Alaska

Qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient in Alaska include:

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Cachexia (wasting syndrome)
• Nausea
• Muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pain
• Seizures

For a complete list of qualifying conditions and guidelines, please refer to Alaska’s application for medical marijuana registry

Arizona

Qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient in Arizona include:

California and Florida could both pass legalized marijuana measures next year.

Marijuana advocates have been gaining momentum in states that have yet to legalize marijuana, but supporters and those interested in the legalization efforts are undeniably watching most closely to see what happens in California and Florida.

Those two states have different histories when it comes to their stance on marijuana, but both are likely to have marijuana bills on their ballots in 2016, and if those bills pass, then roughly 59 million Americans could enjoy greater access to marijuana by the end of next year.

t growers have been put on notice by state regulators that they will have to follow the same rules as the rest of the agriculture industry in protecting the state's drought-stricken water supply.

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board issued an order Friday that will require medicinal marijuana cultivators to obtain permits to divert or store water. It also pushes them to use drip irrigation and other conservation measures, and avoid vegetation-clearing activities and other practices that add sediment and fertilizer to local waterways. 

In Episode 12 of Investing in Cannabis, Brandon David interviews Dixie Brands CEO Tripp Keber on a visit to California, where the company recently expanded with a partnership with Altai Brands (Indus Holding).

High-tech medical cannabis delivery companies are racing to take marketshare in the Bay Area’s advanced and influential pot economy.

Medicinal Marijuana is no different than standard marijuana. Your son is home from college for Thanksgiving and he brought along his laundry. He also brought his Medical Marijuana card. You and your husband are trying not to freak out. Can he be arrested? Can you be arrested?

SAN FRANCISCO — Visitors may be awed by the ubiquity and openness of people smoking and vaping cannabis in public here — from cafes and bars to parks and passing cars.

But where can cannabis users consume more discreetly — and have access to high-grade cannabis and state-of-the-art vaporizer technology?

Several San Francisco medical cannabis dispensaries offer, to varying degrees, working models for socialized public consumption of cannabis, providing lounge areas where qualified patrons vaporize — and in some cases smoke cannabis — never mind the local ordinance against the latter.

Terra Tech Corp (OTCMKTS:TRTC) told investors it is set to open a cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, which will be the first of eight new operations certified by Nevada.

The California headquartered group, which describes itself as a vertically integrated cannabis-focused agriculture company, said the first dispensary would be located adjacent to the famous Las Vegas strip and would open in the first quarter of next year.