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There won't be a shortage of medical marijuana news this year in Illinois. Regulated pot sales began Nov. 9, and dozens of cultivation centers, including a Rock Island facility operated by Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries, are growing and distributing the plant. So far, 20 dispensaries...

Minnesota's first medical marijuana patients say the relief they've gotten from their newly legalized medication has been worth the high prices, long drives and awkward conversations. "The change in my life has been incredible," said Marguerite Norton Furlong of Mahtomedi, who enrolled in the...

NEMUS Bioscience Inc. has entered into a research agreement with the company's development and commercial partner, the University of Mississippi, to advance specialized cannabinoid derivatives for the management of Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). The agreement was executed...

Armed with stories from patients whose lives have turned around after using medical marijuana, the state's companies who cultivate and sell the medications are hoping to counter the longstanding stigma that still surrounds Minnesota's newest medicine. The medical community's unease hasn't...

This month, patients were able to buy cannabis-infused products that include "edibles." This is a significant milestone as it provides another option for patients who cannot, or choose not to smoke cannabis. The Associated Press article "Medical marijuana edibles debut in Illinois, come with...

Mention "medical marijuana" and most of us conjure up all sorts of images. Those include a questionable location, marijuana dispensers that resemble candy jars and a pair of Cheech and Chong look-alikes manning the cash register. However, the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program is much...

The New York health department has launched its online registration system for patients to buy medical marijuana when it becomes available in January. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says the system for certifications and registrations means "qualified patients will soon have access to...

The New York health department has launched its online registration system for patients to buy medical marijuana when it becomes available in January. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says the system for certifications and registrations means "qualified patients will soon have access to...

How long have very sick patients waited to legally buy their cannabis in dispensaries? Answer: 15 years. Yet, now a community organization in Kohala prematurely wants to block medical cannabis dispensaries and grow facilities from opening in their district (West Hawaii Today, Dec. 16) even...

The International Cannabis and Cannaboids Institute (ICCI) was opened in Prague today with U.S. and Canadian investors contributing half a billion crowns, which Health Minister Svatopluk Němeček said is the biggest private investment in Czech medical research in the past years. The institute...

A shortage of doctors willing to sign medical marijuana cards has put the program in trouble in Illinois, barely before it gets off the ground. Currently, only 3,600 patients statewide have obtained them, according to David Friedman, who heads a firm that invests in and reports on the medical...

Converting a medical-marijuana industry into a recreational one will not be easy. AT A former Hershey's chocolate factory just outside Ottawa a company called Tweed now produces a rather different confection: marijuana for Canada's tightly regulated medical market. Under the gaze of...

An Irish healthcare company say it’s high time the government changed the laws on medical cannabis in this country. At present people who use cannabis to relieve medical conditions face criminalisation, a €2,750 fine and up to 12 months in prison for a second offence. “The situation in Ireland...

An Irish healthcare company say it’s high time the government changed the laws on medical cannabis in this country. At present people who use cannabis to relieve medical conditions face criminalisation, a €2,750 fine and up to 12 months in prison for a second offence. “The situation in Ireland...

The man in charge of Illinois' Medical Cannabis Pilot Program said it's running smoothly. Program director Joseph Wright did, however, point to a few "technical glitches" that have delayed some patients receiving their photo ID cards. which they need to obtain cannabis. "And we've tried to...

The man in charge of Illinois' Medical Cannabis Pilot Program said it's running smoothly. Program director Joseph Wright did, however, point to a few "technical glitches" that have delayed some patients receiving their photo ID cards. which they need to obtain cannabis. "And we've tried to...

Suppose you believe you need medical marijuana to deal with an illness and you live in New York State–what are your options? Well, those options are changing. With this Q&A, The Brooklyn Ink explains the rules about medical marijuana now and how they will change in the near future. What is the...

Suppose you believe you need medical marijuana to deal with an illness and you live in New York State–what are your options? Well, those options are changing. With this Q&A, The Brooklyn Ink explains the rules about medical marijuana now and how they will change in the near future. What is the...

Don't expect neon lights and glass jars brimming with cannabis buds when Bloomfield Industries opens one of Central New York's first medical marijuana dispensaries in Salina next month. The 2,500-square-foot dispensary, which the company refers to as a "patient resource center," will look...

Don't expect neon lights and glass jars brimming with cannabis buds when Bloomfield Industries opens one of Central New York's first medical marijuana dispensaries in Salina next month. The 2,500-square-foot dispensary, which the company refers to as a "patient resource center," will look...