safe to smoke and there can be significant medical consequences.

Synthetic marijuana, also known as k2 or spice, is a plant material coated with THC, the active chemical compound in marijuana. Although synthetic marijuana is different from marijuana and can be dangerous and even deadly, because it is more potent that marijuana.

Although she has not been charged with a crime or arrested over the medicinal marijuana that was found in her home, a libertarian-leaning Kansas activist is at odds with her state over the custody and future of her 11-year-old son.

Once again, our community’s state line perch provides valuable insight into governance.

On this issue of marijuana, we see side-by-side state legislators acting differently.

Iowa law allows only one form of medicinal marijuana, a non-intoxicating extract found to be effective for a form of epilepsy. But the law approved in 2014 is written so that the handful of eligible patients have no way to get or transport it.

As the market continues on its road to recovery, many obstacles are falling by the wayside making it easier than recent years to find the right homes for the right buyers. Mortgage rates are still low and affordable, the unemployment rate has dropped, and in many areas across the country, inventory has more or less stabilized. These factors are always some of the usual suspects that have affected the lives of agents, consumers and the industry throughout the years, but are now facilitating more and more business for real estate professionals as the year progresses. Now, another offshoot lurks on the horizon, one that will almost definitely shake up the real estate game and demand some much needed clarity to the perpetual arising questions that are already flooding in.

Steve Mitchem’s career has spanned from evangelical minister to president of the luxury jeweler Tivol to the controversial world of online lending.

For the last few years, he’s also been growing and selling marijuana.

The Kansas City businessman is a partner in Buddy Boy Brands LLC, one of Colorado’s largest medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation companies. Over the last few months, he’s been doing his part to convince Missouri lawmakers to legalize his business in his home state.