In Washington state, where recreational marijuana use is legal, drivers will soon be required to remove roaches from their motor coaches.

A new state law, House Bill 1276, will update the state's open container laws for vehicles to include marijuana. The law stipulates that marijuana, like alcohol, must be kept in the trunk of a vehicle, in an unopened container, or in another part of the passenger cabin "not normally occupied or directly accessible by" the driver or passengers.

The law, signed by Governor Jay Inslee on June 30, will take effect September 26.

The law also restores the state's ability to automatically suspend a driver's license if a blood test reveals the driver to be under the influence of marijuana, The Associated Press reports.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jul 21, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As Green Technology Solutions, Inc.GTSO, -6.74% prepares to deliver cutting-edge products and services to capitalize on the nationwide boom in the cannabis industry, an important new market opened up last week. Horticulture is now underway at Illinois’ first state-sanctioned medical cannabis cultivation center.

From soccer moms to marijuana mavens: the American women breaking the stoner image.

The stereotype of a wasted, layabout cannabis-smoker is a pervasive one in the UK. It was the same in the US until recently when a steady stream of women using the drug started to come out of the woodwork.

Despite being one of the 1.1 million Americans using cannabis for medical treatment in 2014, Cheryl Shuman said the stigma of lazy stoners and hot-boxed university bedsits still lingered. ‘When I first came out of the closet I was embarrassed. I didn’t want to be associated with the image that marijuana had. I was a soccer mom with two kids,’ she says.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- Offering "Emergency Marijuana Service," an ambulance turned candy store rolled into Hampton Roads this past weekend.

It's one of 15 trucks operated by Weed World Candies, which offers marijuana lollipops.

"It's not just about selling a product. It's about educating," explained Pete Marrero who has worked for the company for two years.

Marrero told 13News Now that the business supports legalization of marijuana across the country, especially for medicinal purposes.

Weed World Candies has offices in different parts of the United States, including Alabama.

The rental site is introducing a new-and-improved Business Travel program aimed at corporate travelers.

Airbnb announced an overhauled corporate division on Monday as part of a concerted effort to poach business travelers' dollars from the hotel industry. Airbnb's Business Travel program centers on a dashboard for corporate travel planners, as well as accounting that offers centralized billing, financial reporting data, and information on employee itineraries booked through the service.

Since 1970, all Cannabis plants have been classified as controlled substances by the federal government, but nearly half of all states, including Minnesota, now define hemp as distinct from marijuana.

Genetic differences between hemp and marijuana determine whether Cannabis plants have the potential for psychoactivity, a new study by University of Minnesota scientists shows.

Amy Zimmerman's left calf was covered in second-degree burns after a Memorial Day campfire accident. To help heal the burns, she applied a medicinal salve made with hash oil.

The results were better than she had expected.

"My doctor was impressed, saying, 'What did you use?'" She flashed her calf, its new skin pink and glistening. Just a little bit of oil goes a long way, she said, "but it's an extract from a plant. That's all it is."

Hash oil is an extract of the marijuana plant, and it's highly concentrated. Just like marijuana itself, hash oil can be smoked or ingested, or as Zimmerman's wound demonstrated, rubbed into the skin.

A while back a friend and I got into a bit of a debate about marijuana “tolerance breaks.” He and I are both heavy users who enjoy high-potency cannabis concentrates and he was advocating complete cold-turkey cessation for multiple days in order to reduce tolerance and more easily feel the effects. He insisted they were necessary while I balked at the notion that anyone would ever stop using cannabis for any reason.

My reaction was partially rooted in my long-time recreational cannabis use and love of civil disobedience. It was also due to my subjective experience as someone who likely suffers from something called clinical endocannabinoid deficiency.

Nelson: 'I never thought I’d see the day it would be legal'

BRIARCLIFF, Texas - Relaxing at his ranch outside of Austin, Texas, country music legend Willie Nelson discussed his plans to enter the marijuana market this fall.

Nelson said that he made the decision after the sale of recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado and Washington state in 2012.

“We’re setting up businesses there,” Nelson said, explaining that he hopes to have what he’ll call “Willie’s Reserve” available by September in Colorado.

“This product is some of the best they have to offer up there,” he said.

Nelson said that he understands that there will be plenty of competition.