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Oregon hemp growers would be free to propagate the crop from cuttings and propagate it from cuttings under a bill that's headed for a vote in 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...

Law enforcement officials across Georgia are proving to be the biggest obstacle to a bill that would allow medical cannabis oil to be manufactured and distributed in the state. "From what we hear, law enforcement is our biggest opponent," Katie Harrison told The Times last month. Harrison is...

State lawmakers heard statements on a bill allowing the use of medical marijuana in South Dakota. The measure is deferred until next week to allow for more testimony. Proponents of Senate Bill 171 shared stories of chronic pain, migraines, seizures, illnesses, and disorders that they or their...

As parent of a child with epilepsy, I have been following the Legislature's cannabis bills closely. While I commend Rep. Brad Daw and Sen. Evan Vickers for their interest and their bill, I feel Sen. Mark Madsen is closer to hitting the bulls-eye. Plenty of studies show cannabis works better...

State Rep. Peter Cownie announced Tuesday he will file a bill in the Iowa House of Representatives authorizing the growth and distribution of medical cannabis oil in the state. The move follows a 2014 law that allowed Iowans to possess cannabis oil for the treatment of epilepsy. However, a...

The sponsor of a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana says The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' opposition to the legislation does not necessarily doom its passage. "Obviously, I'd always like everyone to endorse every one of my bills but I've been here before on other...

A news conference was held Tuesday to discuss a new bill in the Iowa Legislature to expand the use of medical marijuana in Iowa. Iowans 4 Medical Cannabis discussed the bill and support it already has gained from some House Republicans. Some Republican House lawmakers are supporting...

A Georgia House of Representatives Committee revisited State Representative Allen Peake's proposal to expand the state's medical marijuana law Monday. The Judiciary Non-Civil Committee met in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta to review the House Bill 722's details. The...

A major change in the Iowa Legislature could make medical marijuana legal in Iowa. A new bill set to be unveiled Tuesday would make it legal to grow medical marijuana, make cannabis oil and setup dispensaries in Iowa. It would also make it legal to carry marijuana across state lines...

Legalizing medical marijuana is once again before the Nebraska Legislature. Sponsors LB643, the Medical Cannabis Act, have modeled the bill after Minnesota's law, which passed in 2014. Gov. Pete Ricketts has opposed legalizing medical marijuana. KMTV reporter Nick Starling recently...

Several dozen supporters of a bill to permit use of certain cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes in Pennsylvania ramped up the pressure on hesitant state House leaders Monday. The group of parent, patients and other caregivers - which has flooded the Capitol in support of their...

A newly introduced bill in Delaware would allow the recently legalized low dose medical marijuana for children under 18 to be administered on school property. Delaware Senate Bill 181 is an extension of "Rylie's Law," which legalized low dose THC oil last year. The inspiration behind the law...

Two very different bills that would make medical marijuana available to small percentages of Utahns cleared their first hurdles at the Utah Legislature on Thursday. Two-hour committee hearings for each bill ended with the approval of lawmakers and an appointment on the Senate floor to continue...

After a proposed statewide ballot measure failed on a technicality this week, backers of medical marijuana in South Dakota found new life in the form of a bill offered by a West River senator. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-0 in favor of registering Senate Bill 171 on...

The House Judiciary voted along party lines on Wednesday to pass a bill that would stop the state requirement that employers reimburse costs for medical marijuana through worker's compensation. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Randal Crowder, R-Clovis, told the committee he was concerned that...

Utah Senate passed two bills through committees Thursday that could legalize marijuana. Senate Bill 89 and Senate Bill 73 deal with different aspects of legalization. Several Utahns told stories of how they suffer with medical conditions that have been seriously helped by medial pot. Senate...

Although World Cancer Day was commemorated yesterday, South Africa's chance of using medical marijuana still lingers. The Medical Innovation Bill was tabled in Parliament in 2014 by late IFP MP Mario Ambrosini — who took his life as a result of suffering from lung cancer. According to IFP MP...

Greg Vialpando, a Santa Fe auto mechanic who has been on disability aid since he injured his back on the job more than 15 years ago, says the opiates that doctors prescribed him nearly ruined his life. He shook as he stood up Wednesday, supporting himself with a cane to tell his story to a...

A legislative committee has approved a bill that would open the door to the cultivation of industrial hemp in South Dakota. The House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee voted 11-2 to approve the plan Tuesday. It heads to the full House of Representatives for consideration...

Members of the House Republican caucus heard pitches Tuesday for two approaches to legalizing medical marijuana, but House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, said the caucus likely won't take a position on the issue. "We had that debate in there, and some of that stuff can just fly. However it...