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In the General Assembly, the Senate passed a bill that would allow the production of medical marijuana oil in Virginia. Last year, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a bill allowing oil from marijuana to be prescribed to patients suffering from epilepsy and other debilitating ailments. However...

Late Wednesday afternoon, an expanded medical marijuana bill passed the House Commerce Committee on a vote of 17-to-6, meaning cannabis treatment could soon be more easily available to patients with more conditions. The bill, H.S.B. 607, would allow both production and distribution of...

Republicans in the Iowa House have amended a bill to legalize the production and distribution of marijuana in the state. In its more limited form, it cleared two Republican panels and is now eligible for debate in the full House. To improve its chances, the revised bill covers fewer...

Arizona voters approved the state's medical-marijuana program in 2010, and ever since lawmakers have sought to change it. From plans to legalize it for recreational use to banning it on university campuses, the Legislature has made debating medical-marijuana a nearly annual tradition. Here is a...

Dallas Sainsbury has found little relief in the prescribed medications she was given to battle Crohn's disease. "I've lost like upwards of 25 pounds, I've spent a good majority of the past six months in bed. I had to withdraw from school," Sainsbury said. The University of Utah student has...

After the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke out against Senate Bill 73 -- a senate bill advocating for medical marijuana -- rumors started spreading about the bill's demise. Meanwhile, Utah families dealing with chronic pain issues are not giving up. In fact, they've come up...

With two medical marijuana bills currently before the Utah State Legislature, one Orem family hopes it will have the chance to continue helping one of its youngest members, but without committing a felony. Aaron and Emily Campbell had five children together, three of whom were diagnosed with...

The fight for medical-marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania has now gone on for two-and-a-half years. The bill has passed the state Senate twice and has been stalled more times than anyone can count. Advocates claim they have the votes to pass it in the House, but more conservative voices in...

Support for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has reached 64 percent among Utahns, a new UtahPolicy poll shows. A UtahPolicy poll last December showed 61 percent support — so Utahns seem to be moving toward medical marijuana legalization. Pollster Dan Jones & Associates asked the...

The last time Senator Terrence Nelson's hemp bill - a measure that seeks to amend title 7 of Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, for the cultivation of hemp and other related purposes - was heard at a Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing, it was held in committee following strong opposition from...

Oregon hemp growers would be free to propagate the crop from cuttings and grow it in greenhouses under a bill that's won the approval of the House. Under current law, hemp can only be seeded directly outdoors in fields at least 2.5 acres in size, which was intended to facilitate industrial...

A bill designed to make it easier to purchase hemp seeds for industrial production and research has been approved by the Indiana House. Senate Bill 291 also received Senate approval earlier this month. Jean Leising (R-49) authored the bill and says it will support potential commercialization...

Farmers in South Dakota could soon be legally allowed to grow industrial hemp. South Dakota's House of Representatives voted 57-11 in favor of a bill that would allow industrial hemp to be cultivated. The bill will now head to the Senate for deliberation. The bill's main House sponsor, Mike...

The recent Bill to enable the domestic cultivation and production of medicinal cannabis will overcome state laws that have restricted access to the drug in the past, writes Dr Teresa Nicoletti. In a ground-breaking session in the Federal Parliament, the Minister for Health, Sussan Ley...

Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medicinal marijuana use, and some Missourians are pushing to join those ranks. The Missouri Compassionate Care Act would allow licensure for up to 30 medical cannabis centers and 30 cannabis cultivation and production centers across the...

Peter Cownie and the Republican Party continue to lead when it comes to use of medication [Republican lawmaker to file bill for medical marijuana, Feb. 9]. Possession and use of medications should not make an ill person or their loved ones a felon. As such, we need to allow for the legal...

Let's start with the latest news. State House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, said he intends to bring Senate Bill 3, the medical marijuana bill, to the House floor for a vote in mid-March. Reed has been a positive force in this effort, but at this point, I'll believe it when I see it...

"Post traumatic stress disorder is a very real psychological problem, particularly among our veteran community, and it's our responsibility to provide them with treatment options that can alleviate their suffering," said Sen. Stephen R. Archambault (D-Smithfield, North Providence and Johnston)...

South Dakota legislators are headed back to the state capitol with many hot topics on the agenda this week. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is debating a bill that could legalize medical marijuana. Senator Alan Solano of Rapid City says the bill extensively outlines the...

Olympia — The Washington Senate has passed a bill that would allow people to grow industrial hemp as an agricultural product, but only as part of a research program. Senate Bill 6206 passed the full Senate on a 48-1 vote Thursday. The measure would allow Washington State University to study...