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Tallahassee, Fla. - A Senate panel Tuesday began exploring issues surrounding medical marijuana as lawmakers prepare to carry out a constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. The Senate Health Policy Committee heard from a cannabis vendor, patient advocates...

Becoming a Medical Marijuana Patient in Alabama Summary To become a patient eligible for CBD oil therapy under SB 174, the patient must receive a diagnosis for a debilitating epileptic condition, which is defined as "Epilepsy or other neurological disorder, or the treatment of epilepsy or...

The right way to put the new constitutional amendment on medical marijuana into effect is to "treat (it) like medicine," supporters said Tuesday. The Senate Health Policy committee held its first workshop for the 2017 Legislative Session on medical cannabis implementation. "The states...

As Canada struggles to reduce the number of people addicted to and overdosing on opioids, some doctors say cannabis may be part of the solution. They are finding it can replace or reduce the use of pharmaceutical painkillers. "Can cannabis be used to help manage patients who are currently...

Many medical marijuana patients were worried that a ballot measure legalizing cannabis for recreational use in California would make the price of their medicine go up. Instead, for some, pot got cheaper — though maybe not for long. The state Board of Equalization recently sent notice that...

The Florida Board of Medicine this week proposed a rule to make clear that doctors cannot use "telemedicine" to order medical marijuana for patients. Telemedicine involves doctors using the internet and other technology to treat patients who are in other locations. The proposed rule...

Missoula, Mont. - After a judge ruled Wednesday to immediately reopen Montana's medical marijuana dispensaries, there's still a long wait for patients to get their green cards. Flower, a dispensary on Higgins Avenue in Missoula, helped patients file paperwork Thursday, but they said it was...

Patients must have one of 16 conditions such as cancer, AIDS, epilepsy or glaucoma, to obtain medical marijuana, attorney William Roark said while explaining Pennsylvania's new law Wedsnesday evening at a Butler Township restaurant. Then, Roark said, a doctor must recognize their condition and...

The state Health Department announced Thursday that it will lift several restrictions on the medical marijuana program and allow wholesaling and the creation of additional products. The new policies are intended to "improve patient access, streamline production, increase choice and help lead to...

Despite a judge's ruling Wednesday allowing Montana dispensaries to open immediately, it's unclear when patients in Helena will regain access to medical marijuana. In August, medical marijuana dispensaries had to close their doors due to a law restricting providers to three patients each. In...

Butte medical marijuana dispensaries and patients received with excitement the news Wednesday that Initiative 182 goes into effect immediately. Butte-resident and medical marijuana patient Johnny Shipley was cut off on Aug. 29, and his wife Kathy, who was one of few patients to retain access...

Three Keys doctors qualify to prescribe medical marijuana — legal in one month With the passing of Amendment 2 on Nov. 8, Florida residents suffering from debilitating medical disease may seek out medicinal marijuana as a form of treatment. Beginning on Jan. 3, physicians who have completed...

Houston - Texas Sen. Jose Menendez filed a bill Tuesday aimed at expanding the state's medical marijuana law. Senate Bill 269 would increase the number of medical conditions that qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and allow access to stronger forms of marijuana, according to...

A series of trials on marijuana to treat epilepsy is conducted by the Birmingham Epilepsy Center revealed that Cannabidiol (CBD), purified from Cannabis plant or commonly known marijuana, has high beneficial effects in the treatment of epileptic patients. The study revealed that oral...

Estero - Medical marijuana is moving forward in the sunshine state as a treatment for those in a battle with a crippling disease. "I've had a mother and a fiancé die in the last five years with cancer, and they both used it, marijuana, to get some relief," said Marilee Burnette. Richard Wilson...

Knox Medical will soon begin dispensing medical marijuana to qualified patients. The company announced Tuesday it recently received approval from the Florida Department of Health to begin dispensing low-THC and medical cannabis this week. The company is set to begin initial deliveries to...

Cancer patients will have the chance to join a world-first medical marijuana trial at Orange Health Service. Currently, half of cancer patients treated with chemotherapy suffer significant nausea and more than a third experience vomiting. Marijuana, or cannabis will be compared to...

Claiming the state is hoarding funds, two medical marijuana users want a judge to reduce the annual charge for the legally required registration cards. In legal papers filed here, the attorney for Yolanda Daniels and Lisa Becker points out the Department of Health Services collected $2.6...

The Oregon Health Authority has approved guidelines to help reduce opioid use that include testing patients for drugs and monitoring marijuana use. The recommendations call on providers to test patients they suspect of sharing, misusing or selling opioids. They encourage them to consult peers...

The NSW government has funded the world's largest trial of medicinal cannabis that will prevent the side effects of chemotherapy. Patients who undergo chemotherapy treatment experience nausea, vomiting and for some, bouts of oesaphigitis or inflammation of the oesephagus. Chris O'Brien...