THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 2, 2014..........Standing in front of a salad bar in the basement of the Capitol on Friday afternoon, Holley Moseley could not keep from smiling.

DENVER (CNN) -- Colorado will begin allowing recreational marijuana sales on January 1 to anyone age 21 or over.

The largest global AIDS service organization is taking a neutral position on medical marijuana in Florida.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings.

The voters of Florida have an opportunity on Nov. 4 to amend our constitution, and make cannabis legally available to patients with debilitating medical conditions. It's a cause you should support, because it is an initiative, which heals rather than harms, helps rather than hurts.

Responding to recent polls showing support for the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida waning, supporters for Amendment 2 remain confident in victory.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 19, 2015…… The Florida Department of Health will hold another hearing to clear up confusion about a proposed medical marijuana rule published after a marathon meeting earlier this month.

(WB) President Joe Biden traveling in New York state on Thursday announced that he was granting a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.

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Russia’s harsh sentencing of a lesbian basketball star has increased pressure for the reform of marijuana laws.

Pot smokers busted by cops in Broward County with a joint or a baggy of marijuana could walk away with a civil fine and a clean criminal record.

Medical marijuana shops could crop up on Broward’s main thoroughfares.

People dressed in business attire with jackets and suits. Many women wore dresses but they were of dark color fabric, projecting a serious image.

In the wake of Oakland Park lifting its moratorium on medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries, Wilton Manors officials have begun the process of revising their own ordinances.

Last year, the Wilton Manors Commission approved zoning restrictions for medical marijuana dispensaries in anticipation of their legalization. No dispensaries are currently located in the city but, if and when they do open, officials want to ensure they are limited to certain businesses districts.

For the first time in history, a state has generated more annual revenue from taxes imposed on marijuana than from taxes imposed on alcohol. According to the Colorado Department of Revenue, the state collected nearly $70 million in marijuana-specific taxes and just under $42 million in alcohol-specific taxes from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Parallel paths, different results

Wilton Manors will allow the operation of medical marijuana retail center dispensaries.

Medical marijuana legalization will be on the ballot this November and if it passes commissioners in Wilton Manors want to be ready to contain it.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 2, 2015……Health regulators are on the defensive about their latest attempt to get the state's medical-marijuana industry up and running, rejecting criticism from a legislative oversight panel while trying to assuage concerns of parents of sick children.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 1, 2014..........Gov. Rick Scott said he will sign a medical marijuana bill poised to pass the Florida Senate, after the measure received overwhelming support Thursday from the House as children whose lives hang in the balance looked on.

The University of Florida will soon conduct a five-year study following 400 HIV-positive Floridians who admit to current recreational or medicinal marijuana use to gauge to what extent marijuana alleviates HIV symptoms.

The Florida Department of Health is setting up a workshop to write regulations for the cannabis oil known as "Charlotte's Web."

Dylan Mulvaney underwent facial feminization surgery, a venue in Israel denied hosting a lesbian couple's wedding, and a study found that bisexuals use cannabis more frequently.

Palm Beach County is getting back on track with its LGBT programming.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 16, 2014..........Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed a bill Monday legalizing a limited form of medical marijuana known as "Charlotte's Web," even as much of the state's GOP leadership continues battling a constitutional amendment allowing more sweeping use of pot.

Get caught in Hallandale Beach with up to 20 grams of marijuana, and you may be looking at a $100 civil fine instead of criminal charges.

It has been two years since the state’s highest court held legal arguments about the validity of a 1986 statute requiring HIV-positive people to reveal their infection before having "sexual intercourse." 

For the first time in Florida history, a Broward jury acquitted a marijuana grower after finding he has a medical need for the illegal drug.