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It's unclear if Valley farmers have a future in growing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Speaking just three days after Gov. Tom Wolf signed the medical marijuana bill into law, Benjamin Ranck, representing state Rep. Fred Keller, R-85, of Kreamer, had few answers during Tuesday's meeting of...

I have been hearing this from a lot of people that Marijuana has some good effects on health if taken in a right amount. Is it true? Please share your personal experiences.

It's been three months since the first medical marijuana dispensaries opened in New York. Some 2,000 people have purchased the drug and upwards of 500 doctors have gone through the required training to dispense it. Is that on target? One of the dispensing companies, Etain, tells NewsChannel...

State health officials on Monday paved the way for Gainesville-based San Felasco Nurseries to join five other dispensing organizations authorized to grow medical marijuana in Florida. San Felasco's approval came after an administrative law judge ruled in February that health officials wrongly...

As marijuana sweeps to the center of public debate, protestors and progressives – like those who tried to inflate a 51-foot joint replica in front of the White House last week – have been at the forefront of the legalization movement. During Tuesday's forum at the Warren Alpert Medical School...

hi..i would like please to help in my situation....so.....when i start to make my own grows using a dual spectrum 400w hps i was making some nice grows...100g-200g each grow...this was 6 years ago...the last 2-3 years i was using some auto seeds i harvst and making dwarfs plants in 1 -2 litres...

Craig Gaudet hopes to soon sell medicinal marijuana in Summerside's downtown. Gaudet has an ambitious plan for a vacant Water Street building, known to many as either the old Royal Bank or Purple Parrot building. His plans are for an unconventional health centre, which would include the...

It seems like every few weeks, a new superfood sprouts up and works its way into health food stores. This includes several seeds, the latest one being Hemp. It belongs to the cannabis family and is commonly confused with marijuana, even though the two plants are quite different. Hemp contains...

As the Liberal government began moving on its commitment to legalize marijuana, Health Canada flagged nine key considerations -- from health risks and benefits to the experience of other jurisdictions, newly obtained documents show. A November 2015 ministerial briefing presentation...

ealth officials wrongly rejected an application from a Gainesville nursery in competition to become one of the state's five medical-marijuana dispensing organizations, according to a ruling issued Friday. The Florida Department of Health erroneously disqualified Daniel Banks, the director of...

More Floridians could have access to medical marijuana under a proposal that cleared a House panel this week. The House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday voted 17-0 to approve a proposal that expands the 2015 Right to Try Act to include cannabis. The committee combined two...

Nine out of ten people have backed calls for cannabis to be legalised for recreational use in an Evening Mail poll. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP and Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, is expected to become the first leader of a major political party to call for the class B drug to be made...

Eric Howard takes great pride in his "ladies," each of which can yield up to 16 ounces of medical cannabis in a 16-week life cycle. "They get so heavy, they fall over right at the end," said Howard, master grower at an 11-acre growing facility in Bernalillo owned by Ultra Health LLC. A trellis...

A medical marijuana dispensary recently opened for business on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse. Patients who are prescribed marijuana for an ailment can go to the new dispensary – which is under family-owned Etain Health – but they must first also register with the Department of Health, obtain an...

Peak Harvest Health, a company aiming to become one of the first medical marijuana growers in Maryland, will partner with Cumberland-based Western Maryland Health System on cannabis research, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Under the partnership, the hospital will assist Peak...

A medical marijuana firm says it has struck a research deal with a Cumberland hospital operator. The deal announced Wednesday by Peak Harvest Health and the Western Maryland Health System marks at least the second collaboration between hospitals and companies vying for state licenses to grow...

As public support for marijuana legalization continues to rise and after 23 states plus the District of Columbia legalized it for medical use, questions about how traditional health care plays a role in the industry are becoming more pressing. Medical marijuana cannot be covered by health...

Some of Canada's biggest producers of medical marijuana want Ottawa to implement advertising regulations similar to those that govern the sale of alcohol, as they await the Liberal government's long-promised legal recreational market. A concerted policy push is underway from Canopy Growth...

The Arlington Board of Health will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a proposal to regulate the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana in town. The public will have a chance to provide written or oral testimony during the meeting, which will be held at the Senior...

The Arlington Board of Health will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a proposal to regulate the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana in town. The public will have a chance to provide written or oral testimony during the meeting, which will be held at the Senior...