PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The House Judiciary Committee will meet at the State House Tuesday to consider 10 marijuana-related bills.

Among them, a bill that would legalize marijuana for anyone 21 and older.

Other bills being considered:

Legal marijuana sales in Spokane County topped retail sales of wine and kitchen staples such as bread and milk last year.

That’s according to sales numbers from the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board and a survey of household expenses conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Not all marijuana sold in Spokane County is consumed by county residents. State law allows the 17 state-licensed pot shops in the area to sell to anyone older than 21, regardless of where they live.

But with monthly sales topping $5 million for the first time in March, retailers in the county are selling marijuana at an ever-quickening pace – on track to top receipts at area bookstores, museums and live music venues, according to figures released by the Washington Department of Revenue.

More and more Americans are spending more on legal cannabis - and in Colorado, the gains aren't expected to decrease anytime soon.

A social network for cannabis consumers is seeking investors who see potential in the business of pot.

MassRoots Inc., a “technology platform for the cannabis industry,” filed IPO papers today to be NASDAQ’s first publicly traded marijuana-related company. 

Massroots is an online forum and mobile app where pot smokers can share pot photos and memes with like-minded users. The app uses location-sharing to connect local users, or to give a tour of buds around the world.

New medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey are causing prices to fall as they compete with other dispensaries in the state.

The Philadelphia Inquirer says the state Health Department released a report last month saying the average price in 2015 was $489 an ounce. Advocates said that was among the highest in the nation.

But two dispensaries launched last fall have offered discounts and specials knocking that price down to the $300 range, as well as innovative products.

New Jersey has five dispensaries, but the amount of patients has fallen below expectations. Dispensary operators and patients say that’s due to strict state regulations that have made the program too expensive.

California’s first Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation chief says she has no personal experience with cannabis.

In February, California Gov. Jerry Brown named the former chief deputy director of the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Lori Ajax, as the state’s first medical marijuana czar.

In a recent interview with Patrick McGreevy of the Los Angeles Times, Ajax revealed that she actually has no personal experience with cannabis.

A marijuana testing lab in Poulsbo, Wash., is at risk of losing its license after state auditors found suspicious results and practices.

The Seattle Times reports that auditors have recommended that Testing Technologies lab not be allowed to operate, saying the lab showed consistent inaccuracies in testing data and a disregard for good laboratory practices and sound scientific methods.

The state Liquor and Cannabis Board on Wednesday approved emergency rules to figure out how the state can suspend a lab or impose graduated penalties. Before, the board could summarily suspend a lab, but it was unable to penalize a lab for less egregious violations.

Federal authorities have announced that they are reviewing the possibility of loosening the classification of marijuana, and if this happens, it could have a far-reaching impact on how the substance is used in medical settings, experts said.

Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it is listed alongside heroin and LSD as among the "most dangerous drugs" and has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse."

Kush Research has announced a social media and branding partnership with The Cannabis Marketing Lab, the cannabis industry’s premier digital marketing firm. The partnership will assist Kush Research in expanding awareness of its cannabis and hemp-based medicinal supplements throughout the United States.

“With the help of The Cannabis Marketing Lab, we can raise awareness of the health benefits of cannabis and hemp and particularly our revolutionary supplements,” said Kim Kendrick, CEO/President of Kush Research. “Our goal is to continue to transform the way people think about the natural remedies that cannabis offers, and in working together with TCML we can push this debate to the forefront of the cannabis industry.”

In a reversal of policy, the Connecticut arm of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reportedly gotten on board with an effort to expand medical marijuana legalization to sick children in the state.

Connecticut legalized medical marijuana for adults with serious illnesses in 2012, just one year after it decriminalized some cannabis possession. But the state is unique among its 22 other legal medical marijuana peers in that children are completely barred from access to medicinal cannabis.