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North Dakota health officials are gauging interest among laboratories in the state in testing medical marijuana. The state Health Department is seeking non-binding letters of intent from laboratories by the close of business on Aug. 25. The agency is establishing a system for making...

He's hoping to alleviate the suffering of Texans struggling with debilitating conditions that could be improved with medical marijuana. State Senator Jose Menendez tells us it should be up to Doctors, not Lawmakers to decide who could be helped with medical cannabis. He says he's submitted...

Maryland's Medical marijuana program has been so sluggish to take flight, so dazed in setting rules for applicants and so muddled in evaluating them that one might fairly wonder if the entire undertaking were conducted under the influence. Three years after it was approved, the state's legal...

Indiana Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas is backing medical marijuana as an alternative method to curb the state's opioid epidemic. Lucas says medical marijuana could provide people an alternative to addictive opioids, and he combats claims that it is a gateway drug. "When you look at the...

State lawmakers have no legal right to make it a crime for medical marijuana users to possess the drug on college campuses, an attorney for a student who was arrested is arguing to the Arizona Supreme Court. In new legal filings, attorney Thomas Dean is urging the justices to void the...

Dispensary sales of medical marijuana in Hawaii are beginning after patients waited 17 years for a legal way to purchase the drug. Maui Grown Therapies received approval from the Department of Health to begin selling medical cannabis Tuesday. The dispensary plans to start selling medical...

Queensland Bauxite Ltd, through its subsidiary Medical Cannabis Limited has received a successful update regarding its winter cannabis crops. This follows on from the early-July update that confirmed successful germination and growth rates of its pioneering winter cannabis crop. There have...

At least one Ohio public college is willing to test medical marijuana for quality purposes, a company recently announced in an effort to snuff concerns that a lack of labs could delay the entire program. CCV Research would not name the college, but announced that it meets the requirements in...

Huber Heights residents are split over medical marijuana, according to the results of two city-commissioned surveys. The surveys – one conducted online, the other by phone – reveal the severe division in opinion held by residents as the city struggles to determine how to move forward on the...

Florida has seen a 60 percent surge in the number of patients being treated with medical marijuana since June. Florida had 16,760 patients on June 7, according to state reports. Florida added more than 10,000 patients by July 27, for a total of 26,978 on the books – that’s a 60 percent...

An expanded version of Iowa's medical cannabis law received the signature of then-Gov. Terry Branstad three months ago, but legal questions and implementation issues could delay its enactment. At least 50 potential cannabis business operators have contacted the Iowa Department of Public...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program appears to be right on schedule for an early 2018 launch. The state gave out the first round of dispensary and grower/processor permits, and physicians are now able to register to become certified to recommend (not prescribe) cannabis to their...

Innovative researchers and scientists, ag-tech, pharma experts, regulators, investors, and entrepreneurs will share their knowledge about the burgeoning medical cannabis industry at CannaTech UK, Britain's first-ever international Summit for Accelerating Cannabis Innovation. The main event...

A company awarded a medical marijuana dispensary permit by the state Thursday will locate its facility at the Gateway Shopping Center in Edwardsville. The local dispensary operated by Justice Grown Pennsylvania LLC would be its entry into the state after having established operations in...

Margarita’s 13-year-old son, Carlos, usually sits in a wheelchair. He suffered a cardiac arrest just after birth and was diagnosed with near loss of brain function. Since then, Margarita has dedicated herself to taking care of him, becoming well acquainted with his frequent epileptic seizures...

Medical cannabis users reported better "clinically meaningful" health outcomes than non-users, and epilepsy sufferers in particular reported health improvements after using medical cannabis, according to researchers here. In a survey-based study, users of medical cannabis reported...

A bill filed in the state senate on Friday is pushing for the expansion of medical marijuana in Texas. State Senator Jose Menendez filed Senate Bill 79 Friday in an attempt to expand the disorders for which medical marijuana can be used. A study done in May shows support for medical...

Medical cannabis is an emergent industry, and diversity must be woven into the fabric of this multi-billion dollar business from the beginning. We acknowledge that there are those in our communities who remain steadfast in their opposition to the expansion of the availability of cannabis in...

Patients who need cannabis as treatment "have been forgotten", and before discussing the recreational use of the plant, Malta should prioritize access to more medicinal cannabis preparations, the authorities are being urged. "It is upsetting to be told that I can no longer access my treatment...

Morro Bay could be home to up to two brick-and-mortar medical marijuana dispensaries soon, but residents hoping for recreational store fronts in the coastal community likely shouldn't hold their breath. Those were among the findings of a city council subcommittee tasked with making...