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Minnesotans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder will be eligible to try medical cannabis starting Aug. 1. To receive the drug through the program, patients need to visit a health care professional who must then certify to the Minnesota Department of Health that the patients suffer...

With a year to go and amid predictions of a looming supply shortage, Health Canada is scrambling to add capacity once the legalization floodgates swing open. Bill Panagiotakopoulos was surveying construction on his gated property outside Hamilton when he got the call he had been dreaming...

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday the members of the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. The board was created after Senate Bill 386, the Medical Cannabis Act, was signed into law in April. The law becomes effective July 5. Dr...

The state Department of Health will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana registration cards Friday, the same day the Medical Marijuana Commission will begin accepting applications for licenses to grow and sell marijuana. Under the voter-approved Arkansas Medical Marijuana...

Pennsylvania health officials are defending their decision to award a coveted medical marijuana grower's permit to a firm whose affiliate in Minnesota had two former executives charged this year with smuggling a half-million dollars worth of the drug across state lines. Pennsylvania Medical...

Seth Green: A Cerebral Palsy Warrior For Cannabis As Medicine

Canada's Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, released with the endorsement of key medical and public health organizations, provide 10 science-based recommendations to enable cannabis users to reduce their health risks. The guidelines, based on a scientific review by an international team of...

At a Paul McCartney concert at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2010, Matthew Springer, PhD, wasn't shocked to be surrounded by a haze of marijuana smoke. He was, however, amazed that the audience tolerated it without complaint. "All of these people knew to avoid smoke from cigarettes, because...

Medicinal cannabis has been made legal in Mexico. The President, Enrique Pena Nieto, has officially published a bill allowing its use for health and scientific purposes. The bill was passed in April, with an overwhelming 371 members of the Lower House of Congress voting in favour, with only...

The dozen winners of medical marijuana grower/processor permits and the hundreds of hopeful dispensary licensees can't yet exhale. The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced the first 12 recipients of grower and processor permits. Regionally, two Berks County businesses won licenses...

Non-profit societies could sell cannabis in the same way as the regime that runs pokie machines, a Massey University research paper has suggested. The report's author said gambling machines had been run in New Zealand for over 20 years by trusts, which last year paid out $260 million to the...

Owners of the two marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated Larimer County have asked the county commissioners for a firm decision on whether they can sell recreational edible products. "They'd like to have a definitive yes or no," said Lew Gaiter, one of three elected commissioners. "One of the...

The Arkansas Department of Health will start accepting applications for medical marijuana cards on June 30, officials say. The first step is for patients with qualifying medical conditions to get an Arkansas Department of Health medical marijuana physician written certification. Those forms...

Toronto’s Board of Health is calling on the federal government to decriminalize pot possession immediately as part has of a package of recommendations it adopted unanimously on the looming legalization of marijuana. The “fact it is still criminal is criminal,” board member and Councilor Paula...

With the rapid growth of Denver's marijuana industry, questions from public health professionals, marijuana product consumers, and marijuana industry professionals alike are popping up with increased frequency. The hotline is a 3-month pilot project supported by the City of Denver and the...

Medicinal cannabis has recently attracted much media attention in Jamaica and across the world. With the exception of a few countries, cannabinoids remain illegal — known for their adverse effects rather than their medicinal application and therapeutic benefit. However, there is mounting...

The Board of Health has adopted local regulations governing the operation of registered medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The regulations, which take effect Aug. 1, are intended to provide the board with the ability to evaluate the operation of those facilities and intervene when...