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Linda Lloyd hopes that the small vial of amber liquid she picked up at a medical-marijuana dispensary this week will save her son's life. Lloyd, one of the first parents to join the state's expanded medical-cannabis program, is in the vanguard of a potential health care revolution for...

In June, I was asked to attend and testify at a City of Portland Marijuana Policy Oversight Team, where the agenda was to discuss what events with a cannabis component might look like. It's (almost) always nice to be asked by government regulatory agencies to work with them, and this was one of...

As the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to display its arrogance, refusing to remove marijuana from schedule 1 of the Control Substance Act (CSA), thanks to certified professional bodies in the country, more and more details on medical efficacy of the plant is being...

As the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to display its arrogance, refusing to remove marijuana from schedule 1 of the Control Substance Act (CSA), thanks to certified professional bodies in the country, more and more details on medical efficacy of the plant is being...

A special scheme providing medicinal cannabis to epileptic children too sick to join the upcoming standard clinical trial in NSW has shown "promising" early signs, though doctors have warned it is not a miracle cure. About 20 severely epileptic children have so far begun receiving the...

A special scheme providing medicinal cannabis to epileptic children too sick to join the upcoming standard clinical trial in NSW has shown "promising" early signs, though doctors have warned it is not a miracle cure. About 20 severely epileptic children have so far begun receiving the...

It's the agonising decision: watch your child's tiny body writhe under the strain of an endless procession of severe seizures, or risk prosecution under Australian drug laws in the hope that cannabis could relieve the contortions. The parents of children with epilepsy who choose the latter...

It's the agonising decision: watch your child's tiny body writhe under the strain of an endless procession of severe seizures, or risk prosecution under Australian drug laws in the hope that cannabis could relieve the contortions. The parents of children with epilepsy who choose the latter...

Like many of you, I'm a busy mom with a fast-paced, high-stress job - and that's outside of the home. My first job is being a mom to my two wonderful children, and with that comes all of the worry and pressure we feel every day as we try to do right by our children and guide them to become...

Like many of you, I'm a busy mom with a fast-paced, high-stress job - and that's outside of the home. My first job is being a mom to my two wonderful children, and with that comes all of the worry and pressure we feel every day as we try to do right by our children and guide them to become...

NSW children suffering severe, debilitating and treatment-resistant epilepsy will soon be able to access medicinal cannabis as part of an Australian-first clinical trial. The experimental, cannabis-based Epidiolex drug will be delivered through the Sydney Children's Hospital to an initial...

NSW children suffering severe, debilitating and treatment-resistant epilepsy will soon be able to access medicinal cannabis as part of an Australian-first clinical trial. The experimental, cannabis-based Epidiolex drug will be delivered through the Sydney Children's Hospital to an initial...

The number of medical benefits cannabis has is nearly endless and slightly unbelievable. Regardless of any doubts, fears, or stigmas there are several thousands of patients that turn to marijuana for healing including children as young as 18-months old. Unlike most adults, young children do not...

The number of medical benefits cannabis has is nearly endless and slightly unbelievable. Regardless of any doubts, fears, or stigmas there are several thousands of patients that turn to marijuana for healing including children as young as 18-months old. Unlike most adults, young children do not...

The guidelines outline specific requirements that must be followed when parents, guardians and caregivers apply to obtain medical marijuana for children with a physician-documented serious medical condition. Once approved, Murphy said the letter should be carried whenever medical marijuana...

Moved by the pleas of parents desperate to get relief for their seriously ill children, the Senate late Friday night gave final legislative approval to a bill that would allow minors to participate in the state's medical marijuana program. "I believe people would be hard-pressed to listen to...

After nearly four hours of debate and eight failed Republican amendments that would have changed the state's medical-marijuana program, the Senate voted 23-11 late Friday to allow seriously ill children to participate. For Dana Haddox-Wright, whose daughter battles daily seizures, the vote...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana Sunday, and the first people to benefit from its passage will be children and their parents. Specifically, children suffering from debilitating, incurable conditions that cause symptoms like seizures, pain or dietary...

The Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015, passed on Tuesday, means Victoria is the first Australian state to permit medicinal marijuana. The Government said it would only be available to people in exceptional circumstances, with children suffering from severe epilepsy the first to access...

Reversing his original order in a case involving five children taken by the Department of Children and Families, a Riley County, Kansas judge has allowed use of medical cannabis by the children's parents. Writing that visitation with the children can continue even if the parents test positive...