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The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research institute focused on "[advancing] science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction ... to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. " Though it admits "the majority of people who use marijuana do...

TV ads in support of marijuana legalization hit the airwaves yesterday up and down the state of California. The campaign's ads in support of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act are running on both broadcast and cable channels. The first ad highlights in a straightforward way how the...

In a split vote Tuesday, Findlay City Council tabled legislation which would ban dispensing, cultivating or processing medical marijuana within city limits. Questions about whether to set a time limit on the ban, and zoning law changes needed to enforce it, stalled the new rule. Fourth Ward...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began...

Springfield, Ill. - Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September's sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began...

Never has so little a change been applauded by so many. I mean, consider this--marijuana is still illegal. You can still be arrested, still be convicted, still end up in jail for possession of half an ounce or less. But now, in Memphis and in Nashville, police can also just give you a...

Anchorage - It's official; a store in Skagway may be the first marijuana retail shop to open in Alaska. On Tuesday, Tara Bass's store, The Remedy Shoppe, passed its final inspection with the state and received the license needed to open the doors. "I can't believe that it's legal, to be...

I admire Susan Meehan. She's a mom of four, formerly of Connecticut, now of Maine since 2013. Meehan moved to Maine to have access to cannabis oil used to treat her daughter, Cyndimae's, Dravet Syndrome, a condition that caused severe daily seizures. Treated with cannabis oil, Cyndimae's...

I admire Susan Meehan. She's a mom of four, formerly of Connecticut, now of Maine since 2013. Meehan moved to Maine to have access to cannabis oil used to treat her daughter, Cyndimae's, Dravet Syndrome, a condition that caused severe daily seizures. Treated with cannabis oil, Cyndimae's...

Colorado voters approved a constitutional amendment in November 2012, making it the first American state to legalize recreational marijuana. Since January 2014, when the residents began legally buying marijuana, a billion—dollar—a—year legal marijuana industry has emerged (expected to surpass $1...

I have a question regarding trigeminal neuralgia. My mother suffers from this very painful condition. Carbamazepine is effective in stopping the pain, but it has side effects that she doesn't tolerate, even at low doses. Surgery is not an option for her. Are there any other treatments that...

I have a question regarding trigeminal neuralgia. My mother suffers from this very painful condition. Carbamazepine is effective in stopping the pain, but it has side effects that she doesn't tolerate, even at low doses. Surgery is not an option for her. Are there any other treatments that...

Ware - The Planning Board wants a moratorium until December 2018 on the sale of "recreational marijuana," even though Massachusetts residents have not yet cast ballots on whether to approve the idea. Voters will decide in the Nov. 8 election whether to legalize marijuana. The Ware Planning...

One would expect marijuana growers to rejoice at a ballot measure in November that would legalize the cultivation, sale, and recreational use of marijuana. In California, however, many growers actually oppose the proposition. A recent poll conducted by the California Growers Association's...

On a recent September day, 86 people were being held at the Norfolk City Jail on marijuana charges, according to Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe. "The daily cost to house an inmate in NCJ is $59.69," he said. "(The) daily cost to house 86 inmates is $5,133, or $1,873,000 annually." Almost two...

Damian Marley has partnered with Ocean Grown Extracts, a company that produces medical marijuana oils, to turn a former California State Prison into a cannabis farm that will supply state dispensaries, Billboard reports. The youngest Marley son purchased the Claremont Custody Center in...

Wilkes-Barre - Hundreds of area residents made their way to Kirby Park on Saturday with a message - "legalize marijuana" - at the third annual Wilkes-Barre Cannabis Freedom Rally. Bob McDonald, a Democratic nominee for the Pennsylvania House of Representative, 120th district, said too many...

Madison, Wis. - The 46th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival drew big crowds in downtown Madison as people spread awareness about the fight to legalize marijuana. Hundreds of people were at the festival, which had live music, vendors and a peaceful march to the Capitol. Phil...

From 1994 to 1998, Dennis Peron ran one of San Francisco's most successful marijuana businesses, openly flouting federal and state law by providing the drug to anyone who walked through the door of his Cannabis Buyer's Club (CBC), with one catch: you had to be sick or disabled to get in...

From 1994 to 1998, Dennis Peron ran one of San Francisco's most successful marijuana businesses, openly flouting federal and state law by providing the drug to anyone who walked through the door of his Cannabis Buyer's Club (CBC), with one catch: you had to be sick or disabled to get in...