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Less than two weeks before medical marijuana facilities apply to do business in Michigan, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has officially released the rules that will govern their operation. "The emergency administrative rules are designed to preserve patient protections...

Funding for the federal government is set to run out on Friday, unless Congress enacts a bill extending current spending levels before the midnight deadline. Also set to expire is a current rider that prevents the Department of Justice from interfering with state medical cannabis laws. If...

Dogs are man's best friend, but what if they have arthritis, or just need to chill out? Researchers at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and stoners everywhere are totally stoked about a new study that suggests marijuana is not only good for humans, but for dogs, too. In an ongoing...

Silas Hurd has his good days and his bad days. The 9-year-old's debilitating seizures are hard to watch, but his father, Forrest Hurd, said one thing can improve the boy's quality of life: medicinal marijuana. Silas suffers from epilepsy, and when we first brought you his story last year...

A new study on marijuana's health effects on people with HIV is launching after the University of Florida received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse in August. Participants are currently being selected and interviewed after UF Health released the announcement of this...

People who register with the state of Ohio to legally use medical marijuana will be prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law, according to guidance released by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. In an open letter to federally licensed firearms dealers, the ATF...

Cannabis businesses in California can't be within 600 feet of schools. Shops have to close by 10 p.m., and they need 24-hour video surveillance. Those regulations are in the new rule book for California's cannabis industry, which state regulators released Thursday. "I feel a big sigh of...

The Massachusetts Medical Society is offering a continuing medical education curriculum on medical marijuana. Massachusetts Medical Society President Henry Dorkin said the medical society continues to oppose both medical and recreational marijuana use. Medical marijuana became legal in...

The FDA cried fraud in October, accusing companies in Florida, Colorado and California of illegally selling marijuana-derived products that supposedly could prevent, treat or cure cancer The advertising claims were unsubstantiated, said the FDA, and the products hadn't been submitted for...

Few industries are growing as quickly and consistently as legal marijuana, which is a big reason investors haven't been able to get enough of marijuana stocks in recent years. According to investment firm Cowen & Co., the legal U.S. cannabis market is expected to reach $50 billion in annual...

Oklahoma Watch will host a public forum previewing what could be one of the most controversial issues on a statewide ballot next year: State Question 788, which would legalize medical marijuana. The Oklahoma Watch-Out forum, titled "The Marijuana Question," will be held from 6 to 7 p.m...

Gov. Mary Fallin says she plans to set an election date for a medical marijuana ballot measure after the start of the new year. Supporters of an initiative petition to ask voters to legalize medical marijuana gathered enough signatures last year to schedule a statewide referendum on the...

Nobody's getting a contact high from the pervasive, pungent smell of marijuana in Vireo Health of New York's growing facility. To get to the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC, another compound, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), must be heated to produce any...

Lauren Bixby was an athlete and a teacher. Four years ago, she was diagnosed with endometriosis. “As the years went on the pain got worse," said Bixby. The 33-year-old had seventeen surgeries. “My body has said I can’t work anymore and some days I can’t get out of bed and some days I can’t...

Shops in the American state of Maryland has begun selling medical marijuana to residents in pain, ending years of delays by embarking on a program that features some of the most liberal policies in the nation on who can qualify for the prescribed cannabis. Dozens of people stood outside a...

California is set to join the legal weed party Jan. 1 when recreational sales become official in the Golden State. The state was one of four, including Nevada, that voted in 2016 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. With sales projected to top $5 billion once the market gets up and...

Angelenos charged with or convicted of marijuana offenses who want to clean up their criminal records can seek free legal help Saturday at an "expungement fair" near downtown Los Angeles. The event is focused on helping convicted felons get charges reduced, dismissed or expunged from their...

Canada faces one last hurdle to becoming the first G7 nation to legalize recreational marijuana. Canada's Cannabis Act was introduced in the Canadian Senate Tuesday, its last legislative stop. The bill enjoys wide public support and the backing of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "I think it...

Virginia farmers attending a workshop on the regulation, production, processing and distribution of marijuana during the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Williamsburg were told there are three ways to create a legal market for growing marijuana. "Change the federal status...

The Honolulu Police Department is ordering legal cannabis patients to "voluntarily surrender" any guns they own because pot is still considered an illegal drug under federal law. The initiative continues three months after Hawaii's first medical marijuana dispensary opened for business...