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Harrisburg - Now that the law legalizing medical marijuana has taken effect, what changes? It's been more than 30 days since Governor Tom Wolf signed the measure into law. That means parents can now bring medical marijuana into the commonwealth from other states for their children. Although...

Harrisburg - Now that the law legalizing medical marijuana has taken effect, what changes? It's been more than 30 days since Governor Tom Wolf signed the measure into law. That means parents can now bring medical marijuana into the commonwealth from other states for their children. Although...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal is expected to rule soon on whether a recent law bars the US Department of Justice from prosecuting individuals who are following state laws on medical marijuana. Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana charges for more than three years...

Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that will help expand the hemp industry in Tennessee.The measure opens the door to in-state processing of hemp products, paving the way for faster development of the state's hemp market, and further nullifying federal prohibition in...

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed legislation into law to allow medical marijuana oil in the state. The law, which will decriminalize possession of cannabidiol produced in other states, will go into effect June 1. The legislation, nicknamed Leni's Law, follows a similar bill...

Jennifer Sherwood uses marijuana for pain from congenital hip dysplasia, degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis. She's had a hip replaced, too. She and others who use medical marijuana said they had a stake in the outcome of two Kent County medical marijuana cases that went before a...

I would like to take this opportunity to discuss a grave injustice that is being done here in Montana. All patients that are receiving opiates in Montana will have the prescription voided and not allowed to have any pain drugs from now on. What would normal working class people do if that really...

While there may be a new law legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, a sustained campaign is still needed to convince the medical community to accept its use, an advocacy group said Wednesday night in Bethlehem. Members of Keystone Compassionate Care, which helped lead efforts that...

Iowa lawmakers have been working on medical marijuana parameters for some time now. We hope this is the year they can come up with a logical plan that meets the needs of the people it can help. Originally, this session's bill, Senate File 484, was written to allow Iowans with an array of...

Jennifer Conforti is leading the argument for Georgia to expand its medical marijuana law, NBC News reports. Her reason is simple: her daughter, 5-year-old Abby, has autism and could greatly benefit from the medicinal properties of cannabis, but is not allowed to use it under state laws...

A Georgia mom is helping to lead the charge to expand the state's limited medical marijuana law, which she says unfairly excludes many patients with severe medical conditions – including her 5-year-old autistic daughter – who could benefit from the plant's medicinal properties. "There are...

What will Pennsylvania's new medical marijuana law, signed by the governor over the weekend, mean for doctors and patients in our area? Curiosity and caution were the reactions to the new law at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton. There were cheers of celebration at the capitol...

On a good day, Avery Akins is smiling, laughing, and playing with her mother and brother. On a bad day, the nine-year-old with Rett Syndrome suffers from multiple seizures. "She, at her worst, has suffered 25 to 30 big seizures a day, hundreds of small ones," said her mother Carrie Akins...

Pennsylvania's new medical marijuana law lets patients use the drug to treat a broader set of conditions – including post-traumatic stress disorder and autism – than many other states with medical marijuana programs, while at the same time restricting the drug's use more tightly than some other...

Medical marijuana advocates say Pennsylvania's new law legalizing the drug for patients will mean better lives for those struggling with illness. Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill into law just yesterday. It will take effect next month thanks to bipartisan support. Medical Marijuana has been a...

Personal injury lawyer David Shiner knew at least four years ago that medical marijuana was coming and it would be complicated legally. He was right. A Florida amendment was narrowly defeated two years ago, and now it's back on the ballot for a voter decision in the Nov. 8 Presidential...

Los Angeles law allows for 135 or fewer pot shops in town. In fact, "allows" might be an exaggeration. Proposition D, approved by voters in 2013, provides only "limited immunity" from prosecution for the operators of those businesses if they follow certain rules. The city does not issue...

A new Colorado law allowing medical marijuana use at public schools is getting a second look Monday in a House committee. The current law allows students who need medical marijuana to use edible pot at public schools - as long as the school districts agree. No school districts currently...

A pro-cannabis law firm based in Southern California has filed a lawsuit against the city over its recently enacted ban on all marijuana cultivation within city limits, and is asking a judge to overturn a part of the law that prohibits a medical marijuana patient from growing pot for personal...

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...