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Medical marijuana's days may be numbered. With a true double whammy, the IRS and federal prosecutors are both using weed killer. California's federal prosecutors announced an aggressive statewide effort to shut down dozens of pot dispensaries. If that's not enough, then there's the IRS.

Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous drug like heroin.

Many newspapers are scaling back staff and trying to turn to other sources of revenue, but one Sacramento newspaper is expanding its business by tapping into an unconventional advertising source.

It's being called the Walmart of weed: a 10,000-square-foot Sacramento gardening emporium with how-to experts and merchandise to help medical marijuana patients grow pot.

A California entrepreneur has plans to market a line medical marijuana soft drinks.

Authorities say Colorado apparently has more medical marijuana than it can use, and some of the excess is showing up in Nebraska -- illegally.

By a narrow margin of about 4,300 votes, Arizona voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana, state election officials said Sunday.

Alternative weeklies are raking in medical marijuana lucre, but dailies like The Denver Post are taking advantage of the boom, too, and making no apologies.

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal, according to new federal guidelines.

The city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for "industrial" cultivation starting next year.