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Medical marijuana is officially legal in Pennsylvania, and many doctors along with residents are perplexed as to what comes next. "I'm wondering how this is going to be implemented," said Dr. Antoine Douaihy, medical director of addiction medicine services at Western Psychiatric Institute &...

Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday afternoon surrounded by a jubilant crowd of supporters at the Capitol. Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, the bill's co-sponsor, said...

Medical marijuana caregivers and patients will ask state regulators Tuesday to consider adding opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. Maine will be the first state to formally consider allowing medical marijuana to be used as treatment for addiction to opiates and...

New Zealand's first medical cannabis charity has been launched. Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) launched today, and will raise funds and advocate for access to medical cannabis products for patients who may benefit from it. Around 70 New Zealanders have been granted approval...

Consensus is growing among Maine physicians that cannabis can effectively treat some medical conditions, and the number of people seeking prescriptions is rising right along with it. But access to medicinal cannabis is still complicated by federal guidelines that hinder research on the...

New Jersey's newest medical marijuana dispensaries have a different vibe - and offer deeper discounts - than the first crop of alternative treatment centers that opened in 2012 and 2013. Gone are armed security guards at the entrances and rigid prices. The two dispensaries that launched...

State Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, has introduced a bill that would significantly expand the scope of medical marijuana in Louisiana and speed efforts to begin growing and dispensing the drug. It would allow for the private manufacture of medical marijuana and allow patients to petition state...

While a Toronto-based medical marijuana clinic prepares to expand into Edmonton, an existing clinic is already quietly serving 2,500 patients. Steve Fader is part-owner of Natural Health Services (NHS), which opened its local operation in late February at a temporary spot on Jasper Avenue. It...

A few years ago, Dr. James Li would never have dreamed of certifying his patients to use medical marijuana. "I was a total skeptic," says the emergency room doctor at LincolnHealth's Miles Campus in Damariscotta. "I didn't think there was any credibility. I thought it was a way for people to...

Wieder was diagnosed with AIDS in 2004. Before he got sick, he operated his own health care recruiting company which recruited doctors and nurses in China, Thailand and South America. Prior to that he worked as director of human resources at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco and for Sheraton...

It took Paul Ellis of Sugar Loaf over five weeks to get medical marijuana for a close family member with cancer - but it wasn't cheap, and it wasn't covered by insurance. "It's a very secretive kind of thing," Ellis said. "I'm hoping that's only because it's so new, that it's only three months...

The medical affairs committee of the South Carolina Senate will take up a proposed expansion of the state's medical marijuana statutes this week. The narrowly-drawn legislation — pushed by S.C. Senator Tom Davis — would create a dispensary system licensed by the state allowing for the...

Days before dispensary licensee selections are announced, a proposal that aims to increase patient access to medical cannabis and smooth out bumps in the law is moving through the state Legislature. The omnibus House Bill 2707, introduced by Oahu Democrat Rep. Della Au Belatti, on Monday...

The founder of a medical marijuana clinic opening this month in Edmonton says the facility will provide a "necessary service." "We know that Edmonton is under-serviced, from what we're hearing from both physicians and patients, with regards to physicians who are comfortable with prescribing...

Seven Duval County doctors will be able to recommend medical marijuana for qualified patients. The low-THC cannabis applies to people on the compassionate use registry, which includes people with cancer, epilepsy and other conditions with chronic seizures. Terminally ill patients with a...

It's been three months since the first medical marijuana dispensaries opened in New York. Some 2,000 people have purchased the drug and upwards of 500 doctors have gone through the required training to dispense it. Is that on target? One of the dispensing companies, Etain, tells NewsChannel...

In November 2004, nearly 62 percent of Montanans thought medical marijuana was a good idea for Montana. In 2005, the Montana Legislature had a full plate and failed to establish a framework for the industry to be regulated. In 2007, again the Legislature had other, bigger fish to fry. Yes, even...

Since Montana's legalization of medical marijuana, the industry has faced several litigation challenges, which will place restrictions on various aspects of the trade. Most recently, on Feb. 25, the Montana Supreme Court approved a restriction that will limit the number of patients a medical...

The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday will consider placing a temporary moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana growing facilities in the city. Biddeford will join a small number of Maine communities grappling with how to regulate medical marijuana caregivers, some of...

Over the last two years, medical cannabis has exploded onto the international radar. Canada's adoption of marijuana for medical purposes regulations (MMPR) and creation of a legal, medical cannabis industry is at the forefront of a complex global discussion. Canada's regulatory shift echoes...