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At least three Muskegon city commissioners said they support a proposed ordinance allowing medical marijuana facilities in Muskegon - including dispensaries - as long as they are confined to a special district off Seaway Drive. Nearly 50 people attended the commission's work session Monday...

In just two months, Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy will be able to purchase a type of medicinal cannabis approved by the state. The dispensary itself is located outside a rural Texas town better known for its dancehalls, polka music and kolaches. Austin mom Katie Graham, sips...

Soon, people seeking medical marijuana in Ventura will not have to travel to get it. They’ll be able to get it delivered from one of up to five locally licensed dispensaries. The City Council voted 6-0 to allow the medical marijuana deliveries, with Neal Andrews absent. The dispensaries can’t...

Medical marijuana is on the minds of county leaders as they gather in Bismarck for their annual conference. Local government representatives gathered for their first session on Monday to discuss the impacts of the legalization of medical marijuana on counties. Association of Counties...

Perhaps the only good news to surround Florida and medical marijuana has been the legalization of the plant itself. Otherwise it's been cloudy skies for the Sunshine State. Because since voters decided to approve Florida's medical marijuana throughout the state, it seems the institutions...

Five months ago, a New Jersey health panel voted in favor of dramatically expanding the list of conditions that may be treated with cannabis. Chronic pain, Alzheimer's, autism, anxiety, migraines, and other maladies should be added to the list of 13 ailments, said the panel of doctors and other...

Once home to a Waffle House, a new business is emerging on Boynton Beach Boulevard that's part of the growing medical marijuana industry in Palm Beach County and the state. Called the Florida Medical Marijuana Health Center, two Boca Raton doctors specializing in medical marijuana will...

Malta's law regulating medical marijuana is about to become less restricted, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has announced. "Cabinet will start discussing changes to the law regulating medical marijuana in November," Muscat told a media briefing yesterday. "It is only when we update the law on...

Entrepreneurs hoping to break into Michigan's medical marijuana business will have the chance to learn how at a series of five meetings across the state next month. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has scheduled five educational meetings that will walk people...

Arkansas accountants might have been given the all clear to provide professional services to medical marijuana businesses in the state, but some of the largest accounting firms in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro are weighing their options on whether they'll serve them anytime soon...

Effective immediately medical marijuana dispensaries can set up shop within the town limits provided they comply with restrictions imposed by Town Council, which in a split vote approved an ordinance allowing the establishments. The council voting 3-2 Oct. 3 enacted an ordinance allowing the...

This weekend, the Higher Fellowship lead a rally outside of the courthouse in Terre Haute. "Our goal today is to educate the general public about medical cannabis and to inform them of legislation going on," said Bobby Jo Young, Higher Fellowship President. A bill proposing the use of medical...

Some medical marijuana patients in Illinois say the drug has allowed them to reduce or eliminate their use of other prescription medication, a new study reports. The study by DePaul and Rush universities was small, with 30 participants, and involved only those who volunteered to respond to...

No purses or briefcases allowed. Only transparent trash bags can be used. Randomized routes and delivery times demanded for the product, moved in unmarked vehicles. Constant surveillance expected. Piecing together a medical marijuana program in a conservative Southern state like Louisiana...

Fifty-eight percent of residents say they would support allowing a properly regulated medical marijuana dispensary to open in town, an online poll found as the City Council prepares to decide whether to allow one. But many residents who live near an east Livermore industrial zone identified...

House Bill (HB) 6517, otherwise known as the "Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act", was unanimously endorsed by the House Committee on Health on October 2. Originally authored by Rep. Rodolfo T. Albano III of the First District, Isabela, the bill seeks to legalize and regulate the...

Last fall, Nevada legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the third state bordering Idaho to do so and opening the possibility that pot will soon be sold legally a short drive from Twin Falls. So far, Idaho has stood fast against the trend of liberalizing marijuana laws sweeping...

Medical marijuana was one of the "hot topics" at the recent PACK EXPO Las Vegas/Healthcare Packaging EXPO. One example: A video interview in which Presto Products Co.'s Todd Meussling discussed packaging hurdles, package types and challenges. Packaging opportunities are especially promising...

Applying for a medical marijuana identification card would cost Pennsylvania residents $50 under patient and caregiver registry regulations the state Department of Health is proposing. "Every day, we hear from patients who are desperately waiting for this program to be fully implemented,"...

Following an investigation, police recently seized more than 50 pounds of medical marijuana and 31 marijuana plants at a Minden Township home. On Sept. 28, the Sanilac County Drug Task Force (DTF) executed a search warrant on Maurer Road in Minden Township. The investigation was a follow-up...