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Orange County commissioners will consider banning medical marijuana dispensaries within its borders at a Tuesday gathering. At the Oct. 31 meeting at 2 p.m., commissioners will have a public hearing on two ordinances — the first bans all medical cannabis retail centers while the second...

New Mexico has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the country, and last week President Donald Trump declared opioid abuse a public health emergency. He directed federal agencies to put resources toward the crisis, and his plan includes a massive advertising campaign. New Mexico...

Within the cannabis industry, it's well known that Israel is leading the world in medical marijuana research. The tiny country is home to a fully legal medical cannabis program that serves 30,000 patients, while THC itself – the cannabis plant's main psychoactive compound – was discovered by...

He swears that this came to him later in life, when he’d tried everything else. “And I’m not lying; I was one of those guys who grew up thinking if you smoked weed you had no future,” Al Harrington says. “I never tried it as a kid. My boys were smoking when we were kids and I never tried it. I...

Proponents of legalizing marijuana for medical use say 2018 is the year for Missouri. Public opinion has shifted. Money is flowing. And canvassers dot street corners. But we've heard this before. After raising more than $1.3 million through June of last year, a group called New Approach...

The application cost for a medical marijuana business permit from Bangor Township -- a 14,641-person township outside Bay City -- isn't cheap. Still, at $5,000 each, the township received 18 applications in just three weeks this fall. "A guy today called me and said he's applying for three...

Hey, what’s another 180 days? Man up. Even you, ladies. Grit your teeth. Dig down deep. Show ’em what Jersey Tough is all about. That’s effectively what was said Wednesday by those involved in caring for the welfare of New Jersey residents who suffer from chronic medical conditions not...

Medical professionals, state legislators and local advocacy groups will be under one roof Thursday night. The topic? Medical cannabis. The Compassionate Care Act was introduced last session. It would allow medical cannabis for people with certain medical conditions like multiple sclerosis or...

Somerville's first registered medical marijuana dispensary held its grand opening Friday morning. Sage Naturals is located at 240 Elm St., a 5,000-square-foot retail space underneath bfresh market in Davis Square. This is the non-profit's second area dispensary, behind a location on Mass. Ave...

When the Ridgecrest City Council meets November 1, they will be holding a public hearing on an ordinance amending the municipal code to prohibit, restrict, and regulate medical and non-medical cannabis and commercial cannabis activities to the fullest extent allowed under state law. The item...

A man who lost someone he loved to breast cancer years ago is making his way around the county teaching people about the effects of medical marijuana. His destination today was Mulberry. He went for a seminar on cannabis as medicine. "I've been traveling the world for the last five years...

It used to be a place to deposit your green. Now it's where you buy it! Drive-thru pharmacies have made picking up your prescription meds more convenient for decades. In Sun City, Ariz., shopping for marijuana will now be just as easy. All Greens Dispensary opened Arizona's the first...

Medical marijuana patients in Florida who are already experiencing long delays in receiving their identification cards are in for more bad news. A company that was not selected to take over processing and manufacturing the cards has filed a protest over the process. Automated Health Systems...

Responding to pleas from dozens of patients, city leaders may allow licensed dispensaries that deliver medical marijuana – but do not sell products in a store – to operate in the city. In June, the City Council adopted an ordinance allowing licensed dispensaries located outside the city to...

Owners of Peake ReLeaf have found a place to set up a medical marijuana dispensary in Rockville. Warren Lemley, Peake Releaf's president, said the company is leasing space alongside a pizzeria and craft beer and wine store in a shopping center at 12303 Twinbrook Parkway. Peake ReLeaf—named...

The tide is turning on marijuana. And Big Pharma has no one to blame but itself. The horrific epidemic of addiction and death linked to the profligate distribution of opioid prescription pain relievers has moved Americans of all stripes to reconsider the advantages of a substance that used to...

The Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park is urging Northfield Village to prohibit medical marijuana in the village. Village Council could vote Nov. 8 on an ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensaries from locating in the village. The...

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern suggested that the league should remove marijuana from the NBA's banned substances list, but a representative from the league said Wednesday that it's not going to happen. NBA executive vice president of communications Mike Bass said the league had no...

Between November 2016 and May 2017, Jonathan Fruchter, a 37-year-old Navy veteran, was receiving care at a post-traumatic stress disorder inpatient clinic with the Lyons New Jersey VA Medical Center. He spent his days in meetings that started with a check-in meeting every morning at 8 a.m., then...

A group of ten U.S. House members is pushing the Trump administration to begin researching medical marijuana's potential benefits for military veterans struggling to cope with war wounds. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) "is uniquely situated to pursue research on the impact of...