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Study results on the analgesic effect of cannabis have been mixed over the years. However, many states allow prescriptions for medical marijuana for a variety of health conditions, including pain. A recent study published in The Journal of Pain looked at the effect of marijuana treatment on...

Study results on the analgesic effect of cannabis have been mixed over the years. However, many states allow prescriptions for medical marijuana for a variety of health conditions, including pain. A recent study published in The Journal of Pain looked at the effect of marijuana treatment on...

Two groups studying the cannabis economy say legalizing recreational marijuana in California will provide a $1.6 billion boost in revenues from expanded retail marijuana sales. The projections on California's Proposition 64 legalization measure in November come from two firms with a vested...

A recent decision upholding the federal ban on medical cannabis was a letdown in Maine and the 24 other states where the drug can be prescribed to ease the symptoms of illness. But the Aug. 11 announcement also offered reason for a more optimistic prognosis: The Drug Enforcement...

A recent decision upholding the federal ban on medical cannabis was a letdown in Maine and the 24 other states where the drug can be prescribed to ease the symptoms of illness. But the Aug. 11 announcement also offered reason for a more optimistic prognosis: The Drug Enforcement...

Bradenton - A Tallahassee company has closed on two vacant buildings on 14th Street West near downtown Bradenton for a potential medical marijuana dispensary. Trulieve currently has dispensaries in Tallahassee and Clearwater, with two more in the planning phases in Orlando and Miami-Dade...

Bradenton - A Tallahassee company has closed on two vacant buildings on 14th Street West near downtown Bradenton for a potential medical marijuana dispensary. Trulieve currently has dispensaries in Tallahassee and Clearwater, with two more in the planning phases in Orlando and Miami-Dade...

On Nov. 6, 2012 the people of Colorado decisively voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 passed with 55.3 percent of the vote. In Boulder County Amendment 64 received 66.4 percent of the vote. The margin in the City of Boulder was even higher. But you would never know it by...

After advancing on a procedural vote earlier this month, a bill that would reduce the penalty for possessing or exchanging small amounts of marijuana faces a crucial vote at the Metro Council next week. The 32-4 vote on first reading was important, allowing the bill to advance, but not...

A pair of dueling initiatives competing for the honor of legalizing medical marijuana in Arkansas may end up canceling out each others efforts. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA) and the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) could possibly contend with one another at the ballot...

A pair of dueling initiatives competing for the honor of legalizing medical marijuana in Arkansas may end up canceling out each others efforts. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA) and the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) could possibly contend with one another at the ballot...

Boston - The strongest reason for voting yes on Question 4 is that a legal and regulated marijuana industry would be safer than the black market since state regulators could test and clearly label the product, according to a 20-voter Citizens' Initiative Review panel, which also concluded that...

Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president who previously served as the CEO of a medical marijuana company, on Sunday defended his advocacy for legalizing pot. Johnson said that, if elected, one of his first actions would be to delist marijuana from the Drug Enforcement...

So some friends of mine got busted for Marijuana Under a Oz. They were chillin at a public park and a cop came and looked around in the car and said he smelt marijuana. Then they searched the car without asking. They found a roach. And took everyone to jail. But my friends were not smoking and...

Confused about Nevada Ballot Question Q2? Learn what Denver's District Attorney Mitchell Morrissey has experienced since passage of Colorado's recreational marijuana bill. Morrissey will be among a panel of guests scheduled to speak at the Sept. 13 Sierra Nevada Forums. The topic is...

Confused about Nevada Ballot Question Q2? Learn what Denver's District Attorney Mitchell Morrissey has experienced since passage of Colorado's recreational marijuana bill. Morrissey will be among a panel of guests scheduled to speak at the Sept. 13 Sierra Nevada Forums. The topic is...

Nathaniel Morris is a resident physician at Stanford Hospital specializing in mental health. He recently penned a strongly worded op-ed for ScientificAmerican.com on the differences between how some in the medical community view marijuana, and how the federal government regulates it. "The...

Arizona's medical-marijuana program could be in for substantial changes if voters approve Proposition 205, which makes marijuana legal for all adults 21 and older. Will Humble, former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, says the impact on patients will depend largely on the...

Arizona's medical-marijuana program could be in for substantial changes if voters approve Proposition 205, which makes marijuana legal for all adults 21 and older. Will Humble, former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, says the impact on patients will depend largely on the...

Safety Committee Chairman Paul Barker wanted North Olmsted City Council to discuss a possible moratorium on medical marijuana businesses locating in the city before passing it, prompting council to place the legislation in Barker's committee. During the Aug. 16 caucus session before the regular...