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JoAnna McKee, a pioneering medical marijuana activist in Washington who went to sometimes difficult lengths to obtain the drug for the patients she served, has died at age 74. McKee passed away Nov. 18, said her longtime friend and fellow activist, Dale Rogers. He was not certain of the...

Earlier today, Ryan Briggs became one of the first Pennsylvanians to be certified as part of the state's new medical marijuana program. Together with his mother Diana Briggs, he and other members of his family travelled from Westmoreland County to the Compassionate Certification office in...

Two Vietnamese men were smuggled into Ireland to work in a cannabis grow house containing just under €1.8 million of drugs, a Dublin court has heard. One of the men travelled to Ireland in a shipping container and thought he would be working on a farm, while the other thought he would be...

While Santa Cruz County planners sort through the more than 200 last-minute responses to the proposed cannabis environmental impact report, plans are in the works to allow qualified growers temporary permits. State voters last year approved Proposition 64 that legalizes recreational use of...

The Honolulu Police Department has been sending letters out to medical marijuana users this year to tell them that they "have 30 days upon receipt of this letter to voluntarily surrender your firearms." That includes a letter dated Nov. 13, signed by police chief Susan Ballard. "Your...

With the Adult Use of Marijuana Act set to take effect on Jan. 1, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors is considering imposing regulations on adults wishing to grow up to six cannabis plants within the county. During Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, Deputy County Counsel Zoey...

Have they opened Pandora's box? Some Deerfield Beach city leaders worry that's what they might've done by allowing marijuana dispensaries in the city. They're now trying to stop medical dispensaries from clustering citywide by keeping them out of commercial areas that also have homes, as well...

Diana Briggs sees this as the start of the end of a four-year battle to convince politicians, and now doctors, to help her son. Friday morning, Ms. Briggs, 47, husband Michael, 48, and daughters Alexis, 21, and Hailey, 12, will drive from their Export, Westmoreland County home to the...

When he received a cancer diagnosis one month before his 11th birthday, Chico Ryder didn't know that while one door closed, another opened. Now 16 and cancer-free, Chico has decided to dedicate himself to spreading the word about the benefits of medical cannabis, which he used to ease the...

The city of Hanford will soon have its own division centered around cannabis operations, with its own high-level management position. Cannabis operations division On Tuesday, Council discussed annual fees for commercial medical cannabis business permits and establishing a cannabis...

States that legalized marijuana may be linked to lower opioid deaths but far more studies need to be done to confirm it, said the director of the National Institutes of Health. NIH Director Francis Collins said there has been a "statistical relationship" between states that legalized...

Marylanders interested in buying medical marijuana days after the launch of a state-sanctioned program may already be out of luck. Five of seven licensed dispensaries that have opened since Friday said they have completely or almost run out of flower — the raw part of the marijuana plant that...

Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They're selling well. "The 'Up and Moving' is for joints and for pain," he explains. "The 'Calm and Quiet' is for real anxious dogs, to take away that anxiety." People anxious to...

The plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Route 20 next spring is expected to have little impact on traffic, according to site developers during a second public hearing Wednesday. The HealthWise Foundation Inc. is seeking site plan approval from the Planning Board for a...

The Ohio Department of Commerce didn't know it hired a consultant with a felony marijuana conviction to help score medical marijuana grow license applications but says the past offense didn't undermine the agency's process for awarding the highly sought-after licenses. The department plans...

The state commission set up to study the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana met again Wednesday. The panel heard from representatives from states which have already implemented recreational marijuana. The panel heard from Andrew Freedman, who helped steer Colorado through the...

Hazleton native Nate Eachus, a former NFL player and state wrestling champion, has seen the benefits of hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant. His grandmother began taking the product after she was diagnosed with cancer and it helped her, he said. "Doctors gave her a few months to live...

The Community Alliance nonprofit will host its first ever "Cannabis 4 the Cause" event this Friday, Dec. 9. The event will take place in two parts: one open discussion that is free admission from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and a fine art fundraiser gala from 6-9 p.m. This event specifically targets...

Two years ago, Alan Gertner was head of Google's Asia-Pacific sales team in Singapore, handling more than $100 million in business. Now, he begins his day in a small Toronto office, building a cannabis brand that sells fancy smoking accessories such as vaporizers and bongs that cost up to...

Add a Republican senator from Central Illinois to the growing list of Illinois lawmakers who say the state should legalize recreational marijuana. State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, says he is ready to support legal, recreational marijuana if the law is written correctly. "I...