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A Louisiana mother has picked up and moved to Colorado, all in hopes of gaining access to medical marijuana that could treat her toddler's epilepsy. Last month, Vernon Parish resident Michele Hall left her husband and much of her family behind, bringing her adopted 5-year-old daughter Ella with...

The hard-fought march to medical marijuana in Pennsylvania took a groundswell of public opinion, years of lobbying and changes of heart across the Legislature. But even advocates for the law, signed a week ago by Gov. Tom Wolf, suspect another challenge may await the measure. That's because...

The first time James Dean Wolfenden had a seizure, he fell in a school hallway, cutting open his head when he smacked it on the floor. The Barrie boy had no family history of epilepsy, but he was having a massive episode in front of his Grade 6 classmates. That was the first of many. Now 17...

The Utah Democratic Party's nominee for governor stunned the state party convention by revealing that his wife is facing a criminal investigation for marijuana use. "In the last 72 hours, we learned that my wonderful wife of 20 years, Donna, is under investigation for possession of...

Thousands of marijuana plants are being grown and harvested in New Hampshire - all with the state's blessing. Sanctuary ATC (Alternative Treatment Center), the state's first therapeutic cannabis dispensary, is about to open in Plymouth. On Friday, the New Hampshire Sunday News got a look...

The idea was intoxicating to lawmakers in more than a dozen states where medical marijuana was a political nonstarter: Give patients with certain severe medical problems access to a type of pot that might provide relief without producing the "high" usually associated with the plant. First of...

A Georgia mom is helping to lead the charge to expand the state's limited medical marijuana law, which she says unfairly excludes many patients with severe medical conditions – including her 5-year-old autistic daughter – who could benefit from the plant's medicinal properties. "There are...

Delegates at the Third District Republican Convention last weekend overwhelmingly voiced their support for the expansion of Georgia's laws on cannabis/marijuana-derived medicine, and for allowing the medicine to be produced in Georgia. A resolution supporting expanding the number of conditions...

Former two-term Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White isn't just the CEO and security director of one of the state's new medical marijuana producers. He's a medical cannabis patient as well. The former Albuquerque public safety director said he became a convert to medical cannabis about two...

Few victories are sweeter than those that have been a long time coming. Three area lawmakers can attest to that fact. State Sens. Mike Folmer and Daylin Leach and state Rep. Jim Cox played critical roles in the passage of the new medical marijuana law. After years of debate spanning two...

A recent spike in the number of storefront marijuana dispensaries in parts of the country is prompting calls for the government to regulate an area not covered by current legislation. The Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries estimates there are at least 350 such storefronts...

On August 4, 2015, US officials quietly made history by approving the first-ever patent for a plant containing significant amounts of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, according to the patent's holders, their lawyers, and outside experts in intellectual property law. Patent...

Just in time for 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday, the Washington, D.C., marijuana legalization organization DCMJ has big news: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDPC) has invited members of the group to a meeting next Monday. "This isn't with the president but...

A day after falling one vote short, backers of a proposal to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana law to cover more diseases found success Wednesday in the state Senate. Senators voted 21-16 for the proposal from Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks. It needed 20 votes to pass. Louisiana hasn't yet...

The House overwhelmingly approved a measure that would give sick children under the age of 18 access to non-smokeable medical marijuana. The bill, which passed the House 129-13 shortly before midnight Wednesday, would give minors with severe epilepsy and terminal illnesses access to marijuana...

A bill that would expand the number of diseases that could be treated legally with medical marijuana was approved in the Senate here Wednesday after falling one vote short Tuesday. Senate Bill 271 by Sen. Freddie Mills, R-Parks, drew passionate debate from both sides over two days. Mills, a...

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s announcement Thursday that he will send a bill to the Senate legalizing medical uses of marijuana and increasing the amount an individual may possess, is a dramatic turnaround and may be a response to public support for medical marijuana, analysts said...

Visitors to downtown Vancouver would be forgiven for assuming marijuana is legal in the city. In the building where Jodie Emery works, the smell of marijuana permeates every room. Colourful, pro-weed posters are plastered all over the walls in the stairwell, and people casually walk in and...

In the heady days following his election victory, Justin Trudeau actively encouraged his caucus members to rock the boat. "Regardless of party demands, and the partisanship that will continue to exist in this House ... your one job, that you cannot ever forget, is to be a strong voice in...

So, I really like to play poker. No Limit Holdem, tourney play is my favorite game. Went to Reno with wifey to play in a tourney that I was invited to at The Peppermill. It was an invitation only, $1000 buy in that was comped by the casino. They also comped my room for the weekend. Who...