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Edmonton - Need some medical marijuana? There's an app for that. An Alberta-based pot producer has launched a mobile app to make it easier for patients with a prescription to purchase federally-regulated medicinal weed. Cam Battley, of Aurora Cannabis, said the idea was to give customers...

Edmonton - Need some medical marijuana? There's an app for that. An Alberta-based pot producer has launched a mobile app to make it easier for patients with a prescription to purchase federally-regulated medicinal weed. Cam Battley, of Aurora Cannabis, said the idea was to give customers...

Deming - City Council unanimously approved a special-use permit Monday night for New Mexico Top Organics — a medical marijuana dispensary — that plans to open a business in downtown Deming. The regular monthly meeting took place at the John Strand Municipal Building at 309 S. Gold St. Top...

Deming - City Council unanimously approved a special-use permit Monday night for New Mexico Top Organics — a medical marijuana dispensary — that plans to open a business in downtown Deming. The regular monthly meeting took place at the John Strand Municipal Building at 309 S. Gold St. Top...

The director of the state's lab accreditation program said the agency will stop assessing cannabis labs next week because the Oregon Health Authority has not adequately addressed workload and staffing issues. Gary Ward, administrator of the Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation...

St. Clairsville - The Belmont County Board of Health deferred action Monday on a county policy that prohibits employees' use of medical marijuana. Robert Sproul, deputy health commissioner, circulated a memorandum concerning the Belmont County Board of Commissioners' ban on employees being...

St. Clairsville - The Belmont County Board of Health deferred action Monday on a county policy that prohibits employees' use of medical marijuana. Robert Sproul, deputy health commissioner, circulated a memorandum concerning the Belmont County Board of Commissioners' ban on employees being...

A signal flare that went up early this week is to be taken seriously: The Oregon Health Authority is unprepared to certify enough laboratories to adequately test Oregon-grown marijuana for pesticides, solvents and an array of biological contaminants such as E. coli. It's a practical emergency...

A UBC professor is conducting Canada's first ever clinical trial about the effects of cannabis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Zach Walsh, associate professor of phycology at UBC Kelowna campus, said they've received Health Canada approval to test out two different strains of weed...

A UBC professor is conducting Canada's first ever clinical trial about the effects of cannabis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Zach Walsh, associate professor of phycology at UBC Kelowna campus, said they've received Health Canada approval to test out two different strains of weed...

Montego Bay, Jamaica, Tuesday September 6, 2016 — Jamaica is trying to cash in on the multi-billion-dollar health and wellness tourism sector that several Caribbean countries are turning to in order to boost visitor numbers, but it won't be traditional medicine it plans to use to reach a high in...

St James, Jamaica (JIS) — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the Government is looking at lands in south-western Jamaica for the establishment of a health and wellness centre to enhance the tourism product. Speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Cannabis Conference at the Montego Bay...

A new study published in the journal Health Economics suggests employee absences due to sickness decline following the legalization of medical marijuana. The research was done by economist Darin F. Ullman, PhD, using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey. For the study...

A new study published in the journal Health Economics suggests employee absences due to sickness decline following the legalization of medical marijuana. The research was done by economist Darin F. Ullman, PhD, using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey. For the study...

Albuquerque, N.M. - A New Mexico family is suing the state's health department claiming that medical marijuana growing limitations hinder producers from making a certain cannabis oil that helps with their infant daughter's rare disorder. Nicole and Ernie Sena have an 8-month-old daughter...

Albuquerque, N.M. - A New Mexico family is suing the state's health department claiming that medical marijuana growing limitations hinder producers from making a certain cannabis oil that helps with their infant daughter's rare disorder. Nicole and Ernie Sena have an 8-month-old daughter...

Albany, N.Y. The state's Department of Health is considering a dozen changes to the state's medical marijuana program. The recommendations were released as part of a two year review. Nancy Rivera is still searching for a registered physician that can write her a prescription for...

Albany, N.Y. The state's Department of Health is considering a dozen changes to the state's medical marijuana program. The recommendations were released as part of a two year review. Nancy Rivera is still searching for a registered physician that can write her a prescription for...

The Cuomo administration is recommending significant expansions to the state's fledgling medical marijuana program just nine months after it began. The state Department of Health, in a report analyzing the program, offered 12 recommendations to improve the program, including: registering an...

The Cuomo administration is recommending significant expansions to the state's fledgling medical marijuana program just nine months after it began. The state Department of Health, in a report analyzing the program, offered 12 recommendations to improve the program, including: registering an...