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A bill under consideration at the Oklahoma Legislature would legalize medical marijuana for patients with some conditions, including cancer and HIV. Rep. Eric Proctor, D-Tulsa, said he decided to introduce the bill this session after several constituents from his district had to leave the state...

Ireland is set to legalise the use of cannabis for treating specific medical conditions, after a report commissioned by the government said the drug could be given to some patients with certain illnesses. The Irish health minister, Simon Harris, said he would support the use of medical...

Honolulu - The 2nd Annual Hawaii Cannabis Expo kicked off at the Blaisdell Center on Friday. The three-day event aims to educate the public on potential benefits offered by the cannabis plant, while providing attendees with information on how to safely access it in Hawaii as a registered...

The regulatory and taxing system that will be needed to govern California’s newly legalized marijuana industry may not be in place by a key deadline next year, imperiling the state’s rush to oversee a booming $7 billion cannabis economy. Multiple state agencies, including the Bureau of Medical...

Encinitas – While the passage of Proposition 64 – the legalization of recreational marijuana use in California – was a watershed moment, more work lies ahead to remove the stigma associated with cannabis use from a perspective of social, land-use, business and political acceptance. In order...

Eureka - Last month, hundreds of Emerald Triangle cannabis farmers received letters from the state threatening penalties unless they complied with California water quality regulations. Thousands of growers in Northern California have complied with these regulations, to be extended statewide...

The Remedy Shoppe, Skagway's first marijuana retail store and the first to receive a license in the state of Alaska, opened for business on Jan. 20. Business was brisk. Customers filled the store's interior, and in less than an hour a line had formed to purchase one of the four strains of...

Jacksonville, FL – Guadalupe Osteen said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder years ago, and said the medication prescribed to help her has made her feel worse. "Knowing you have to wake up and not be normal, and you have to depend on a medication to...

West Australian researchers are developing a genetic breeding program to make hemp a more viable and lucrative option for producers around the country. Hemp has long been tipped to become a billion-dollar industry because of its many uses and growing international demand, but it is also...

A Cape Breton hemp oil company that grows part of its product on the remediated Sydney Steel site announced a $14-million deal Monday to sell its dietary supplements to a company in Brazil. "Brazil is one of the leaders in research and development in terms of hemp," said Parker Rudderham...

The New Mexico Senate, in a bipartisan 37-2 vote, approved a bill Tuesday that would make it legal to cultivate hemp so researchers can study its industrial uses. The legislation goes now to the House of Representatives, where other industrial hemp bills are being considered. Senate Bill...

For decades, Kelly Anderson has cultivated his family's land on a sprawling farm in Maricopa. He grows ornamental plants, dried wheat and foliage that are sold in craft stores. Demand for the decorative plants is high, but farmers like Anderson are eyeing another, potentially more lucrative...

Salem, Ohio – Hemp isn't marijuana. But the reputation that accompanies marijuana seems to be stunting the growth of what could be America's next cash crop. By some estimates, hemp is used in 25,000 products worldwide. The U.S. market, estimated at $600 million, is supplied totally by...

The Tasmanian Government is backing industry calls to lift the ban on the sale of hemp-derived food products in Australia. Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff told industrial hemp growers his government was lobbying its state and federal counterparts strongly to change the laws that...

McMinnville, TN - A McMinnville father said he was counting on money raised on GoFundMe to buy a year's supply of treatment for his son's epilepsy. That treatment is a cannabis oil. The father said GoFundMe has yanked down the page. "He has autism, epilepsy and OCD," said Phillip Holland...

When conventional medicine failed to help their son, Kathy and Ryan Reed moved from Baldwin City to Manitou Springs, Colo., where they found relief in a product not legal in Kansas – hemp oil. "We saw some great results," Kathy said. "We saw him sleeping through the night for the first time...

Costa Mesa — A temporary citywide ban on marijuana uses authorized under a state voter-approved recreational marijuana measure was extended for another 101/2 months to give city staffers time look for ways to implement the law. Without much discussion Tuesday, the City Council approved the...

Orlando, Fla. – A fiery debate was held Wednesday over controversial rules for medical marijuana. A crowd packed the Health Department in Orange County to talk about proposed rules connected to Amendment 2. "I shouldn't have to drive hours to obtain my daughter's medicine or pay a $25...

Linda Kersten called marijuana a "miracle." The Newburg, N.D., resident recalled how her adult daughter struggled with treatments for colon cancer that caused aches, pains and extreme nausea. But almost immediately after smoking marijuana, she felt well enough to take a walk around the block...

Will that be an evening cocktail – or some cannabis – with your dinner tonight? According to a recent survey, more and more Californians with medical marijuana prescriptions are trading in their after-work glass of vino for the drug, often in vaporized form – something advocates say offers a...