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Medical marijuana is no miracle cure. The Hauser family knew that before they gave their toddler his first dose. Wyatt Hauser of Woodbury was the first patient to be enrolled in Minnesota's medical cannabis program last summer. While the fledgling industry struggled with low enrollment, high...

New York doctors are signing up to recommend medical marijuana more quickly than some had anticipated. As of Jan. 28, 306 physicians had registered with the state, and they had helped 465 patients get certified for the program. But cannabis medicine remains out of reach for many who are...

Gov. Gina Raimondo is drawing fire over a proposal to require Rhode Island growers to buy tags from the state for plants they cultivate and to reduce the number they may own by half. The Providence Journal reports patients who use medical marijuana or grow it legally are lashing out at the...

Illinois is continuing to approve patients to use medical marijuana, with about 400 more approval letters sent in January. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday it has approved 4,400 patients for the pilot program. That includes 32 children. The pace of approvals is...

Named after an Irish goddess of transformation and healing, Etain LLC is opening its most western medical marijuana dispensary in Syracuse Wednesday. The company, run by Amy, Hillary and Keeley Peckham, owns and operates two other dispensaries in Kingston and Albany with a manufacturing site in...

The products in Syracuse's newest medical pot dispensary at 2140 Erie Boulevard East sound like cappuccino flavors. "Dolce," "Forte" and "Balance" are the brand names of three types of medical marijuana Etain LLC will sell to patients at its new location starting Wednesday. But getting the...

Two proposals are being pushed by Republican state lawmakers that would make it harder for medical marijuana patients to access their medication. Both want to amend the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act to limit which types of doctors can issue referrals for medical weed, establish stricter...

As public support for marijuana legalization continues to rise and after 23 states plus the District of Columbia legalized it for medical use, questions about how traditional health care plays a role in the industry are becoming more pressing. Medical marijuana cannot be covered by health...

A new medical marijuana dispensary has opened it's doors in Dartmouth. Monday was the first day of business for Tasty Budd's Compassion Club Inc., a wellness clinic located at 958 Cole Harbour Rd. According to owner Mal McMeekin, the dispensary makes it a lot easier for patients with medical...

Irritable bowel syndrome, osteoarthritis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – all can be painful conditions. Many doctors say medical marijuana can provide relief. But not here in Illinois. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez explains why certain patients are being shut out of the state medical...

For patients with severe forms of epilepsy who don't respond to other medications, hopes are high for marijuana as a treatment. But clinical data showing how well the drug works – and how safe it is – are sparse, experts say. Two clinical trials underway at the Jacobs School of Medicine and...

The biggest marijuana dispensary in the state is set to open its doors in a few weeks. HCI Alternatives will open in Springfield. The business could bring in millions for the state. It was predicted bringing this business to Illinois would raise millions, but some say, with only 4,000...

The medical marijuana oil study ongoing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is showing near across-the-board reductions in seizures for its patients. Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski, head of the Division of Epilepsy at UAB and one of the principal investigators in the CBD oil study known as...

Once a month, Jody Shimpach gets in her car and makes the 40-mile drive to Rochester to buy medical marijuana to help treat her husband, Michael's, multiple sclerosis. Shimpach, of Owatonna, said medical marijuana has vastly improved her husband's quality of life, helping to ease his pain and...

Protesters gathered outside the Medford Library to show their opposition to proposed new rules by the Oregon Health Authority. Over 100 people were in attendance protesting outside of the library and even more showed up to OHA's public comment meeting inside. Patients and growers shared...

The first medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Illinois in November. What do we know so far about this alternative treatment of illness? We hear many patients are grateful and that there's a strain called Pre-98 Bubba Kush that is one fast ticket to euphoria. On the business side, though...

A report that evaluates medical marijuana programs nationwide says Arizona is doing pretty well in protecting the rights of medicinal weed patients, as well as giving patients easy access to their medicine. However, according to the patient-input-based analysis by the Washington-based...

The clock is ticking for the Illinois medical marijuana program. A low number of approved patients could force some marijuana businesses to close just as the program is getting underway. The issue is that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has only approved a small amount of...

One medical marijuana dispensary keeps running out of cannabis, forcing clients to drive hours to find another open shop. Another has battled mold in its crop. And patients seeking to shop at one of the state's four dispensaries report difficulties with the state's online registration system...

The Utah Legislature is considering a push for medical marijuana in 2016. A new bill may open the doors for edible marijuana products containing THC, though smoking marijuana would remain illegal. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, has garnered support from Salt Lake...