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Fort Meyers - Medical marijuana is now legal in Florida, but doctors at Southwest Florida's largest mental health facility won't be prescribing the drug. "It's like seeing somebody with high blood pressure, and you give them a blood pressure pill, and at the same time you give them a salty...

Augusta, Maine - The members of the 128th Maine Legislature began work on Wednesday and already are facing a challenge. Lawmakers have said for the past month that one of their biggest issues will be implementing the marijuana legalization law passed by voters in the referendum. That law will...

Trenton - Nearly 500 people with post-traumatic stress disorder have enrolled in the state's medicinal marijuana program in the four months since Gov. Chris Christie agreed to include the debilitating psychiatric condition among the list of qualifying illnesses, a state Health Department...

Like most seasoned real estate experts, Charlie Kimberly has seen his share of off-putting elements included in a home sale. But a recent listing in Northeast Portland forced him to wonder if what he was selling was legal: A large marijuana plant was growing in the backyard. Turns out, it's...

Wisconsin - One of Wisconsin's top state lawmakers said publicly that he's open to the idea of legalizing medical marijuana in the state, but stopped short of saying he'd bring forward legislation to that effect. "I'm not an expert on medical marijuana, but I certainly have no problem saying...

After a recent boost in funding, the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research at the University of Louisville is delving into the science and economics of commercializing industrial hemp. It's a new line of work for the center, located inside the Speed School's Ernst Hall, but it matches...

A bill to legalise the growing of industrial hemp in SA has been introduced into parliament and will be voted on next year. An international hemp consultant, a textile industries representative and Greens MLC Tammy Franks, who tabled the bill in parliament, believe the product has a future in...

Belfast – The City Council on Jan. 3 gave a final stamp of approval to a six-month moratorium on new businesses related to recreational marijuana, which was legalized by Maine voters by statewide referendum in November. City officials say the moratorium will give them time to time understand...

Folks long suffering from debilitating illnesses and chronic conditions may soon find relief in the form of medical marijuana. Thanks to the recent passage of Amendment 2 during the Nov. 8 General Election, patients with specific conditions now have the option of seeking help from physicians...

Oswego has decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana in the village. The village is now among the communities where it is a civil, rather than a criminal, offense for anyone caught with 10 grams — about 3.5 ounces - of marijuana or less. The Village Board Tuesday night passed an...

A Democratic state representative from Philadelphia plans to push a bill to legalize recreational marijuana during the new legislative session that began in Harrisburg on Tuesday. But Rep. Jordan Harris, D-186th, knows his success of broadly legalizing pot in Pennsylvania likely will hinge on...

Salem – Local activist Gary "Gigi" Gill was among those from Salem who headed to Boston Tuesday for a rally to advocate for improved access to medical marijuana, as the state Department of Public Health mulls changes to regulations governing its medical pot use program. The proposed...

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission today finished the bulk of its discussion of draft rules for the licensing of cultivation facilities by establishing high financial hurdles for would-be growers to clear before they can claim one of the five licenses the commission will distribute later...

Boston – Marijuana won't be legally sold in Massachusetts for another 18 months, yet lawmakers are already being pushed to hike taxes amid warnings of a flourishing black market if rates are set too high. A voter approved law, parts of which went into effect Dec. 15, allows residents 21 and...

When a small package arrived at Gabriel George's Northside Jacksonville home Tuesday afternoon, he knew he finally could get some relief for a nerve injury he suffered in a motorcycle accident nine years ago. George lost most of the use of his right arm because of the accident but he long...

Boston – As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services that other businesses take for granted. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, is leading an effort to make...

Proposed changes to the state's medical marijuana program do not address problems that hamper people from registering for the program, according to patients and advocates who testified Tuesday at a crowded public hearing in Boston. The proposals are part of a larger initiative by the Baker...

Craig – On Jan. 10, Craig City Council will vote on the first draft of a ballot measure asking voters whether or not to allow recreational marijuana in the City of Craig, and council members are expecting some healthy debate over the issue. The council voted 4 to 3 at their last meeting Dec. 13...

We can't tell you exactly where in Tallahassee, just that we got off a rocky road some 10 miles due east of the State Capitol building. Outside and inside the 6,000 square foot facility, security is as round the clock as what's growing amid its protection. "Every door has a lock,"...

Nevada is one of eight states allowing recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over. Starting Sunday, adults could buy up to 1 ounce of marijuana flower or up to one-eighth of an ounce of marijuana concentrates – like shatter, wax and carbon dioxide oil – per visit to legal dispensaries...