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I found this story interesting. Out here in western Massachusetts there is one, and only one MM dispensary, and it has been this way for over a year and a half! This sucks. Lots of patients have to drive huge distances to acquire their medicine in Northampton. But now In Good Health out of...

VERNON - Patients were lined up outside the closing Gartree Medical Clinic this morning, many of them trying to renew prescriptions for medical marijuana. "This is the best place, they don't judge you," local resident Scott Halverson says as he waits in line around 8 a.m. on Friday. "These...

TALLAHASSEE - More growers, access to treatment for snowbirds and greater flexibility in the relationship between patients and doctors are among the items likely to be included in a Senate proposal to carry out a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November to broadly legalize medical...

It has now been four years since Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation to establish the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission in Maryland. It has been, without question, the slowest rollout of a medical cannabis program by any of the 26 states that have legalized medical cannabis...

Denver – Colorado is moving to curb the nation's most generous marijuana allowance for medical patients growing their own plants. The state House gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill limiting marijuana patients 16 plants in their homes, down from 99. The measure aims to make it...

This week the federal government granted its first license for an Australian company to grow and harvest medical marijuana. This follows Australia's amending of the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 to legalise the production and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. The amendment came in February...

A new bill introduced Monday to enact Florida's medical marijuana program is being sharply criticized by promoters of Amendment 2 for keeping the budding business restricted to the state's current seven approved producers. Senate Bill 1758, introduced by state Sen. Denise Grimsley, the...

Berlin – German authorities say they expect to have a cannabis-growing program up and running in 2019 after the country approved legislation allowing some patients to get the drug as a prescription medication. Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices said Friday that it's...

Seriously ill patients in Germany can buy cannabis by prescription. The permission is granted for a maximum of three days, and the medical insurance covers the costs. This was announced by the State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health Lutz Stroppe, reports Deutsche Welle. In the near...

New York – After a 12-year battle with debilitating abdominal conditions that forced her to stop working, marijuana has helped Lynn Sabulski feel well enough to look for a job. Sabulski is among nearly 14,000 patients in New York state who are certified to use medical marijuana for one of 10...

Opinions on medical cannabis use are changing in Utah. Every day, more patients share their stories of relief and recovery. The families and friends of patients have witnessed how the medicinal use of this herb has helped their loved ones and are ready for policy change. I, too, am one of those...

On the first anniversary of Australian Medicinal Cannabis legislation that was supposed to be the "missing link" for patients, I want to say that that could not be further from the truth. In fact, though it pains me to say it, it is coming very close to being an outright lie. Off the back...

Patients and doctors are in an uproar in Port St. Lucie, Florida over the fact that Dr. Gary Marder, a dermatologist, still has his medical license after falsely diagnosing patients with skin cancer. In doing so, Marder bilked Medicare and profited millions of dollars, while giving patients...

Victoria, Canada — Patients with legal access to medical cannabis reduce their use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and other prescription drugs, according to data published online ahead of print in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of Victoria and the...

Zoning Boards across Pennsylvania are passing a flurry of local regulations in an effort to roll out the green carpet for medical cannabis companies. But these hometown exercises are less about getting warehouses water connections and more about public relations campaigns by businesses to win...

Few New Yorkers were more grateful than I was when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature passed the law to allow access for those New Yorkers who could benefit from medical marijuana. As a registered nurse specializing in oncology, I've spent my career helping patients and their families through...

Santa Fe - Revisions to New Mexico's medical marijuana program are advancing in the New Mexico Legislature that would make room for larger crops to satisfy demand and broaden the use of cannabis as a treatment for dependence on other drugs. The New Mexico state Senate approved revisions...

Diana Cordero is one of the few doctors in Duval County who is qualified to prescribe medical marijuana to her patients. But barely one month after the drug was legalized for the treatment of various medical conditions, Cordero said she can't keep up with demand. "We receive at least five...

Patients suffering from a number of medical conditions are to be given access to cannabis treatments "where they have not responded to other treatments and there is some evidence that cannabis may be effective", writes Stephen Rogers. Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed the move ahead of...

Tallahassee – A stark divide between the public and Tallahassee bureaucrats was on full display late Thursday as patients, caregivers and doctors hammered state medical marijuana regulators for standing in the way of access to medicine. Several patients told regulators that cannabis has...