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Last year, the passage of state Senate Bill 6206 made it possible for licensees to plant the first industrial hemp crop Washington state has seen in 90 years, through a research pilot program managed by the state's Department of Agriculture called the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot. Despite...

In a soon-to-be published article in the *Journal of the American Medical Directors Association,* University of New Mexico researchers, in collaboration with Industrial Rehabilitation Clinics of Albuquerque, followed patients who enrolled voluntarily in the New Mexico state medical cannabis...

State Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher, testifying Tuesday in a lawsuit against her and her agency, rejected the idea that limits placed on state-licensed marijuana growers ensure that New Mexico will never have an adequate supply for its increasing number of medical cannabis patients. The...

Last spring, three advocates for the state's medical marijuana program received a call from Democratic State Representative Lou Lang, the architect of Illinois's medical cannabis pilot program. Lang told the group, which included Leslie Mendoza Temple, Jim Champion, and Michael Fine–all...

New York State is considering updating its medical marijuana program regulations. Officials hope some rule changes will improve program experience for patients, practitioners, and manufacturers. The variety of products available to those with prescriptions is being expanded. Additional...

New York will allow ointments, lozenges and chewable tablets as part of its medical marijuana program while the state's training program for doctors will be cut in half, the Department of Health announced Thursday. Health regulators on Thursday proposed a new set of regulations that would...

More than 100 physicians in just 10 days have signed up to prescribe medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine tweeted Friday that the physicians have taken the first step to becoming approved medical marijuana providers by completing a practitioner registry on...

There appears to be strong interest in creating a medical cannabis business under Iowa's newly expanded law. The number of card-carrying, would-be medical cannabis users remains minimal, however. Dozens of individuals and businesses have inquired with the state Department of Public Health...

The pro-marijuana community – and criminal-justice reform advocates – whooped and raved when Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg dropped the bombshell announcement that her administration would stop prosecuting misdemeanor marijuana cases. Instead, all suspected pot smokers (and possessors)...

Pennsylvania's acting Secretary of Health and Physician General, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced July 26, 2017, that physicians can begin their involvement in the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program. All they need to do is register, according to a press release from the state's Department of...

A Hawaii group is helping veterans cope with mental health issues by guiding them through how to use medical marijuana. Honolulu News Now reported Thursday that Complimentary and Alternative Medicine is teaching vets how medical cannabis can help them with PTSD-induced pain and anxiety...

Regulators of the state's budding medical marijuana industry have received approval to spend an additional $6 million over the next two years on projects including a seed-to-sale tracking system. The funds for the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program were approved Monday, adding to the...

I hate to admit this, but at my advanced age I find it difficult to keep up with all the daily tasks associated with tending to a small garden. Not everyone is the same age, size, in the same grow state. Some plants drink more then others requiring more frequent watering. Who dislikes nutes...

Governor Andrew Cuomo is being urged to sign a bill that would expand eligibility for the state's medical marijuana program to include patients undergoing treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The state Senate and Assembly have both approved it. The question is when it may arrive on...

After a slow first year of legal marijuana use in Minnesota, thousands of new patients flooded in last summer when the program expanded to serve people suffering from intractable pain. It's been two years since the first Minnesotans picked up prescriptions for medical marijuana. The...

The board overseeing new state's new medical marijuana program meets for the first time today. The new program was adopted by the Legislature to fix problems and confusion after Michigan voters approved medical marijuana in 2008. Andrew Brisbo heads the agency that oversees the new...

The state Department of Health is boosting New York's medical marijuana program to meet growing demand. Effective immediately, nurse practitioners can register online and certify patients the same day. Officials say that will help streamline and simplify the registration process and make it...

On the heels of the state Legislature approving funding for continued development of an industrial hemp program, Hawaii Island hosts the first Hawaii Hemp Conference next weekend. The event begins Friday with a welcome dinner and concert, with a mini-expo and marketplace taking place Saturday...

Iowa's medical marijuana oil program will start in weeks, but obtaining the medicine will be difficult and manufacturers said it's unclear if the state's effort will be viable. Although the cannabis oil program approved during the last legislative session will begin July 1, there is no...

Legalized adult-use cannabis will likely bring about a slow death for Oregon's corresponding medical program. As our recreational market matures, the medical side of things will start to make less economic sense for patients, dispensaries, and growers. After all, why should patients pay $200 for...