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State senators plan to announce Tuesday morning they will travel the state to learn more about how Ohio could legalize marijuana for medical use. Leading the Senate's effort are Sens. Kenny Yuko and Dave Burke. Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, introduced a medical marijuana bill seven years...

State senators plan to announce Tuesday morning they will travel the state to learn more about how Ohio could legalize marijuana for medical use. Leading the Senate's effort are Sens. Kenny Yuko and Dave Burke. Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, introduced a medical marijuana bill seven years...

As the reality of legalized non-medical marijuana looms large, Canadians want to know if it's as dangerous as cigarettes. Or is pot actually "infinitely worse," as former Prime Minister Stephen Harper famously declared during the recent federal election? It's neither, science now asserts...

A medical pot company is getting ready to roll out its third dispensary in the south suburbs. Awaiting the delivery of furniture and a final inspection by the state, Windy City Cannabis is aiming for a Thursday or Friday opening at its Worth location at 11425 S. Harlem Ave. The company has...

Suzi Strand kept a small backyard garden last summer. The Ottawa resident did not have the energy to maintain a large plot of veggies and herbs. She battles a mix of Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia and trigeminal neuralgia (commonly referred to as the "suicide disease"). There's one plant...

Two state lawmakers in Ohio plan to travel the state to gather public opinion as the Legislature contemplates where to go next on medical marijuana. State Sens. Dave Burke, of Marysville, and Kenny Yuko, of Richmond Heights, will at an event Tuesday discuss details of a series of town hall...

Six months after putting her daughter on medical marijuana Baytown Township resident Kristy Kargel doesn't regret the decision. Kargel's 10-year-old daughter Emily had her first suspected seizure 16 hours after her birth in March 2005. The seizures worsened, and she's had frequent seizures...

I'm the only person I know who flunked a medical marijuana test. Now all my friends are laughing at me. A while back, I tried some pot in Colorado, for therapeutic purposes. I liked the result. It did wonders for my disposition, and also for my sleep. So I decided to apply for a medical...

Six-year-old Tristan Stiffler could die before the state legislature approves cannabidiol (CBD), an extract of the marijuana plant, for the treatment of his epilepsy. His grandmother, Pam Coats, a former Delaware County correctional officer, hopes Tristan lives a long life. But she fears that...

The state's foray into medical marijuana is slow going. As of Saturday, fewer than half of the dispensaries across the state are open. "Are you going to go see Dr. Berg in a couple of weeks," Christine Emerson asked her daughter Julia. "What's he going to get for you?" "My medicine," Julia...

For years, medical marijuana advocates have called for the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove barriers to research — and in December, the DEA took a step in that direction for the marijuana compound cannabidiol. That prompted applause from the Pennsylvania Medical Society, which wants...

ether it’s friends or family, people describe the changes they’ve seen in Jess Blake in almost the same words: They’ve got her back. “Having her back after seeing her completely disappear is a great thing,” Blake’s friend Lisa McKhann said last week. “It’s great to have her back,” agreed...

All the trappings of the Buffalo Grove business are in place: bulletproof walls, product locked away in a vault, high-end paintings and welcoming pharmacists. There's just one big problem with the medical marijuana dispensary: virtually no customers. "If this is the trend, with one to three...

Those supporting a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota have collected several thousand signatures just a few weeks after petitions hit the streets. Ray Morgan of Fargo, chairman of the sponsoring committee, says petition carriers report having little problem finding people to...

Some long time advocates of medical marijuana are questioning why they were not included in the Ohio House's new task force to study the subject. The task force includes both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. It also includes some of the key people who were instrumental in the defeat of...

A developer is looking to setup a medical marijuana production facility in the Town of Morris. Mayor Gavin van der Linde says the location being discussed used to be an old chicken barn, located in the heavy industrial area. A conditional use application would need to be approved by the town...

The availability of medical marijuana in New Hampshire is a big step closer to reality after the state gave approval to the first of three locations to cultivate the drug. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Friday that it has started mailing out identification cards to 176...

A Southern Indiana lawmaker will push to legalize medical marijuana during the legislative session. Representative Terry Goodin of Austin said he wants to make sure those who would benefit from cannabis oil have legal access to it. House Bill 1158 will exempt individuals and physicians...

It's been a heavy week for Adam Jacques. As he tours around the 40-plus-acre farm in west Eugene where he cultivates some of the most highly regarded medical cannabis in the world, Jacques, always outgoing, nonetheless seems weighted by sadness – not exactly downbeat but weary, like a man...

Pharmacists in Connecticut have been dispensing medical cannabis for more than a year now. The state's medical cannabis law requires that a board-certified pharmacist be onsite to dispense the product at a medical cannabis dispensary, of which there are currently six in Connecticut. 
 But...