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Copenhagen - The Danish government on Tuesday announced a four-year trial programme for medical cannabis use starting in 2018, saying it would target "some of the patients who self-medicate with illegal products." "Patients with a number of selected diseases and symptoms that have previously...

Tampa - Author, Suzanne Beecher has a painful eye condition called B-E-B or benign essential blepharospasm and is sensitive to light. "It's kind of a rare disorder it's a kind of dystonia and what it does the muscles around your eye they want to slam shut," Susan says. Controlling it...

Tampa - Author, Suzanne Beecher has a painful eye condition called B-E-B or benign essential blepharospasm and is sensitive to light. "It's kind of a rare disorder it's a kind of dystonia and what it does the muscles around your eye they want to slam shut," Susan says. Controlling it...

Whatever happens November 8, marijuana won. It's hit an all time high in popularity - 60 percent of Americans now support legalization. That handily beats both major-party candidates in favorability. Twenty-five states and Washington, DC have already legalized it for medical use. And come...

Illinois - Starting next week, the state will reach its one-year anniversary for medical marijuana hitting shelves. The Department of Public Health says it's seeing more patients apply than ever before due to more conditions allowed for treatment. Five years ago, Jon Gilson suffered a...

Illinois - Starting next week, the state will reach its one-year anniversary for medical marijuana hitting shelves. The Department of Public Health says it's seeing more patients apply than ever before due to more conditions allowed for treatment. Five years ago, Jon Gilson suffered a...

Helena - More than 4,000 patients have been removed from Montana's medical marijuana registry since new rules for the system took effect. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services released its October report that shows 7,785 registered medical marijuana patients — down from...

Helena - More than 4,000 patients have been removed from Montana's medical marijuana registry since new rules for the system took effect. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services released its October report that shows 7,785 registered medical marijuana patients — down from...

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a three-year legal fight to shut down a prominent Berkeley medical marijuana business, the latest signal that the federal government is backing away from challenging dispensaries allowed to operate under California law. Federal prosecutors in San...

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a three-year legal fight to shut down a prominent Berkeley medical marijuana business, the latest signal that the federal government is backing away from challenging dispensaries allowed to operate under California law. Federal prosecutors in San...

Detroit, Mich. - A judge on Wednesday heard arguments in a federal class action lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and caregivers against several Michigan law enforcement and crime lab officials. The suit, filed in June, claims that because of false lab reports, prosecutors are...

Detroit, Mich. - A judge on Wednesday heard arguments in a federal class action lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and caregivers against several Michigan law enforcement and crime lab officials. The suit, filed in June, claims that because of false lab reports, prosecutors are...

Springfield, Ill. - Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures Wednesday. Retailers sold $4.1 million in...

Springfield, Ill. - Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures Wednesday. Retailers sold $4.1 million in...

Medicinal cannabis crops are now legal in Australia after new laws came into effect. The Act also allows for eligible businesses to manufacture cannabis-related products and conduct related research for medicinal uses. With these changes, it aims to ensure there would be a domestic supply of...

Medicinal cannabis crops are now legal in Australia after new laws came into effect. The Act also allows for eligible businesses to manufacture cannabis-related products and conduct related research for medicinal uses. With these changes, it aims to ensure there would be a domestic supply of...

Australia's medicinal cannabis industry officially gets the green light next week but the woman instrumental in driving the changes warns it'll be a long time before patients see the benefits. From November 1, cannabis for therapeutic use will become a controlled drug rather than a prohibited...

Australia's medicinal cannabis industry officially gets the green light next week but the woman instrumental in driving the changes warns it'll be a long time before patients see the benefits. From November 1, cannabis for therapeutic use will become a controlled drug rather than a prohibited...

The medical cannabis industry in Washington DC is in for an interesting ride over the next few months, with regulatory changes on tap that could provide major expansion opportunities for businesses. But exactly how the upcoming regulations may affect the DC industry is up in the air, depending...

The medical cannabis industry in Washington DC is in for an interesting ride over the next few months, with regulatory changes on tap that could provide major expansion opportunities for businesses. But exactly how the upcoming regulations may affect the DC industry is up in the air, depending...