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Not all the states are the same. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has issued Medical Marijuana Access in the US: A Patient-Focused Analysis of the Patchwork of State Laws. It shows the vast array of differing state medical cannabis programs from the patient point of view. According to the press...

The first medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Illinois in November. What do we know so far about this alternative treatment of illness? We hear many patients are grateful and that there's a strain called Pre-98 Bubba Kush that is one fast ticket to euphoria. On the business side, though...

On January 18 and January 19, the City of Vancouver issued public notices regarding two new development applications for medical marijuana dispensaries. One of the applicants, Apollo Medical Society, promised to do its best to be a "good" neighbour, and "ultimately be a great fit for any...

The recent announcement that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will relax requirements on cannabis-derived research is encouraging. In the past, the Pennsylvania Medical Society has called on both state and federal officials to support further research on the efficacy and safety of...

Only 16 of the 20 medical marijuana dispensaries in New York state are scheduled to be open by the end of January. The state's top health official, Dr. Howard Zucker, told lawmakers Monday that he is pleased with the progress of the medical marijuana program, which began operating Jan. 7...

Eastvale is set to become the latest Inland city to adopt a total ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and deliveries and cultivation of the substance within the city limits. Council members on Jan. 27 will hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. Similar prohibitions have been...

Salinas council members approved an ordinance to allow commercial medical marijuana businesses to operate within the city Tuesday. The city attorney was quick to point out this doesn't mean permits will be issued right away or even in a month and that there is still a lot of work to do...

A report that evaluates medical marijuana programs nationwide says Arizona is doing pretty well in protecting the rights of medicinal weed patients, as well as giving patients easy access to their medicine. However, according to the patient-input-based analysis by the Washington-based...

Besides holding the distinction of being the only city in Monterey County to have a medical marijuana dispensary, Del Rey Oaks seems poised to be the only city on the Peninsula to allow the cultivation and delivery of marijuana for medicinal purposes. "I anticipate that will be the case,"...

Somewhere off a winding road in Los Altos Hills lives an elderly glaucoma patient anxiously awaiting her next joint. But she won't need to fret about receiving her medical marijuana if the town's planning commissioners get their way — they believe its delivery should be legal and sanctioned. "I...

Lawmakers have strengthened regulations prohibiting growing, testing and dispensing of medical marijuana in Lafayette, but have stopped short of stamping out delivery. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to tighten its oversight of medical cannabis, whose cultivation and distribution...

Although commercial cultivation of medical marijuana is prohibited in Newark under an ordinance unanimously approved Jan. 14 by the City Council, qualified patients and their primary caregivers will still be allowed to grow their own plants. The city specifically banned medical marijuana...

The Salinas City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance allowing and regulating the use of medical marijuana in the city. A council majority, led by Councilwoman Jyl Lutes and Mayor Joe Gunter along with council members Gloria De La Rosa and Tony Barrera all voted for the ordinance that...

As the six-month moratorium on new medical marijuana growing operations nears an end, city officials are proposing changes to Sanford's existing ordinances to regulate their location and operation. The planning board had a public hearing on the proposed changes scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 27...

Today the Calaveras supervisors will attempt passing a comprehensive set of local measures to regulate medical marijuana cultivation and related activities. If passed as drafted, the ordinances include statements that, as the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, by a four-fifths vote, finds...

During a Jan. 4 Battle Ground City Council meeting, council members voted unanimously to limit the number of marijuana retail stores in the city to one. Since October 2015, a moratorium has been in place on the issuance of business licenses and building permit applications for cannabis retail...

The medical marijuana debate is once again reheated. The Pennsylvania Medical Society would like to change the way marijuana is regulated. They are calling on the FDA to reclassify marijuana from a schedule one to schedule two drug. If approved, the change would make marijuana medically...

Fact: 44 Americans die every day from prescription-drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "That doesn't happen with cannabis," Caprice Sweatt said Sunday. "Medical cannabis is a safe, legal option." With the legal version of the drug set to debut locally...

The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation ("BCC" or the "Company") announces today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire a group of related companies currently engaged in the supply of management and logistical services to medical marijuana dispensaries, production and cultivation...

Medical marijuana producer Bedrocan is looking to help patients light up without burning too big a hole in their wallets. The company is slashing the price of all six of its medical cannabis strains to $5 a gram from $7.50 previously. Bedrocan president Marc Wayne says the licensed producer...