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A Georgia House committee has gutted a bill that would have allowed in-state cultivation of medical marijuana. The cultivation provision of the bill was removed from the bill Monday in the face of stubborn opposition from Gov. Nathan Deal and state law enforcement. Last year, the General...

Australians suffering chronic illness are one step closer to accessing locally-grown cannabis under draft laws to enable safe and sustainable supply. A bill to allow controlled cultivation of cannabis for medical and scientific reasons passed the lower house on Tuesday with bipartisan support...

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...

Late Wednesday afternoon, an expanded medical marijuana bill passed the House Commerce Committee on a vote of 17-to-6, meaning cannabis treatment could soon be more easily available to patients with more conditions. The bill, H.S.B. 607, would allow both production and distribution of...

Oregon hemp growers would be free to propagate the crop from cuttings and grow it in greenhouses under a bill that's won the approval of the House. Under current law, hemp can only be seeded directly outdoors in fields at least 2.5 acres in size, which was intended to facilitate industrial...

Let's start with the latest news. State House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, said he intends to bring Senate Bill 3, the medical marijuana bill, to the House floor for a vote in mid-March. Reed has been a positive force in this effort, but at this point, I'll believe it when I see it...

Several dozen supporters of a bill to permit use of certain cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes in Pennsylvania ramped up the pressure on hesitant state House leaders Monday. The group of parent, patients and other caregivers - which has flooded the Capitol in support of their...

Members of the House Republican caucus heard pitches Tuesday for two approaches to legalizing medical marijuana, but House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, said the caucus likely won't take a position on the issue. "We had that debate in there, and some of that stuff can just fly. However it...

DigiPath Labs, a subsidiary of DigiPath, Inc. (OTCQB: DIGP), has just signed a one-year agreement with another Nevada medicinal cannabis grower, House of Herbs. DigiPath Labs will use its state-of-the-art testing equipment and reliable testing methodologies to determine safety and potency...

Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana testified at the Georgia Capitol today. One of those testimonies came from Troup County father Dale Jackson. Medical marijuana is legal in Georgia — but only for the some 500 citizens who are able signed up. But getting access to that medical...

Dana Ulrich says she doesn't relish being a political activist. The Spring Township woman has been on the front lines of the push to allow medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. She's lobbied lawmakers, had face time with the past two governors and has appeared on national television shows. But...

Legislation that would expand Georgia's medical marijuana program to include an in-state harvest and production system will get its first hearing next week. The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to consider House Bill 722, sponsored by Rep. Allen Peake...

A bill in the state House of Representatives that would license limited medical marijuana cultivation has the signatures of 60 percent of representatives. Its sponsor, state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, said he is pleased with the support. Peake's House Bill 722 would let the state license...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana legislation dead in the water? The bill still is awaiting action almost two months after a state House bipartisan working group finished with it, and it's under assault from some 197 proposed amendments, many designed to kill it. This has become increasingly...

A new medical marijuana business held an open house Friday evening. Oasis Medical Cannabis is located on Industrial Road, just south of Wyoming Avenue. The open house also included a fundraiser for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada. The open house allowed members of...

The leader of the Ohio House says he may convene a task force to review medical marijuana policy. State lawmakers have been examining potential legislative steps to address the issue after voters last month rejected a broad ballot initiative that sought to legalize pot for medical and...

The leader of the Ohio House says he may convene a task force to review medical marijuana policy. State lawmakers have been examining potential legislative steps to address the issue after voters last month rejected a broad ballot initiative that sought to legalize pot for medical and...

..... Alright so yesterday i chilled with my brother we was going to go to his house but we stopped by at his friends house and say wassup and whatnot, they wanted to smoke some weed down in the basement i was kinda paranoid little bit, i been clean since august 2014, and took 1 hit of what they...

Washington: Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Measures to Permit Home Cultivation Legislation to allow adults to legally cultivate personal use amounts of marijuana is pending in the House and Senate. Senate Bill 6083 permits adults to grow up to six plants per domicile. House companion...

A bill to legalize medical marijuana was scheduled for a House vote Monday, but the vote has been pulled from the schedule. Sources told ABC 27 an amendment is expected to be introduced that would "water" down Senate Bill 3 by putting caps on THC and the cannabis plant. A rally will be held in...