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Collinsville, IL — Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the first medical cannabis dispensary in the metro east. HCI Alternatives in Collinsville has gained popularity as more people seek new methods to treat pain. The business had 89 qualified patients when it opened last January...

Thirty percent of marijuana businesses are audited each year by the IRS; adding to that pressure is the threat of new regulations the industry may have to adopt. To ease the load, Keegan Peterson founded Wurk, which helps marijuana companies keep track of all their business records – from...

Brett Helfrich receives call after call from cannabis businesses that want to grow their plants inside empty warehouses at his former furniture company on South Riverside Drive. "It's hard to find anybody to rent them other than for cannabis use," said Helfrich, who shut down Eads Furniture...

In February 2016, the Orange County Register broke what seemed like a major medical-marijuana story. Television celebrity Roseanne Barr was set to open a legal dispensary at 1327 E. Saint Gertrude Place in Santa Ana. Roseanne's Joint would sell a line of her own products, including cannabis...

In one of the least surprising announcements of the year, the National Academy of Sciences has declared that marijuana can be used as a medicine in order to improve one's health naturally. Despite the fact that anyone who has done any significant amount of research on the subject could have told...

An estimated 400,000 Americans are currently living with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease where the body's immune cells attack a fatty substance called myelin in the nerves. Common symptoms are gait and balance disorders, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, pain and muscle spasticity...

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With eight states legalizing recreational cannabis and 26 other states legalizing medical cannabis use, federal government is the biggest obstacle to freedom — despite more and more U.S. lawmakers pushing for medical access and even complete decriminalization. By far the biggest obstruction...

With the marijuana legalization push quickly working its way through the psyches and legislative houses belonging to millions of Americans, it's easy to get caught up in the fervor a brand new and previously off-limits market is creating. People are making money, jobs are being created, and...

One of the operators of an Edmonton storefront cannabis dispensary says he has joined an industry legalization committee after charges laid in a police raid were dropped. Aaron Bott, his brother Colin Bott and his mother and stepfather, Janice and Bob Cyre, were charged with possession of...

Salt Lake City – A three-year push to pass some kind of comprehensive medical marijuana law in Utah could come to a head when state lawmakers start their annual session Monday. Lawmakers have spent the past few years studying the issue and are working on a package of bills to expand access to...

Smoking may be the most popular method to use marijuana, but it's not the only one. Cannabis-derived oils are increasingly popular, and their uses and properties differ depending on what part of the plant they come from and how they are created. Here is a quick run-through of the differences in...

Bellevue, Neb. - There's a renewed push to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska. Senator Anna Wishart of Lincoln introduced the Medical Cannabis Act on Wednesday, the very last day to introduce bills. This is the first time the bill has been proposed without Senator Tommy Garrett...

Hesperia - Faced with the daunting task of reviewing nearly two dozen separate permits for cannabis activity, the City Council here agreed to move Tuesday's agenda item to March. The Council was set to discuss an ordinance regarding various types of commercial marijuana activities that may be...

There is a new clinic opening in Saskatoon that will help people in need of medical cannabis to obtain a prescription and arrange legal access to the drug. Natural Health Services runs medical cannabis clinics in Calgary, Medicine Hat, Edmonton and now Saskatoon. "It's been a few...

Confusion over medical marijuana will result in sick people being jailed for trying to buy treatment illegally, the Nimbin Hemp Embassy has warned. The organisation's president, Michael Balderstone, said a workshop being held in the village today aimed to provide clear advice. "We keep...

Gilles Richard doesn't harbour any illusions about his disease. It has latched itself to his lungs, his bones and he fears it will eventually seep its way into his brain. Over time, he says, the sickness will prevail. "I like to say I just want five good years," says Richard, a retired...

Some of Australia's most high-profile medicinal cannabis advocates have banded together to launch a new campaign for better access to the drug. Federal legislation passed last year was supposed to give patients access to cannabis for medicinal use but Lucy Haslam and Barry Lambert said it was...

Canna Advisors is a business development services company focused on helping form new cannabis businesses in new states and new countries. The firm also invests in the industry – especially in startup companies, works as an advocate and donates money to numerous state non-profits. Benzinga...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) may believe marijuana is as harmful as heroin, but the science community is backing down on demonizing marijuana. The National Academy of Sciences released a new report last week that reviewed 10,000 scientific abstracts and reached nearly 100...