medical

There's a large group of Americans who spend every day struggling with a serious debilitating illness. It's a mostly powerless and unheard group, and I'm a member. Sixteen years ago, when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, my doctor told me I'd be in a wheelchair in four years and dead...

There's a large group of Americans who spend every day struggling with a serious debilitating illness. It's a mostly powerless and unheard group, and I'm a member. Sixteen years ago, when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, my doctor told me I'd be in a wheelchair in four years and dead...

The Big Apple may soon be a Granny Smith. Legislation in New York could push the state toward the top of the list of 11 in the nation most likely to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. On Nov. 11, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill allowing New Yorkers diagnosed with degenerative...

Proponents of medical marijuana have banded together in another grassroots effort under the name of Green the Vote. Petitions for State Question 778 are in the hands of volunteers and select businesses, and 123,725 legal signatures must be turned into the state by Dec. 29. The initiative...

Proponents of medical marijuana have banded together in another grassroots effort under the name of Green the Vote. Petitions for State Question 778 are in the hands of volunteers and select businesses, and 123,725 legal signatures must be turned into the state by Dec. 29. The initiative...

Along North-east Sandy Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, there's a stretch known as the "Green Mile". Here, medical marijuana dispensaries are budding. Almost two years ago, when Matt Walstaller opened Pure Green in the area, there was only one competitor. Today there's close to 10. In the...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers say the acting DEA chief's dismissal of medical marijuana as 'a joke' is no laughing matter - and they want him out of the job. Chuck Rosenberg, who came on as the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration after embattled head Michele Leonhart...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers say the acting DEA chief's dismissal of medical marijuana as 'a joke' is no laughing matter - and they want him out of the job. Chuck Rosenberg, who came on as the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration after embattled head Michele Leonhart...

You can buy beer and cigarettes at the gas station. So why not marijuana? Well, now you can in Colorado Springs, so can we expect such a business venture to land in Fort Collins? The possibility exists. Native Roots, one of the biggest marijuana dispensary companies in Colorado...

A klaxon alarm sounds insistently in the Barbour household a little bit after 4 p.m. on a recent weekday. It signals a good thing: time to mix up another medical marijuana cocktail that has profoundly changed the lives of the Barbours — and likely paved the way for other families stuck...

A klaxon alarm sounds insistently in the Barbour household a little bit after 4 p.m. on a recent weekday. It signals a good thing: time to mix up another medical marijuana cocktail that has profoundly changed the lives of the Barbours — and likely paved the way for other families stuck...

Every month, Randy Huff, owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, writes a check for about $500 to the city of La Pine. Huff owns Green Knottz, one of two dispensaries in the central Oregon community where leaders last spring decided to impose a 5 percent tax on medical marijuana...

Every month, Randy Huff, owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, writes a check for about $500 to the city of La Pine. Huff owns Green Knottz, one of two dispensaries in the central Oregon community where leaders last spring decided to impose a 5 percent tax on medical marijuana...

Marijuana dispensaries in Southwest Washington lost about 37 percent in sales and tax revenue in the month October, according to data from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. “Opening up 100 stores [in Portland] within driving distance is tough on everyone,” said Gareth Kautz, who...

A prohibition on weed farmers transporting their own product to dispensaries is among the many challenges the industry is grappling with as it prepares for the start of California's first medical marijuana regulations next year. While some growers believe it will provide them a more reliable...

A prohibition on weed farmers transporting their own product to dispensaries is among the many challenges the industry is grappling with as it prepares for the start of California's first medical marijuana regulations next year. While some growers believe it will provide them a more reliable...

A state senator filed a bill recently that replaces Florida's current medical marijuana program. Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, said his bill is a free-market approach that stops only a few from cornering this new industry. The current program will eventually award licenses that...

A state senator filed a bill recently that replaces Florida's current medical marijuana program. Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, said his bill is a free-market approach that stops only a few from cornering this new industry. The current program will eventually award licenses that...

Police raided three marijuana dispensaries in Plainfield Township alleging the businesses violated Michigan's medical marijuana law. The dispensaries are at 4290 Plainfield Ave. NE, 4564 West River Drive NE and 5260 Northland Drive NE, Suite F, police said. Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement...

Police raided three marijuana dispensaries in Plainfield Township alleging the businesses violated Michigan's medical marijuana law. The dispensaries are at 4290 Plainfield Ave. NE, 4564 West River Drive NE and 5260 Northland Drive NE, Suite F, police said. Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement...