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There’s a sharp contrast in the rhetoric surrounding the legalization of medical marijuana in Indiana, depending on whose opinion you seek. On one side of the issue stand lawmakers such as Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican, and Sen. Karen Tallian, a Democrat, who are vocally advocating for their...

It's seen as relief for sufferers of 17 different medical conditions, including cancer and Crohn's disease, but to date, only two facilities in Pennsylvania have actually started growing medical marijuana. The dispensary under renovation in Squirrel Hill appears to be one of the few that will...

One of Minnesota's two medical marijuana manufacturers is turning away some patients, blaming a delay in third-party testing of its medications. The problems at LeafLine Labs are causing issues for patients such as Kellie Germann, who uses medical marijuana to treat her post-traumatic stress...

Bethesda resident Denise Dougherty said entering a medical marijuana dispensary in California felt a little "like you're sneaking into a speakeasy." "I could hardly find a door," said the 70-year-old woman, who suffers from chronic pain. According to Dougherty, the vibe was decidedly...

A distribution glitch at one of Minnesota's two medical marijuana providers has left some patients with little or no supply left for treatment of conditions such as chronic pain, epileptic seizures and Tourette syndrome. One patient, Katie Kennedy, said she called LeafLine Labs on Monday...

The state of Michigan has been working on strategic guidelines for business owners to apply for a medical marijuana license to operate. There's just one problem: no one knows what those guidelines are. This comes after Governor Snyder signed three bills last year, paving the way for a...

Hawaii is one of 29 states that allow medical use of marijuana, but it is the only state that requires registration of all firearms. If you are familiar with the criteria that bar people from owning guns under federal law, you can probably surmise what the conjunction of these two facts means...

As Pennsylvania prepares to issue medical marijuana cards by year's end, patients will find firearms out of their reach, state and federal law enforcement authorities say. At issue is the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug -- one with "no currently accepted medical use...

City Council has approved four out five people who will serve on an appellate board for medical marijuana licenses. The city will issue licenses to 25 medical marijuana dispensaries. The unpaid members of the Lansing medical marijuana commission will hear appeals from applicants who are...

Kalamazoo Township will let zoning and economic forces determine how many medical marijuana facilities can open in its jurisdiction. The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance Monday, Nov. 27. The ordinances allows entrepreneurs to open...

You shouldn't underestimate the importance of the American veteran in the debate over how to treat chronic pain. Our vets–many of whom are suffering from chronic pain–are easily the most sympathetic subset of chronic pain patients. And the vets are driving an important issue–that medical...

Residents are encouraged to read the rules and regulations of Guam's new medical cannabis industry before a public hearing on Dec. 5. Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr. is asking the community to look at the draft rules and regulations, then send him their suggestions before the public hearing next...

Land development plans for an Alzheimer's facility and medical marijuana dispensary both received a nod of approval from the Upper Dublin Planning Commission Nov. 21. The planners recommended the board of commissioners approve the plans along with some waivers. Dresher Care, a one-story...

University of New Mexico researchers say the legal availability of medical marijuana has the potential to reduce opioid use among chronic pain patients. The work of associate psychology professor Jacob Miguel Vigil and assistant economics professor Sarah See Stith was recently published in...

Dutch cannabis breeder Barney's Farm has made a $2.1 million investment in Tel Aviv-listed medical cannabis company Medivie Therapeutic. Barney's received around 244,000 of Medivie's ordinary shares, allocated according to a company value of $14.2 million for Medivie, as well as a seat on...

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini introduced the Medical Innovation Bill in Parliament in September 2014. The MP was then diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and commenced a campaign to legalize the medical use of cannabis. The objectives of the bill are to legalize and regulate the use of cannabinoids...

The Council approved an amendment by a 4-1 vote that regulates cannabis activity in the city and expands the eligible area for the establishment of delivery services. During its Nov. 21 meeting, the Council approved changing the eligible area for cannabis delivery service businesses by...

William Haas has his eye on three machine factory buildings in Buchanan that could be retrofitted to grow and process medical marijuana. Ed Graveline can look around an empty old Clark Equipment industrial site on River Street in Buchanan and envision 11 different rooms, each with its own...

It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. Against the backdrop of the nation's largest Veterans Day parade, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this month he'd sign legislation making New York the latest in a...

For now, little clusters of green leaves make up the "mother plants" inside the Aurora medical cannabis facility that just opened in Pointe-Claire. They look more like small house plants than the "source of all the genetic material" the company's executive vice-president Cam Battley says...