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Canndescent drew inspiration from such luxury brands as Tiffany's, Hermes and Apple in designing a line of cannabis products whose elegant packaging wouldn't look out of place on the shelves of Neiman Marcus. But the California cultivator might not be able to emblazon its name or...

With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, many of our kids have questions about pot. Rand Corporation behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico offers her humble opinion on how to answer their queries. Among family and friends, I’m regarded as the Dear Abby of...

A Tacoma mother says her 14-month-old daughter got sick after eating candy with marijuana in it. And now, she wants to warn other parents. The woman, who does not want to be identified, said the toddler found the candy at a relative's home without anyone knowing. When she went to pick up her...

A Tucson child is getting remarkable results, from a revolutionary treatment in Phoenix. We first told you about Annalise Lujan back in May. She had a rare brain syndrome that was killing her, until doctors at Phoenix Children's Hospital tried something out of the box. Now, Annalise is back...

The federal government has established a deadline of July 1, 2018, to enact legislation that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. While the argument rages over how it’s sold, where it’s sold and who should get a piece of the financial pie that is expected to result from marijuana...

A young Tucson girl is in a Phoenix hospital, suffering from an extremely rare brain syndrome. Now, her family is finding new hope, through an equally rare and revolutionary treatment. "One day, she was just a healthy young lady, going to school, participating in her community and her...

For the first time since their recreational marijuana legalization push began, Proposition 64 advocates are running statewide television spots. Text "When legalizing safe, responsible adult use of marijuana, the most important question is, 'how?' By voting yes on Prop. 64, adults 21 and...

I have always romanticized the family ski vacation - that's before I actually started skiing with my own children. What no one warns you about is that skiing with young kids can suck the relaxation right out of you. I am the ski Sherpa, schlepping my kids' boots, skis and poles, as hand...

With the addition of Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2016, the total number of states in America allowing the use of cannabis medically is now 25. The non-state known as the District of Columbia or Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol, also has allowances for medical cannabis. They all have...

With the addition of Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2016, the total number of states in America allowing the use of cannabis medically is now 25. The non-state known as the District of Columbia or Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol, also has allowances for medical cannabis. They all have...

Kids and candy go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Kids and weed-laced candy? Not so much. Rather, not at all. Just ask Antonio Neuaone, a Sheboygan, Wis. father whose three-year-old landed up "minimally responsive" in the emergency room after accidentally eating one of his...

The coming debate over whether California should legalize marijuana would be improved by the use of the ultimate mind-expanding drug. By which we mean data. Opponents of legalization are going to say that allowing recreational marijuana would end up harming young people. But is that true...

In 2014 the Florida Legislature passed what is known in the medical cannabis community as a "CBD-only law." This law was aimed at helping sick children; two years later, those sick kids are still waiting. CBD (Cannabidiol) is one of several dozen cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. It...

Four Idaho children are now taking a drug derived from marijuana to treat severe epilepsy under a limited state program, Idaho lawmakers learned Monday, and 18 more kids are being screened for the program. Gov. Butch Otter in April issued an executive order to launch an "expanded access"...

Hello to all: I am a long time grower who has taken a step back from growing so I could raise my kids in piece and without fear of the local law coming and taking me away. Now I am older and kids are grown. I have been enjoying reading the different threads on this web site and love...

A Journey For Oil Without more research, the parents of millions of epileptic children are forced to go it alone. Many are betting on a pot-based oil that they say has a remarkable affect on curbing seizures. Go inside the quasi-legal, science-free world of medical marijuana for children.

Hi, I'm koa's mom. He's a great little guy. Ten years old, but about two developmentally. He has myoclonic astatic epilepsy, or Doose syndrome. Two months ago we started trying cannabis to treat his seizures. Currently using the strain Harlequin, it is not the right balance of cbd/THC. We...