Medical marijuana user hospitalized after turning to synthetic 'spice' due to cost

A bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘spice,’ is making its way around Hillsborough County. Two people have died after using the drug and another 40 have been hospitalized, as of Tuesday.

South Dakota Supreme Court rules against marijuana legalization

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use.

Key Georgia legislator wants to reexamine medical marijuana bids

State legislators express displeasure with ongoing Medical Marijuana bid process. 6 winners have been tentatively selected.

Students sick after ingesting gummies laced with THC, 11 people charged

A crack down on stores selling candy and vape laced with THC. The Polk County Drug Task Force says they started investigating after a number of juveniles got sick.

Critics question why Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is exempt from Open Records

The FOX 5 I-Team examined how the state legislature mostly exempted all bids from the Georgia Open Records act, which means citizens, journalists, and bidders themselves can’t see details of the winning or even losing bids.

Florida sheriff looking for 'rightful owner' of approximately 770 pounds of pot

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is looking for the “rightful owner” of some 770 pounds of pot that someone “misplaced.” He took to social media to help spread the word.

NBA will not randomly test players for marijuana this season

The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season, a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the COVID-19 “restart bubble” and has remained since.

$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust

Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.

Medical cannabis use expanded to Texas PTSD, cancer patients

Thousands of Texas veterans suffering often life-threatening post-traumatic stress disorder can now legally access medical cannabis to ease the symptoms.

Georgia medical marijuana applicant's former partner admitted to paying a bribe for license

Our I-Team found one of the winning applicants in Georgia's new medical marijuana licenses was once a business partner with a medical marijuana operator who admitted he had earlier in his career - with a different company -paid a bribe to help get his license.

Georgia releases names of companies permitted to manufacture cannabis oil

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission announced Saturday they have selected the six companies to which they will award production licenses to manufacture low-THC cannabis oil in Georgia.  

Georgia marijuana regulator gets closer to issuing licenses

Georgia regulators say they are very close to issuing licenses to grow medical marijuana, but they aren't quite there yet.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana plants seized and destroyed in Haralson County

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana plants confiscated and destroyed in Haralson County. State drug agents teaming up with local law enforcement to seek out marijuana being illegally grown.

Sha'Carri Richardson left off U.S. Olympic relay team in wake of positive marijuana test

Sha'Carri Richardson's 30-day ban for a positive marijuana test would've ended in time for her to potentially run in the women's 4x100 relay, but she was left off the team.