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The city of Coalinga is moving forward with plans to allow a medical marijuana dispensary and other services within the city limits. Last Thursday the Coalinga City Council voted unanimously to allow a medical marijuana dispensary, commercial cultivation and delivery services within the small...

The Oceanside City Council has voted to continue its ban on commercial medical marijuana – including the cultivation, sale or delivery of cannabis. An ordinance approved 4-1 Wednesday reaffirms the Council's position under the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act that removes the...

As more people start to use medical marijuana in Illinois, questions are being raised about the use of the drug while driving and how it will be enforced. This is a very gray area, because there's no objective standard for medical marijuana use while driving. How much is too much? Who...

Facing a Feb. 1 deadline, supporters of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana have topped 500,000 valid petition signatures submitted to the state. As of Monday morning, the group "People United for Medical Marijuana" had submitted 523,168 valid signatures, according to the state...

Continuing the ban on medical marijuana dispensaries — and a possible prohibition on all medical marijuana cultivation in Fairfield — will go before city planning commissioners when they meet Wednesday. A new state law requires cities to have ordinances in effect by March 1 to prohibit or...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder will not qualify New Yorkers for medical marijuana – at least not yet, the state health department said Monday. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker determined there was not enough evidence of effectiveness to allow medical marijuana be prescribed for PTSD...

The Hawaii State Department of Health Medical Marijuana Dispensary License application is now available online. Applications must be submitted online and will only be accepted during the application period of Jan. 12, 2016, 8 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST) to Jan. 29, 2016, 4:30 p.m. HST...

Montreal is abuzz with the federal Liberal government's electoral promise to legalize marijuana. So CBC Montreal's Daybreak is rolling out a week-long series it's calling Montreal 420, which will take a look at the challenges and opportunities facing the city if the federal government...

After using cannabis for 1 ½ years to keep myself alive, I was recently reported, apprehended, and charged with a felony. Now a medical refugee in Colorado, I'd like to explain why I need cannabis – and why I'll be working to change Utah's laws to allow people like me to have safe, legal access...

After using cannabis for 1 ½ years to keep myself alive, I was recently reported, apprehended, and charged with a felony. Now a medical refugee in Colorado, I'd like to explain why I need cannabis – and why I'll be working to change Utah's laws to allow people like me to have safe, legal access...

New numbers show more and more medical marijuana cards are being handed out in Illinois and sales are climbing. So far, that's from at least one of several licensed businesses in our area. The Illinois Department of Public Health has now approved 4,000 patients for the pilot program. That's up...

Before he was approved for medical marijuana in Illinois, Lake Villa resident Steven Bourgeois began using cannabis oil obtained out-of-state to treat severe back pain associated with spinal scoliosis. The 63-year-old was then diagnosed with prostate cancer but opted out of radiation or surgery...

Oklahoma's Green the Vote activists have unfortunately failed to gather the necessary signatures to place medical marijuana on the 2016 ballot by November. The all-volunteer activist group collected just over 70,000 signatures, but needed to reach a threshold of 123,725 in order to qualify...

Oklahoma's Green the Vote activists have unfortunately failed to gather the necessary signatures to place medical marijuana on the 2016 ballot by November. The all-volunteer activist group collected just over 70,000 signatures, but needed to reach a threshold of 123,725 in order to qualify...

The Mount Kisco Village Board of Trustees is seeking to become one of the first municipalities to regulate the distribution of medical marijuana. Last month the trustees instructed Village Attorney Whitney Singleton to create the proposed regulations. The distribution began on Jan. 5...

New York's medical marijuana program has signed up 71 patients so far. The state's Department of Health provided the number on Friday. The program began Thursday. To receive marijuana, patients with certain qualifying conditions must get a certification from a physician registered with...

It's an about face in Altamonte Springs on medical marijuana. Tuesday night, city leaders took a vote that represents a victory for business owners and their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech. City leaders in December voted to ban 27 words which they did not want to see in the names...

A Knesset lobby for the use of medical cannabis has been established with Likud MK Sharren Haskel at its head, it was announced on Thursday. "It has become accepted that medical cannabis has significant health benefits and an important place in the development of the world of medicine,"...

The Missouri Secretary of State has approved a petition calling for a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. In order for this to get on the ballet pro-pot supporters must get roughly 160,000 valid signatures on the petition. The American Academy of...

The Missouri Secretary of State has approved a petition calling for a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. In order for this to get on the ballet pro-pot supporters must get roughly 160,000 valid signatures on the petition. The American Academy of...