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Buffalo Bills third-year offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson has just been hit with his second suspension of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. What makes this case different is the fact that Henderson's substance abuse offense is for treating his Crohn's disease with...

Although Nevada has passed marijuana legalization, there is still a huge issue: it's still illegal under federal law, making any grower of the supply a possible felon who could spend most of their life in prison. Yet, some people are ignoring the law and taking a chance that the DEA or...

The politics of cannabis are exceedingly complex, and yet the truth is simple: this freely growing plant heals the human body — not to mention provides food, fuel, clothing and shelter, if only we will let it perform its birthright. In a previous article, we investigated the strange fact that...

San Jose, Calif. - Every July 4, Augie, a 4-year-old Chihuahua mix, would go into freak-out mode. He trembled. He refused to eat, sleep or let anyone pick him up. His owners tried giving him Xanax for his fireworks phobia. "He would act like your worst drunk friend at a bar who picks fights...

Natalia Karoway is a trained herbalist, but the entrepreneur wants to expand her client offerings to include traditional cannabis treatments. So, she's hitting the books to beef up her resume at the Northeastern Institute of Cannabis in Natick, Massachusetts. "I really wanted to have some...

A crowd of more than 200 people representing both the wine and cannabis industries turned out Thursday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to listen to a discussion on possible business collaborations between the two, once marijuana is legalized for recreational use in California. The message...

This year, the major accounting technology conference Accountex (formerly SleeterCon) happened concurrently — and down the street from — the largest cannabis industry conference in the United States, the Marijuana Business Conference and Expo. Seemingly an unrelated coincidence, the timing...

The most comprehensive research review ever done on the topic found that marijuana can help battle depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even addictions to alcohol and painkillers. Canadian psychologists pored over 60 published studies and articles, half of which examined the...

After Abe Stevens opened Humboldt County's first commercial distillery in 2012, customers began to ask when he was going to put some of the local flavor into his vodka. Four years later, he decided to give it a shot. "A lot of people just really embrace that stereotype of Humboldt being kind...

Research at Colorado State University-Pueblo's newly formed Institute of Cannabis Research is in full swing, school officials said Wednesday. In a letter sent out to constituent groups this week, CSU-Pueblo President Lesley Di Mare said there are 16 faculty members leading research efforts on...

Honey and cannabis are some of the most healing natural substances known to man. While one is available nearly all over the world, the other still remains highly controversial and mostly illegal. Inspired by his personal journey with medical marijuana, French beekeeper Nicholas...

The government will not oppose the medicinal cannabis bill due before the Dáil tomorrow, ensuring it will be passed. The bill is being proposed by AAA-PBP TDs Gino Kenny and Richard Boyd Barrett and seeks to regulate the use of cannabis for medical purposes. It had already garnered...

Sarasota Co., Fla. — A doctor from Venice plans to open what he calls a "groundbreaking" medical practice in January that coincides with a new law involving marijuana. The Compassionate Cannabis Clinic of Venice (CCC) is scheduled to open its doors the first week of January and will begin to...

A task force which has been looking at the legalization of marijuana over the last several months, has announced it has completed the research phase, and will release a report within the next few weeks. The Federal Government is working on legislation to legalize pot by the spring of 2017...

Burlington, Vt. - A Vermont company is cooking up canine treats with cannabis. Reilly's HempVet is a supplements startup aimed at helping man's best friend deal with everything from joint pain to anxiety. Your pooch does not need a medical marijuana card to get it, though, as the product is...

Mike Crawford regularly rides his bike, goes hiking, lifts weights, even spends some time on the wrestling mat. That might not seem a big deal, even for a 45-year-old, except for the debilitating back injury the Marblehead resident suffered in the late 1990s. Crawford, then head wrestling coach...

Minnesota will allow the use of medical marijuana to treat people suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, state health officials said Thursday. The Minnesota Department of Health had been weighing requests to expand the use of medical cannabis for PTSD, autism, arthritis, depression and...

It took Chris Abbott six stressful months to find a new space for his growing company. The 10,000-square-foot warehouse on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., was once used to store industrial-strength compressors. Now the gritty space, its cinder walls repainted white, resembles a cross between...

On a typical day, Daphnée Elisma will fire up her vaporizer and inhale roughly three grams of marijuana. She can go through a quarter-pound of weed a month, spending about $500 in the process. But Elisma, 41, isn't what you might call a burnout. She's in her third year of law school...

The elections are over and the legislative season is yet to begin, so things are pretty quiet on the medical marijuana front. Still, here are a couple of tidbits. Maryland On Monday, the state moved to improve diversity in the medical marijuana industry. The state Cannabis Commission...