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  1. Katelyn Baker

    Give Florida Doctors Flexibility To Recommend Marijuana

    If your dog got sick, and marijuana could help him, you'd have it in his food bowl tonight – not tomorrow – tonight." That statement – or a slight variation thereof – was made dozens of times by John Morgan while he campaigned for medical marijuana over the last four years. John is rarely...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    DEA Bars Cannabis Doctors As Dr Who Falsely Diagnosed Cancer Keeps License

    Patients and doctors are in an uproar in Port St. Lucie, Florida over the fact that Dr. Gary Marder, a dermatologist, still has his medical license after falsely diagnosing patients with skin cancer. In doing so, Marder bilked Medicare and profited millions of dollars, while giving patients...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Local Doctors Greenlit To Prescribe Medical Marijuana

    As Floridians and their doctors await state health officials to set rules to govern the distribution of medical marijuana, a handful of local doctors have qualified to register patients to receive medical marijuana treatments. One doctor in Escambia County, five in Santa Rosa County and four...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    TX: Medical Marijuana Gets Spotlight In Pre-Super Bowl Event In Houston

    Medical marijuana proponents will convene professional athletes and doctors ahead of Super Bowl LI for a discussion on whether cannabis has "a proper place in professional sports." Inhaler manufacturer Vapen CBD and cannabis media and culture company Merry Jane will join forces with Doctors...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    FL: State Officials Give Docs Prerogative To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Patients

    Patients who qualify for medical marijuana under a voter-approved constitutional amendment can start purchasing cannabis treatments in as little as 90 days, according to the state's top pot cop. Whether patients would be able to start buying medical marijuana before the Department of Health...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Patients, Doctors Get Green Light For Medical Marijuana

    Tallahassee, Fla. - Patients who qualify for medical marijuana under a voter-approved constitutional amendment can start purchasing cannabis treatments in as little as 90 days, according to the state's top pot cop. Whether patients would be able to start buying medical marijuana before the...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    New Website Reveals State's Secret List Of NY Medical Marijuana Doctors

    Albany, N.Y. - Two entrepreneurs have published the names of New York doctors registered to prescribe medical marijuana, information the state Health Department had been keeping under wraps. John Norris and John Karling of Saratoga Springs launched their website, Dr.MedPot, last month...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Ohio Medical Marijuana Survey Results, Proposed Physician Rules Raise Concerns

    Columbus, Ohio -- Three out of 20 Ohio physicians said they would be "highly likely" to recommend medical marijuana to a patient, according to results from an Ohio State Medical Board survey. The survey was sent to all Ohio-licensed doctors in September, when Ohio's medical marijuana law took...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    Ireland: Many Doctors Would Welcome Ability To Prescribe Cannabis

    While not exactly on the cusp of legality, the prospect of medicinal cannabis becoming a reality here has drawn considerably closer with the Government's decision to facilitate a Bill put forward by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny. Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed he will not...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    Few Doctors Sign On To Recommend Medical Marijuana In Maryland

    Just 1 percent of the 16,000 doctors who treat patients in Maryland have signed up for the state's medical marijuana program, and two of the largest hospital systems in the state have banned their physicians from participating. The lack of enthusiasm threatens to undermine the fledgling program...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    Few Doctors Sign On To Recommend Medical Marijuana In Maryland

    Just 1 percent of the 16,000 doctors who treat patients in Maryland have signed up for the state's medical marijuana program, and two of the largest hospital systems in the state have banned their physicians from participating. The lack of enthusiasm threatens to undermine the fledgling program...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Makes Changes

    Illinois is about one year into its experiment with legalized medical marijuana. One change since the program began is that doctors no longer have to recommend their patient try cannabis. That's something that had made physicians wary. Some patients reported a struggle finding a doctor...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Makes Changes

    Illinois is about one year into its experiment with legalized medical marijuana. One change since the program began is that doctors no longer have to recommend their patient try cannabis. That's something that had made physicians wary. Some patients reported a struggle finding a doctor...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    IL: People Having Trouble Getting Medical Marijuana

    Champaign - People across the state are having trouble signing up for the medical marijuana pilot program. It's not because they don't quality - but because their doctors won't sign the paperwork. Mindy Haile was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis decades ago. "We've tried physical...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    Are VA Doctors Prohibited From Recommending Medical Marijuana?

    The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has seen millions of dollars in contributions opposing the initiative - and political advertisements on both sides of the aisle. A recent ad from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol , a pro-pot group, tells the story of a...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    Are VA Doctors Prohibited From Recommending Medical Marijuana?

    The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has seen millions of dollars in contributions opposing the initiative - and political advertisements on both sides of the aisle. A recent ad from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol , a pro-pot group, tells the story of a...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    OH: Medical Board Isn't Blocking Doctors From Recommending Marijuana, Officials Say

    Columbus, Ohio - The Ohio State Medical Board on Wednesday further complicated its position about whether or not doctors can issue preliminary medical marijuana recommendations to patients. Board member Robert Giacalone said during a committee meeting Ohio's medical marijuana law is not...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    OH: Medical Board Isn't Blocking Doctors From Recommending Marijuana, Officials Say

    Columbus, Ohio - The Ohio State Medical Board on Wednesday further complicated its position about whether or not doctors can issue preliminary medical marijuana recommendations to patients. Board member Robert Giacalone said during a committee meeting Ohio's medical marijuana law is not...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    Inside Ruling That Guts Colorado's Medical Marijuana Doctor Policy

    In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    Inside Ruling That Guts Colorado's Medical Marijuana Doctor Policy

    In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...
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