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Friday, July 1 marked the one-year anniversary of Minnesota's medical cannabis program. It also marked the day intractable pain patients could register for medical marijuana. The state's medical cannabis law defines intractable pain as a condition "in which the cause of the pain cannot be...

I've suffered from muscular dystrophy all my life. The endless and shifting cocktail of pills prescribed to me throughout the years never seemed to bring relief from the severe muscular spasms and peripheral neuropathy caused by my condition. When I tried medical cannabis, I was finally able...

I've suffered from muscular dystrophy all my life. The endless and shifting cocktail of pills prescribed to me throughout the years never seemed to bring relief from the severe muscular spasms and peripheral neuropathy caused by my condition. When I tried medical cannabis, I was finally able...

The first company growing medical marijuana and treating patients in the state of Missouri is now open for business. BeLeaf, operating out of a facility in Earth City, has been open for about two months. The non-profit grows industrial hemp and dispenses cannabidiol, or CBD. It was one of the...

The first company growing medical marijuana and treating patients in the state of Missouri is now open for business. BeLeaf, operating out of a facility in Earth City, has been open for about two months. The non-profit grows industrial hemp and dispenses cannabidiol, or CBD. It was one of the...

What: After reporting that its marijuana-derived drug Epidiolex reduced the number of monthly seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, GW Pharmaceuticals Plc shares jumped 10.6% last month, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. So what: Earlier this year, a phase 3 trial in...

What: After reporting that its marijuana-derived drug Epidiolex reduced the number of monthly seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, GW Pharmaceuticals Plc shares jumped 10.6% last month, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. So what: Earlier this year, a phase 3 trial in...

Users of medical marijuana are marking the one-year anniversary of its legalization in Minnesota, even as some criticize its high cost and persistent outlaw stigma. Cannabis - in pill, liquid and vapor form - became available July 1, 2015, to treat such conditions as cancer-related nausea...

Shares of INSYS Therapeutics Inc are trading 15 percent higher this morning, after the company announced that its cannabis-based medication has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The innovative drug, which is called Syndros, is an orally taken liquid form of a...

Shares of INSYS Therapeutics Inc are trading 15 percent higher this morning, after the company announced that its cannabis-based medication has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The innovative drug, which is called Syndros, is an orally taken liquid form of a...

A small circle of physicians - 13, to be precise - has provided the vast preponderance of approvals needed by Massachusetts patients to gain access to medical marijuana, state records show, a pattern that underscores the continued growing pains of a new industry. These doctors certified...

A small circle of physicians - 13, to be precise - has provided the vast preponderance of approvals needed by Massachusetts patients to gain access to medical marijuana, state records show, a pattern that underscores the continued growing pains of a new industry. These doctors certified...

My columns try to call for a common sense perspective in our government and politics. While I approach things from a progressive or liberal bent, in my comments I try to bring facts and reason to bear. In that vein, I believe the impact of Montana's current medical marijuana legal situation on...

My columns try to call for a common sense perspective in our government and politics. While I approach things from a progressive or liberal bent, in my comments I try to bring facts and reason to bear. In that vein, I believe the impact of Montana's current medical marijuana legal situation on...

Minnesota patients with chronic pain that can't be controlled well with existing methods of treatment have the option to join the state's medical cannabis program beginning July 1. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) added intractable pain to the list of qualifying conditions for the...

Minnesota patients with chronic pain that can't be controlled well with existing methods of treatment have the option to join the state's medical cannabis program beginning July 1. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) added intractable pain to the list of qualifying conditions for the...

The Mad Hatter is angry and sad. No longer will Sheila Scott cook and sell her medical-marijuana cookies, bars and other high-dose treats. The proposed rule that became law July 1 allows certain high-dose delivery systems (suppositories, tinctures, etc.), but honors existing state rules...

So Washington state's medical marijuana patient registry database is online, despite concerns that it would not be up and running on time. Still, the state is warning that "many stores may not be ready to begin to input data and create recognition cards" and recommends that people call stores...

So Washington state's medical marijuana patient registry database is online, despite concerns that it would not be up and running on time. Still, the state is warning that "many stores may not be ready to begin to input data and create recognition cards" and recommends that people call stores...

Medical marijuana is buy one, get one free on the popular website Groupon is now offering. But only five dispensaries in the state are allowed to sell it, under Florida law. Is it legal? The company is offering to ship CBD oil, which is the active ingredient in Charlotte's Web. They call it a...