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The effort to legalize a wider use of medical marijuana in Florida has a lot of support, an Orlando Business Journal poll found. In the unscientific poll, "Will you vote for or against medical marijuana in November 2016?" 91.5 percent of the 473 responses said, "I will vote for broadening...

In 2012, Lisa Livingston Brooker was diagnosed with Goodpasture's Syndrome — a rare autoimmune disease which results in damage to the kidneys and lung. She later went on to have a kidney transplant. Following her surgery, Brooker says, the only thing that brought relief from the pain was medical...

A Landrum lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to allow physicians to prescribe CBD oil, also known as cannabis oil or cannabidiol, for some medical conditions. Republican state Rep. Doug Brannon filed the bill on Dec. 10. The bill also establishes a registry and dispensing organizations to deliver...

A Landrum lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to allow physicians to prescribe CBD oil, also known as cannabis oil or cannabidiol, for some medical conditions. Republican state Rep. Doug Brannon filed the bill on Dec. 10. The bill also establishes a registry and dispensing organizations to deliver...

Inspired by Colombia's newly legalized medicinal marijuana, Rep. Rodolfo Albano 3rd of the 1st District of Isabela is pushing for the passage of a bill that would allow marijuana for medical purposes. As stated in the proposed House Bill 4477, or Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act...

A shortage of doctors willing to sign medical marijuana cards has put the program in trouble in Illinois, barely before it gets off the ground. Currently, only 3,600 patients statewide have obtained them, according to David Friedman, who heads a firm that invests in and reports on the medical...

Businesses seeking licenses to participate in Maryland's medical marijuana program finally have a better idea about when those licenses will be divvied out. The Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission said the first stage of approvals for grower and processor applicants should...

Even though Maryland is following the lead of 23 other states in setting up a medical marijuana industry, the collective experience of those states has translated to relatively little understanding of how the dozens of active substances within the plant affect health. As a result, Maryland will...

Linda Horan, a cancer patient, becomes the first person to buy medical marijuana in New Hampshire after she sued the state. The law regulating medical marijuana in New Hampshire was passed two years ago but until now none of the four approved dispensaries has opened its doors to serve those in...

Linda Horan, a cancer patient, becomes the first person to buy medical marijuana in New Hampshire after she sued the state. The law regulating medical marijuana in New Hampshire was passed two years ago but until now none of the four approved dispensaries has opened its doors to serve those in...

An exclusive poll released by Channel 2 Action News shows more than 60 percent of Georgia Republican voters support the growing of medical cannabis within Georgia borders. Medical marijuana is legal to use in Georgia but not legal to grow, forcing users to illegally bring it over state lines...

An exclusive poll released by Channel 2 Action News shows more than 60 percent of Georgia Republican voters support the growing of medical cannabis within Georgia borders. Medical marijuana is legal to use in Georgia but not legal to grow, forcing users to illegally bring it over state lines...

What is the status of Nebraska's lawsuit opposing marijuana sales in Colorado? The lawsuit was filed against the State of Colorado in the U.S. Supreme Court by the attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma. They argued Colorado, by legalizing the business of selling marijuana for recreational...

Some have characterized the loss of the marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio as an indicator of lack of support for the issue. However, what the defeat of the initiative reveals is the intent of citizens not just to make "pot" legal, but to do it right. In fact, the lack of support for the...

Bay Area cities are scrambling to pass emergency laws around the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana in anticipation of statewide changes aimed at regulating California's cannabis industry for the first time. Earlier this fall, Gov. Jerry Brown signed three bills into law...

2015 was a pretty amazing year for the progress in the legalization of marijuana. Four states and the District of Columbia legalized recreational marijuana, many states decriminalized it and several more states approved of medical marijuana. But for all the advances made in 2015, the year was...

There are many myths about use and possession of marijuana and medical marijuana in Arizona, especially since the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act passed in 2010. Here's what you need to know about what is and isn't allowed, and the legal consequences. Can I be fired for using or possessing...

With fewer than 4,000 approved patients, the nascent medical marijuana business in Illinois is off to a slow start. Yet it hasn't kept away a cadre of cannabis entrepreneurs who once relied on guns, badges, tough drug laws and lengthy prison sentences to fight the drug. While neither state...

Chicago - Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling. To some, cannabis-infused foods seem milder than smoke or vapor, but the products carry their own risks. It takes longer to feel the effects when marijuana is eaten...

Chicago - Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling. To some, cannabis-infused foods seem milder than smoke or vapor, but the products carry their own risks. It takes longer to feel the effects when marijuana is eaten...