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What could be the final vote needed to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania isn't expected until next week at the earliest. Sources on Thursday said leaders and staffers in the state House and Senate continue to review the recently-passed House legalization bill and discuss possible...

The province of Ontario introduced legislation in 2015 to control the growing e-cigarette market with Bill 45, called the Making Healthier Choices Act. As reported, the legislation had originally intended to exempt medicinal marijuana patients from the legislation, but that decision was quickly...

The medical affairs committee of the South Carolina Senate will take up a proposed expansion of the state's medical marijuana statutes this week. The narrowly-drawn legislation — pushed by S.C. Senator Tom Davis — would create a dispensary system licensed by the state allowing for the...

Days before dispensary licensee selections are announced, a proposal that aims to increase patient access to medical cannabis and smooth out bumps in the law is moving through the state Legislature. The omnibus House Bill 2707, introduced by Oahu Democrat Rep. Della Au Belatti, on Monday...

A small bottle of CBD oil provides big relief for 8-year-old Mary Louise Swing. Her mother Jill says the oil reduces her daughter's epileptic seizures and other symptoms. But she says her daughter will need stronger medicine as she gets older. "She has started having some larger seizures...

Disappointment yet again for supporters of medical marijuana in Nebraska. State lawmakers rejected the latest attempt to pass a medical marijuana bill. Supporters believe cannabis oil would alleviate the pain of their loved ones who have neurological disorders such as epilepsy and...

More than 100 city and county elected officials signed a letter to state lawmakers urging them to expand Iowa's limited medical cannabis program. The letter, released Wednesday to the media, urges legislators to "pass a bill that will allow for medical cannabis to be produced, distributed and...

Medical marijuana won't be allowed to grow in Frederick County's agricultural zones – yet. Frederick County Council Vice President M.C. Keegan-Ayer pulled her bill that would have permitted medical cannabis to be grown in facilities in county agricultural zones, if the use had been approved...

Parents desperate to help their severely ill children walked away angry and in tears Tuesday night after Nebraska lawmakers did not advance a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana. "We learned our kids have a price, and obviously they're not worth it," said Shelley Gillen of...

Iowa's Legislature was right in 2014 to pass a bill through which patients afflicted by epilepsy can legally possess an anti-seizure medicine derived from cannabis. We supported the bill because we have compassion for Iowans who suffer from diseases and disorders from which medical marijuana...

A bill to allow the cultivation and distribution of industrial hemp for research was approved by the House Finance Committee on Friday. Senate Bill 2659 would create an industrial hemp pilot program that would allow licensed agents of the state Board of Agriculture to conduct agricultural and...

A low-dose form of medical marijuana may soon be used by adults afflicted with several medical conditions including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and cancer. A state Senate panel approved House Bill 2835 Monday by a 9-0 vote to allow people 18 and over to receive cannabidiol (CDB) oil and...

After weeks of trying to pass a medical marijuana bill — supporters say it never really stood a chance. We've been following the story of Dale Jackson. The Troup County father who is fighting for changes in the law for cannabis oil to help his autistic son Colin and other families in the...

The state Senate is back in session and could address the House's bill legalizing medical marijuana. The bill won approval in the state House last month after nine months of waiting. If the bill is passed, Governor Wolf said he will sign it. Hundreds of parents across the Midstate are...

A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania is expected to face another vote next week. Supporters, who continue to sit on pins and needles, can only hope it's the last one -- or even that the end of their long fight is near. As of Friday morning, state Senate leaders and state House...

What's the deal with this new bill that got introduce first of the year, going after Coronado but with 1 useable ounce, then! They introduced another bill that would keep it a monopoly, with no cultivation rights. Someone let us know. By any means I don't live in this state but I got family...

Senator Positive Nelson's hemp bill, which was indefinitely tabled in the Committee on Rules and Judiciary in February, was given a different number and a new lease of life – along with some restrictions – and won the support of most senators at Wednesday's session at the Earl B. Ottley...

Pennsylvania's history rich in hemp production, even townships named after it, is just part of the reason Democratic Senator Judy Schwank and Republican State Representative Russ Diamond believe Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned to play a key role in the production of industrial hemp once...

Iowa's Legislature was right in 2014 to pass a bill through which patients afflicted by epilepsy can legally possess an anti-seizure medicine derived from cannabis. We supported the bill because we have compassion for Iowans who suffer from diseases and disorders from which medical marijuana...

Cheers erupted through the Capitol building when the Pa House passed the medical cannabis bill two weeks ago. It was a wide margin, 149-43, and accompanied by impassioned speeches on the House floor by lawmakers in favor of the move. Rep. Jeff Pyle (R. Armstrong) said, "4,056 days ago I was...