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I guess Mike Turzai just cares too much. According to Jan Murphy of the Patriot-News, the State House Speaker became so emotional during a debate over medical marijuana that he shed tears. Apparently, House Majority Leader Dave Reed was trying to convince Turzai to back the legislation...

I guess Mike Turzai just cares too much. According to Jan Murphy of the Patriot-News, the State House Speaker became so emotional during a debate over medical marijuana that he shed tears. Apparently, House Majority Leader Dave Reed was trying to convince Turzai to back the legislation...

The Utah State Legislature will consider two separate medical marijuana bills when it meets next year. But cannabis advocates claim only one of those bills will actually do patients some good. The legislature's interim Health and Human Services Committee met Wednesday to discuss a pair of...

The state House rules committee voted 25-8 in favor of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill still requires a vote by the full House. Gov. Tom Wolf has said he will sign a bill. The committee approved the Senate bill authored by state Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon...

The state House rules committee voted 25-8 in favor of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill still requires a vote by the full House. Gov. Tom Wolf has said he will sign a bill. The committee approved the Senate bill authored by state Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon...

For Isaac Caviness, the road to becoming an advocate for medical marijuana began at home, when he began researching ways to help alleviate his wife's debilitating migraines. The more research he did, the more he became convinced that medical marijuana is a moral issue, and when he talks about...

For Isaac Caviness, the road to becoming an advocate for medical marijuana began at home, when he began researching ways to help alleviate his wife's debilitating migraines. The more research he did, the more he became convinced that medical marijuana is a moral issue, and when he talks about...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has identified 250 pesticides that marijuana producers may use to combat pests, mold and other problems common in the industry. The pesticides on Oregon's list pose minimal risk to human health, according to the federal government, which sets pesticide...

There were two things everyone asked me when I was first diagnosed with cancer: "Will you lose your hair?" and "Can you get medicinal marijuana?" The short answer to both of those questions was "yes." But when it comes to the issue of medical cannabis in Illinois, nothing is as simple as a...

There were two things everyone asked me when I was first diagnosed with cancer: "Will you lose your hair?" and "Can you get medicinal marijuana?" The short answer to both of those questions was "yes." But when it comes to the issue of medical cannabis in Illinois, nothing is as simple as a...

As more states move towards legalizing marijuana for adult use, people tend to forget that, for many people suffering from debilitating diseases, even basic access to medical cannabis remains a major challenge. Nowhere is this injustice more clear than in the case of military veterans...

As more states move towards legalizing marijuana for adult use, people tend to forget that, for many people suffering from debilitating diseases, even basic access to medical cannabis remains a major challenge. Nowhere is this injustice more clear than in the case of military veterans...

It's been more than six months since the state Senate passed a bill that would make Pennsylvania the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana and patients who could benefit are still waiting for the state House to act. Fed up, protesters have set up a faux doctor's waiting room in the rotunda...

It's been more than six months since the state Senate passed a bill that would make Pennsylvania the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana and patients who could benefit are still waiting for the state House to act. Fed up, protesters have set up a faux doctor's waiting room in the rotunda...

Changes might be coming for Colorado cannabis physicians and the patients they serve — but at least those docs and their clients will have had a say. On November 19, the Colorado Medical Board will consider, and likely approve, the final draft of guidelines for medical marijuana physicians...

Changes might be coming for Colorado cannabis physicians and the patients they serve — but at least those docs and their clients will have had a say. On November 19, the Colorado Medical Board will consider, and likely approve, the final draft of guidelines for medical marijuana physicians...

The Florida Supreme Court has canceled the December 8 oral arguments regarding a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office would not be challenging the measure. After coming two percentage points shy of...

The Florida Supreme Court has canceled the December 8 oral arguments regarding a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office would not be challenging the measure. After coming two percentage points shy of...

Mandy McKnight had tried more than 10 medications to control the seizures of her seven-year-old son, who suffers from Dravet syndrome. Two years ago, she decided to try medical marijuana. It reduced her son Liam's seizures by 90%, she said. But obtaining Liam's medical marijuana, which he...

Mandy McKnight had tried more than 10 medications to control the seizures of her seven-year-old son, who suffers from Dravet syndrome. Two years ago, she decided to try medical marijuana. It reduced her son Liam's seizures by 90%, she said. But obtaining Liam's medical marijuana, which he...