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The state of Illinois collected more than $5 million in fees from more than 350 applications for only 81 licenses to become a cultivator or distributor of medical cannabis. Rural Illinois saw a surge of interest in creating new jobs and boosting some small-town economies. The reason for this...

This month, patients were able to buy cannabis-infused products that include "edibles." This is a significant milestone as it provides another option for patients who cannot, or choose not to smoke cannabis. The Associated Press article "Medical marijuana edibles debut in Illinois, come with...

Mention "medical marijuana" and most of us conjure up all sorts of images. Those include a questionable location, marijuana dispensers that resemble candy jars and a pair of Cheech and Chong look-alikes manning the cash register. However, the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program is much...

At least two Maryland state universities are jumping at the chance to work with marijuana growers to research the medicinal application and cultivation of cannabis. A tiny Western Maryland town says it would happily accept a 5 percent share of profits from a company that hopes to operate there...

New marijuana strain could slash medical cannabis costs A new strain of marijuana plant could slash costs for medical cannabis users in Minnesota. Otsego-based Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two medical cannabis operators in the state, announced the creation of a new strain with a...

New marijuana strain could slash medical cannabis costs A new strain of marijuana plant could slash costs for medical cannabis users in Minnesota. Otsego-based Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two medical cannabis operators in the state, announced the creation of a new strain with a...

In 2012, Lisa Livingston Brooker was diagnosed with Goodpasture's Syndrome — a rare autoimmune disease which results in damage to the kidneys and lung. She later went on to have a kidney transplant. Following her surgery, Brooker says, the only thing that brought relief from the pain was medical...

A Landrum lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to allow physicians to prescribe CBD oil, also known as cannabis oil or cannabidiol, for some medical conditions. Republican state Rep. Doug Brannon filed the bill on Dec. 10. The bill also establishes a registry and dispensing organizations to deliver...

A Landrum lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to allow physicians to prescribe CBD oil, also known as cannabis oil or cannabidiol, for some medical conditions. Republican state Rep. Doug Brannon filed the bill on Dec. 10. The bill also establishes a registry and dispensing organizations to deliver...

Inspired by Colombia's newly legalized medicinal marijuana, Rep. Rodolfo Albano 3rd of the 1st District of Isabela is pushing for the passage of a bill that would allow marijuana for medical purposes. As stated in the proposed House Bill 4477, or Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act...

The International Cannabis and Cannaboids Institute (ICCI) was opened in Prague today with U.S. and Canadian investors contributing half a billion crowns, which Health Minister Svatopluk Němeček said is the biggest private investment in Czech medical research in the past years. The institute...

:welcome: To all my fellow Cannabis activist's here at 420 Magazine, as promised I am starting this thread with the intention of having a central base of operation for us to all come together and collectively get involved in this worthy cause to end federal as well as state's prohibition of our...

A shortage of doctors willing to sign medical marijuana cards has put the program in trouble in Illinois, barely before it gets off the ground. Currently, only 3,600 patients statewide have obtained them, according to David Friedman, who heads a firm that invests in and reports on the medical...

The father of a 2-year-old with late-stage cancer is facing jail time for using cannabis oil in an attempt to ease his daughter's suffering. When Adam Koessler's 2-year-old daughter Rumer Rose was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma recently, he began supplementing her chemo treatments with...

Hi from the newly legalized zone, Oregon. I'm a landscape contractor (installer/ construction) with 25 year green industry and nursery experience. I am hoping to combine my nearly 40 year old love for Cannabis (and plants in general) with the actual production end of it. I can buy in my state...

Saying that medical marijuana will "do more harm than good'' during a legislative hearing earlier this month, state Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner did actual harm to the hopes of thousands of hurting Tennesseans who need real help right now. And right now is the time for state lawmakers to...

Saying that medical marijuana will "do more harm than good'' during a legislative hearing earlier this month, state Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner did actual harm to the hopes of thousands of hurting Tennesseans who need real help right now. And right now is the time for state lawmakers to...

Cannabis users who have not taken the drug for a week or more could be prosecuted under proposed new drug-driving legislation, the Transport Minister said today. At the moment, motorists who use drugs can be prosecuted only if their driving is impaired, but this new legislation would allow...

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Dispensaries, not liquor stores, are the best outlets to sell recreational pot, according to the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries. The statement comes shortly after B.C.'s and Ontario's public service unions called for legalized marijuana to be sold in liquor stores...