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Perry native Mallory Jo Johnson and her 8-year-old daughter Zoey won't be coming home to stay anytime soon. Zoey suffers from several types of seizures and Dravet Syndrome so mom and daughter moved to Colorado Springs, Colo. in July 2014 with great expectations that the state's legalized...

Perry native Mallory Jo Johnson and her 8-year-old daughter Zoey won't be coming home to stay anytime soon. Zoey suffers from several types of seizures and Dravet Syndrome so mom and daughter moved to Colorado Springs, Colo. in July 2014 with great expectations that the state's legalized...

A New Jersey holding company has completed its acquisition of a medical marijuana firm, and named new leadership as part of the transaction, it announced Monday. Piscataway-based Mobile Broadcasting Holding Inc. said in a news release that it wrapped up the deal for U.S. Virgin Islands-based...

The husband and father was near death from Crohn's Disease in 2009. Over a three-month period, his weight dropped from about 175 pounds to 117 pounds. He had his large intestine, colon and rectum removed, and he was largely confined to his bed or a chair. He had no appetite and was surviving...

By this time in 2015 medical marijuana supporters were hoping for a victory. Many of them were brought to tears when the state legislature passed a bill allowing cannabis oil to be used for sick patients. But supporters of medical marijuana quickly realized there were several roadblocks in...

Cannabis, an extremely versatile plant is going through a renaissance in the 21st century. With the help of community leaders, proactive legislators, and helpful government officials, support for those who want to produce and use this crop for medicinal and industrial uses is growing. Mahalo...

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to legalize medical marijuana, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday. The document - signed by the president and the minister of health -- regulates the possession of seeds and plants, as well as their production, distribution...

California's new medical marijuana laws were supposed to provide more structure and clarity for the state's loosely regulated, billion-dollar industry, but in the past few weeks, dozens of municipalities have ignored that intention by moving quickly to ban delivery and other activities codified...

Two new laws marked an overhaul of state policy on marijuana in this year's legislative session, while the Delaware General Assembly approved a more targeted revision to the state's corporate law barring the use of attorney fee-shifting provisions in corporate bylaws. The two unrelated...

Just when it seemed Florida might finally be getting off the state's dizzying medical marijuana merry-go-round, new variables promise further delay of the legal, non-euphoric marijuana the Legislature promised two years ago. The 2016 session just became legislators' last chance to deliver...

A lawsuit, expensive pot, unpaid contractors and stalled projects are the harvest Nova Scotia has reaped from changes to the rules governing the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana. In April 2014, Health Canada brought down rules meant to stop people with prescriptions for medical...

Minnesota's first medical marijuana patients say the relief they've gotten from their newly legalized medication has been worth the high prices, long drives and awkward conversations. "The change in my life has been incredible," said Marguerite Norton Furlong of Mahtomedi, who enrolled in the...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is easing the rules for researchers who study an extract of the marijuana plant. The change means less paperwork for researchers when they change the study dosage of CBD -- or cannabinol -- an active chemical in marijuana. Some health researchers think...

A new strain of marijuana plant could slash costs for medical cannabis users in Minnesota. Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two medical cannabis operators in the state, announced the creation of a new strain with a higher cannabidiol (CBD) content than any cannabis plant known. The new...

Armed with stories from patients whose lives have turned around after using medical marijuana, the state's companies who cultivate and sell the medications are hoping to counter the longstanding stigma that still surrounds Minnesota's newest medicine. The medical community's unease hasn't...

The first six months of medical marijuana in Minnesota have been a mix of ups and downs, stakeholders said this week. The rollout of the program since July 1 has largely been successful for Minnesota Medical Solutions and LeafLine Labs, but a lot of work still remains in shifting public...

The first six months of medical marijuana in Minnesota have been a mix of ups and downs, stakeholders said this week. The rollout of the program since July 1 has largely been successful for Minnesota Medical Solutions and LeafLine Labs, but a lot of work still remains in shifting public...

The first six months of medical marijuana in Minnesota have been a mix of ups and downs, stakeholders said this week. The rollout of the program since July 1 has largely been successful for Minnesota Medical Solutions and LeafLine Labs, but a lot of work still remains in shifting public...

Medical marijuana could be a big topic of discussion for state lawmakers in 2016. Bills in the state Senate would create protections for dispensaries and people who use non-smokable forms of medical marijuana, such as baked items and oils. Now, Democratic Representative Sam Singh (D-East...

The state of Illinois collected more than $5 million in fees from more than 350 applications for only 81 licenses to become a cultivator or distributor of medical cannabis. Rural Illinois saw a surge of interest in creating new jobs and boosting some small-town economies. The reason for this...