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To weed or not to weed? That is the question for Michigan's communities. As the state board that will regulate Michigan's new medical marijuana law begins to craft the rules that will govern the multimillion dollar industry, the state's cities, townships and villages must decide whether they...

Patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis report that cannabis effectively mitigates many of their symptoms, according to survey data published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Five hundred and ninety-five subjects responded to an online...

In a soon-to-be published article in the *Journal of the American Medical Directors Association,* University of New Mexico researchers, in collaboration with Industrial Rehabilitation Clinics of Albuquerque, followed patients who enrolled voluntarily in the New Mexico state medical cannabis...

Adults in California can smoke weed everyday now if they choose, but in Placer County it can still be tough for even medical patients to access the drug. Following an update from its newly created Medical Cannabis Policy Workgroup on Aug. 15, the Placer County Board of Supervisors directed...

Love it or hate it, marijuana has been a hot topic in the U.S. and Canada over the last couple of years. Twenty-nine U.S. states plus the District of Columbia now allow legal use of medical marijuana, with eight states plus D.C. permitting recreational use of the drug. All of Canada allows legal...

Relief from pain may not be around the corner for those seeking pain relief with marijuana. Never mind that nearly three-fourths of Florida's voters agreed pot should be legal for medical use. At least six South Florida cities have banned, or plan to ban, the dispensaries where legal...

The state is seeking bids from companies that can provide a surveillance system so regulators can keep tabs on medical marijuana dispensaries, processors, testing laboratories and growers. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy needs a system to access cameras that will be installed in all facilities...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration says it's received its first application for a medical marijuana dispensary license. Department spokesman Scott Hardin told The Associated Press on Friday that the application was submitted this week. Hardin has said officials anticipate...

Placer County will explore a change to its cannabis regulations that could allow for a scientific research facility to study the medical efficacy of cannabis. Direction to county staff to determine what changes to the rules might be necessary to allow such a facility was provided by the...

Former state Rep. Alan Williams has signed up to lobby for AGRiMED Industries, a medical marijuana company based in Philadelphia that hopes to break into the Florida market. Williams, who was term-limited out of office last year after serving eight years in the House, is prohibited from...

Florida cities and counties are in a dilemma about pot. State lawmakers approved regulations in June that left city and county officials with a Hobson's choice about the sale of medical marijuana in their communities. Local governments can either impose outright bans on medical-marijuana...

As the announced total of patients in Connecticut's medical marijuana program broke 19,000, the board of doctors who supervise the inclusion of new ailments on Friday, for the first time, decided to broaden the scope of categories for future eligibility. They voted to remove migraine...

A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session that would legalize medical marijuana. Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour said he is still working out the details, but has "every intention of introducing a bill that legalizes medical marijuana." "I can't...

The City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with new rules allowing operators on the business side of the medical marijuana industry — distributors, manufacturers and lab testers among them — to set up shop in the city, while still banning retail outlets selling the drug to patients. The...

Nearly a dozen supporters asked county commissioners to support medical marijuana, but it's unlikely the board will consider a resolution. Activists filled commission chambers Tuesday, telling county officials of their experiences with medical marijuana. Some speakers described how cannabis...

A group of 22 West Virginia business and government leaders has returned from a fact-finding mission to Colorado to learn best practices from Colorado leaders involved in that state's medical cannabis industry. West Virginia approved legalization of medical cannabis, with implementation...

Israel may soon start exporting medical cannabis to countries where it is legal for medicinal use, following the recommendation of a government committee approved earlier this week by the ministries of health and finance. The committee recommended allowing the export of cannabis smoking...

Deerfield Beach is willing to welcome medical marijuana dispensaries in its borders, the City Commission decided in a split vote Tuesday night. In a 3-2 vote, a proposed ban on the dispensaries failed after a passionate discussion that included one commissioner admitting to baking illegal...

By all accounts, Eilon Bdil has no personal interest in marijuana. But as the business manager of Kibbutz Elifaz, he’s a big believer in the herb. Bdil sees medical marijuana as a unique opportunity to revive his remote Negev community. “This cannabis gold rush has to pan out for us,” he said...

Hello anyone here find a doctor that is willing to give a prescription for medical marijuana. my doctor doesn't want to give me one i can see to find anyone that will help I tried one of those place online they took my money told me well if doctor doesn't want to sign a prescription we have our...