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The House advanced a bill amended Tuesday to include prior approval of a new non-psychoactive medicine under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that mimics anti-seizure properties of a marijuana oil banned in Kansas but available in other states. An amendment offered by Rep. John...

Hilo – A bill to replace the term "medical marijuana" with "medical cannabis" in state law is moving through the Legislature, though most other marijuana-related measures have died. Senate Bill 786, introduced by state Sen. Mike Gabbard, D-Oahu, says the word "marijuana" originated as a "slang...

File this under "you can't get there from here." The state Legislature recently approved a bill that would give parents the ability to try a drug derived from marijuana to help children with severe seizures.It's a good and important measure that got the support it deserved. It was approved...

CORINTO, Colombia – For years, Blanca Riveros has had the same routine: After fixing breakfast and taking her son to school, she heads home to a large plastic trash bag filled with marijuana. She trims the plants and gets them ready for Colombian drug traffickers. After school, her son helps...

North Smithfield — Citing threats to public health and safety, an official from the Office of Attorney General urged Town Council members this week to consider marijuana growers one of the town's most urgent concerns. Town Administrator Gary Ezovski, (pictured right), also said that marijuana...

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs says he wants more clarity about the Trump administration's views on medical marijuana. The first-term Democratic treasurer sent a letter to the White House on Monday, raising comments by White House press secretary Sean Spicer that suggested there might be...

Pierre – A South Dakota panel on Wednesday approved a measure aimed at legalizing a medical marijuana extract used to treat severe seizure disorders. The House Health and Human Services Committee on a 7-3 vote approved Senate Bill 95, which would reschedule cannabidiol, a derivative of...

One in five Americans now live in states where recreational marijuana use is legal, and 28 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. However, that doesn't mean that using pot is without consequences. White House Press Sec. Sean Spicer recently announced that the...

Augusta — Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Tuesday about the economic opportunities, enforcement challenges and regulatory headaches posed by recreational marijuana as the state slowly moves toward legalizing retail sales of the drug. While marijuana became legal for Mainers age 21 and...

The city of Du Quoin will return to the drawing board before finalizing its plans to assess any specific civil penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana and related drug paraphernalia. Although city officials were expected to take formal action at the Monday meeting of the Du...

I haven't smoked in 19 days drank "the stuff" detox the day before drug test and plenty of water . Drank more water the day of the test @1 and pissed I. The cup. My urine was clear as water , is this a good sign?

So I know I'm new here but I can't hold this in. According to fairly heavy "illusions" Sean Spicer confirmed today the Federal Government (DOJ) intends to pursue enforcement of Federal drug laws, specifically marijuana. The POTUS and administration have stated they will not mess with MMJ...

Davis County, Utah – For years, marijuana has been labeled a so-called "gateway" drug, blamed for leading drug users down the path toward harder, more destructive drug use. A review of studies in the journal Trends in Neuroscience, however, indicates that not only is cannabis unlikely to lead...

Marijuana is easily one of the world's most controversial plants and, in the U.S., has endured a particularly rocky history. While smoking marijuana was once viewed as an act of political dissidence against the Vietnam War, today the plant is recognized as an invaluable medicine and smoking-hot...

Like law enforcement everywhere, Houston officials want safe neighborhoods for a reasonable price. Following decades of rising incarceration and diminishing public safety returns, America's fourth most-populous city is embarking on a new approach to drug crime. On Thursday, Harris County...

The Georgia Senate passed a plan Thursday to downsize a key part of Georgia's medical marijuana law, despite warnings from advocates that it will alienate dozens of families and children who use cannabis oil to help treat debilitating conditions. Senate Bill 16, sponsored by state Sen. Ben...

It is no longer questioned that the war on drugs has disproportionately impacted Black, Brown and poor people. What is less understood or discussed are the potential impacts that the legalized cannabis industry will have on these communities. As it stands, the bulk of the licenses held for...

The first federally approved clinical trial on marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress is now underway. Researchers on Monday began administering marijuana to the first participant of a trial approved by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, with...

GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH, +2.63%) is already well on its way to winning the first-ever U.S. approval for a cannabis-derived therapy. But an early trial suggests that these treatments could also be an effective way to fight one of most devastating forms of brain cancers: glioblastoma multiforme...

Since voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational marijuana in the November 2016 polls, employers in these states have faced the same question as companies in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington are asking: what to do about drug screening for...