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The Pennsylvania Office of Medical Marijuana will be led by an HIV care administrator currently working in the state Department of Health. John J. Collins, who joined the health department in April, is a public health program assistant in the Division of HIV Disease. He will begin his new...

The Pennsylvania Office of Medical Marijuana will be led by an HIV care administrator currently working in the state Department of Health. John J. Collins, who joined the health department in April, is a public health program assistant in the Division of HIV Disease. He will begin his new...

Chicago - The Latest on the medical marijuana program in Illinois (all times local): 10 a.m. Illinois patients legally purchased $2.9 million worth of medical marijuana products in July. State officials with the medical cannabis pilot program released the figures Wednesday. June sales had...

Chicago - The Latest on the medical marijuana program in Illinois (all times local): 10 a.m. Illinois patients legally purchased $2.9 million worth of medical marijuana products in July. State officials with the medical cannabis pilot program released the figures Wednesday. June sales had...

Stories of hope and healing keep volunteers like Mike Lee standing in the summer heat. Lee supports Oklahomans for Health, a grassroots organization pushing to legalize medical marijuana in the Sooner State. Since May 14, volunteers have canvassed the state, connecting supporters to State...

Stories of hope and healing keep volunteers like Mike Lee standing in the summer heat. Lee supports Oklahomans for Health, a grassroots organization pushing to legalize medical marijuana in the Sooner State. Since May 14, volunteers have canvassed the state, connecting supporters to State...

A chorus of doctors, social workers and academics have criticized a state marijuana study completed this legislative session. An assessment of the public health risks if Vermont were to legalize marijuana was released mid-January by the Department of Health. The 84-page report offered policy...

A chorus of doctors, social workers and academics have criticized a state marijuana study completed this legislative session. An assessment of the public health risks if Vermont were to legalize marijuana was released mid-January by the Department of Health. The 84-page report offered policy...

As you can probably imagine, becoming a producer, and seller, of medical cannabis can get a bit complicated. The most recent licensing requirements released by the New Mexico Department of Health, which runs the state Medical Cannabis Program, are nearly 20,000 words long. With the recent...

How did someone who has called marijuana a "scourge", who has obstructed access to medical marijuana to sick and dying Canadians in pain, who has dismissed marijuana users as "stupid", and who works for a law firm that wants to see its clients get a monopoly on legal weed, ever get to chair a...

The effects of migraines can be debilitating for the 38 million men, women and children who suffer from migraines in the U.S. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraine is the sixth most disabling illness in the world. But new research has revealed that medical marijuana could...

The effects of migraines can be debilitating for the 38 million men, women and children who suffer from migraines in the U.S. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraine is the sixth most disabling illness in the world. But new research has revealed that medical marijuana could...

Greece joins a growing number of countries that are embracing medical cannabis reform. The Greek Health Ministry has announced the formation of a group of academics, doctors, scientists, legal advisors, politicians and patient associations that are working together to discuss a framework for...

Greece joins a growing number of countries that are embracing medical cannabis reform. The Greek Health Ministry has announced the formation of a group of academics, doctors, scientists, legal advisors, politicians and patient associations that are working together to discuss a framework for...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - The state Health Department's medical marijuana program is expected to launch by early 2018, state health officials said Tuesday. "The department is being very thoughtful and thorough in our approach to developing and implementing a medically focused program that...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - The state Health Department's medical marijuana program is expected to launch by early 2018, state health officials said Tuesday. "The department is being very thoughtful and thorough in our approach to developing and implementing a medically focused program that...

Some of the most important health benefits of cannabis oil include its ability to reduce stress and anxiety, improve the quality of sleep, boost appetite and optimize digestion, reduce pain, prevent certain cancers, strengthen heart health, and protect your skin, among others. Cannabis...

A UB psychologist who studies substance abuse issues has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ad hoc committee that will review the health effects of marijuana use. R. Lorraine Collins, professor of community health and health behavior, School of Public...

Volunteers with the Oklahomans for Health organization have been working hard to get signatures for the petition to get medical marijuana on the ballot in November. They started in May and will continue gathering signatures until the deadline on August 11. There are tents scattered statewide...

Volunteers with the Oklahomans for Health organization have been working hard to get signatures for the petition to get medical marijuana on the ballot in November. They started in May and will continue gathering signatures until the deadline on August 11. There are tents scattered statewide...