Federal agents searched the homes of True North’s owners after its facility was shut down in December.

For more than a year, the Portland company True North Extracts has sold a marijuana product it says is pure, safe and legal.

True North manufactures and sells CO2 oil—a marijuana concentrate made by stripping compounds like THC from the plant using compressed carbon dioxide. Users inhale the gooey, amber oil through vaporizer pens.

True North sells its vape-pen cartridges at medical marijuana dispensaries, advertising its product as free from the chemical solvents in some cannabis oils.

SOTUHAMPTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The Shinnecock Indian Nation has voted in overwhelming support of a proposed medical marijuana facility on its tribal land on Long Island’s East End.

The proposed plan would include the development of medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary facilities, owned by the Shinnecock Nation, under designation of New York State, according to a statement released by Shinnecock officials on Wednesday.

The Shinnecock-owned operations would work in compliance with New York’s new medical marijuana program, with revenue from the project going to fund day-to-day tribal operations.

Errba Spectrum provides environmental lights for those who grow plants indoors

Jonathan Villagomez grew up maintaining his family's yard and tending to the church garden. At 19, he started a landscaping company before venturing off into the IT world. So when looking for business opportunities with LED lighting, it felt natural to intertwine the two.

"I understand technology and how things connect, and I also understand how things grow and the nutrients they need," says Villagomez, a 28-year-old father of three.

The patients seeking medical marijuana inquire almost daily with Dr. Rahul Khare at his storefront health care clinic in Lincoln Park.

They come with cancer, spinal cord diseases, rheumatoid arthritis. Some have been turned down for a cannabis referral by the doctors they see regularly, not because they might not qualify, Khare contends, but because many physicians are hesitant to refer anyone for marijuana.

Khare, who said he has been writing marijuana referrals for only a few weeks, sympathizes with doctors who don't want to put patients on pot but believes some are unfairly withholding a drug that could bring relief to many.

For kids with uncontrolled seizures, a technically illegal drug offers hope. But is it scientifically sound?

Desperate for relief, parents are taking unusual steps to help children plagued with seizures. The relief, however, comes in a most unlikely form: marijuana.

As many as 30 percent of people with epilepsy—or about one million Americans—still have seizures while on Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments. It’s left many who suffer from uncontrollable seizures—or their parents, as many of them are children—turning to medical marijuana and its derivatives in an attempt to take back control of a disease with no cure.

Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

Law enforcement officials would love to have a clear way to tell when a driver is too drugged to drive. But the decades of experience the country has in setting limits for alcohol have turned out to be rather useless so far because the mind-altering compound in cannabis, THC, dissolves in fat, whereas alcohol dissolves in water.

Outspoken celebrity activist Woody Harrelson is putting his money where his marijuana is. On Feb 5, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health posted its list of 66 applicants hoping to open the Aloha State's first dispensaries - including the "Cheers" and "True Detective" star.

Cannabis Business Alliance applauds Colorado’s impressive growth while noting regulatory challenges ahead

DENVER, Colorado -- has released the cannabis industry sales report for 2015, with total sales reaching over $996 million, an increase of more than 42 percent over the previous year. The Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA) notes this impressive industry growth even as many of its members prepare for more regulatory challenges ahead.

Grass Station founder Ryan Fox applauds efforts in Denver and Washington, D.C. to consider the creation of private establishments, where cannabis enthusiasts can safely and legally consume in public.

Denver, Colorado -- The recreational use of marijuana has been legal in Colorado for over two years now, but cannabis enthusiasts in the state still face a lot of restrictions as to where they can smoke pot.

As Colorado’s website notes, “retail marijuana is intended for private, personal use” and that cannabis “may not be consumed openly or publicly.”