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Paraguay's Congress passed a bill on Tuesday creating a state-sponsored system to import marijuana seeds and grow the plant for medical uses, a decision that followed other countries in Latin America. The landlocked South American nation had authorized the importing of cannabis oil in May...

Within its first 15 hours of selling medical cannabis, Potomac Holistics was already completely out of marijuana buds, owner William Askinazi said Monday. "We had lines out the door and down the hallways," Askinazi said of Friday's opening. After running out of the marijuana buds, the...

In 2014, New York became the 23rd state to legalize marijuana use for a handful of specific medical conditions. But New York State's medical marijuana program is the most restrictive program in the country. The product is only available in Cannabis oil via several delivery methods including...

A medical marijuana card used to be the key to buying and possessing pot in Oregon. But the rise of recreational marijuana is making the cards primarily valuable only as a discount card, and not a necessity to buy, said Sam Elkington, owner of Track Town Collective in Glenwood. The card...

Researchers are continuously looking for chronic pain relief regimens to counter the painful side effects of cancer treatments. For example, medical marijuana is currently being suggested as an alternative option to traditional opioid medications. “The only tool for chronic pain that we have is...

Back in 2009 I wrote a piece for the magazine about marijuana legalization. One of the things I learned is that a key question about the effect of legalization is whether marijuana and alcohol are substitutes or complements. If alcohol and marijuana are substitutes, it means that higher sales...

Medical marijuana is now being sold in Maryland after two dispensaries -- one in Montgomery County and another in Allegany County -- opened for business. The two stores opened Friday after five years of bureaucracy and delays. Finishing touches are being put on a dispensary in Pikesville...

A medical cannabis health care network will begin taking appointments to certify and evaluate patients in Pittsburgh on Friday. Nearly 200,000 patients are estimated to qualify for Pennsylvania medical marijuana cards under the Department of Health registry that was announced in November...

Leamington, Ont.-based Aphria Inc. said Monday that it had struck a deal to sell medical marijuana to Loblaw-owned Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada's largest pharmacy chain. "Subject to Health Canada's approval of Shoppers Drug Mart's application to be a licensed producer, under the terms of the...

A leaked draft of state guidelines for operations in the Michigan Medical Marijuana industry shown at a cannabis conference in Lansing Sunday is comprehensive, cannabis experts said. Applications for medical marijuana operations licenses in Michigan go live on Dec. 15. The state said it...

I heard that some airports are cannabis friendly and that the law is slightly lax on MMJ patients. Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated. Plus, taxes on medical marijuana would be far lesser than that imposed on recreational cannabis. And grow eight times more than recreational...

I know for a fact that medical marijuana patients are going to save a hellava amount of taxes with a medical recommendation. Any other solid reasons why Californians must buy a medical card even if recreational marijuana is legalized in 2018?:thanks: in advance, yo!

Less than two weeks before medical marijuana facilities apply to do business in Michigan, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has officially released the rules that will govern their operation. "The emergency administrative rules are designed to preserve patient protections...

Funding for the federal government is set to run out on Friday, unless Congress enacts a bill extending current spending levels before the midnight deadline. Also set to expire is a current rider that prevents the Department of Justice from interfering with state medical cannabis laws. If...

The Massachusetts Medical Society is offering a continuing medical education curriculum on medical marijuana. Massachusetts Medical Society President Henry Dorkin said the medical society continues to oppose both medical and recreational marijuana use. Medical marijuana became legal in...

A group of Alberta's future doctors are calling on the provincial government to use cannabis tax revenue to fund mental health initiatives for youth. At least, that will be the pitch when 40 medical students from the University of Alberta and University of Calgary get together Monday with...

A long standing debate will head to a vote next year. Will Oklahomans legalize medical cannabis? Governor Mary Fallin tweeted yesterday that State Question 788, making medical cannabis legal in Oklahoma, will be put on the June or November ballot. "Definitely needs to be on the ballot,"...

Oklahoma Watch will host a public forum previewing what could be one of the most controversial issues on a statewide ballot next year: State Question 788, which would legalize medical marijuana. The Oklahoma Watch-Out forum, titled "The Marijuana Question," will be held from 6 to 7 p.m...

Gov. Mary Fallin says she plans to set an election date for a medical marijuana ballot measure after the start of the new year. Supporters of an initiative petition to ask voters to legalize medical marijuana gathered enough signatures last year to schedule a statewide referendum on the...

Lauren Bixby was an athlete and a teacher. Four years ago, she was diagnosed with endometriosis. “As the years went on the pain got worse," said Bixby. The 33-year-old had seventeen surgeries. “My body has said I can’t work anymore and some days I can’t get out of bed and some days I can’t...