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Arizona could see an increase in medical marijuana dispensaries after the Arizona Department of Health Services opens up applications this summer. It's the first time the department will allow new dispensaries since it issued the first licenses in 2012. And consumers may see more crop up in...

Pennsylvania could soon be the latest state to legalize medical marijuana, allowing residents who have a qualifying condition to purchase the drug from a dispensary. The state House Wednesday approved a bill that will be sent to Gov. Tom Wolf, who said he would sign it Sunday. While many...

In a local stop on his tour of New York this week, the American Legion's national commander said the non-profit organization is weighing its stance on medical marijuana access for veterans. In Washington on Thursday, a U.S. Senate committee added an amendment to next year's Veterans Affairs...

The Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015, passed on Tuesday, means Victoria is the first Australian state to permit medicinal marijuana. The Government said it would only be available to people in exceptional circumstances, with children suffering from severe epilepsy the first to access...

French politicians across the board on Tuesday slammed a Socialist minister's call to legalise marijuana, re-igniting the debate in a country where cannabis use is common. A day after minister for parliamentary relations Jean-Marie Le Guen said prohibition had not caused drug use to fall, his...

Kentucky's foray into industrial hemp has fueled a Louisville startup which is betting that natural fibers someday will become a key ingredient in hundreds of American-made products - furnace filters, kayaks, skis, even coffee mugs. Sunstrand was launched by Oldham County native Trey Riddle...

The federal war on legal medical marijuana providers is paused for now, thanks to a major legal victory in California. Lynnette Shaw, who is one of California's oldest dispensary operators prevailed Wednesday in her bid to overturn a nineteen year-old civil injunction barring her from the...

Despite a statutory deadline of April 15, the state Department of Health will wait until April 28 to announce the eight companies that will receive licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana. The agency sent an email to 59 applicants last Thursday asking for fingerprinting information that...

State lawmakers said Wednesday they will introduce a medical marijuana bill this week, but many of the details won't be known until months after it has passed the General Assembly. Legislative leaders said at a Wednesday press conference they plan to fast-track the bill to Gov. John Kasich...

Pennsylvania is set to become the latest state to legalize medical marijuana as the Legislature sent a bill to the governor on Wednesday after parents of children suffering from debilitating seizures circulated the Capitol urging lawmakers to act. The House vote, 149-46, set off cheers in the...

After years of stonewalling efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio, state lawmakers announced a plan to provide patients with medical marijuana by 2018. The proposal, which will be introduced this week, would allow Ohioans older than 18 to buy edible marijuana, patches, plant material...

There has been talk in recent times of medicinal cannabis being legalised in Australia and some have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement. And the Victorian government has finally passed its bill, with some people now able to manufacture and consume the drug. Victoria is the...

Doctors and the Liberal Opposition in South Australia are keen for the state to take another look at legalising medicinal use of marijuana. On Tuesday Victoria passed laws to allow children with severe epilepsy to use medicinal cannabis from next year, and New South Wales is conducting a...

Medical marijuana may be a new draw for visitors to Las Vegas, but the state is issuing a warning. The confusion may be over the documentation you need to get inside a dispensary and buy medical marijuana. Some medical marijuana patients at Nevada Pure are tourists. "It could be 25 to 30...

New Jersey, where property, corporate and income taxes are among the highest in the U.S., now can also claim the nation's most expensive medical marijuana. Governor Chris Christie, who has railed against the state's cost of living, says pricey pot is fine with him. The second-term Republican...

The Ohio House is expected to roll out a medical marijuana proposal today, while the Senate also is winding down its examination of the issue as the two chambers consider action ahead of a potential ballot issue this November. "I think this is going to be a joint effort," said Speaker Cliff...

Some of New York's top doctors spent countless hours last year examining Andrew Greenspan. His constant pain and dangerously high fevers had them baffled. At one point, they quarantined him in fear of tropical diseases. A team of neurologists finally cracked the medical mystery: Greenspan...

Cara Salemme has been patiently waiting 28 days for the Pennsylvania Senate to take another look at legislation that could help her son keep living. The North Codorus Township mother is waiting for a medical marijuana bill to head to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk, something that could happen later...

Four out of five Sarpy County state senators voted April 5 to break a filibuster of a legislative bill that, if passed on a final vote, would have granted parents of epileptic children access to a marijuana-derived oil. But it wasn't enough. Only 30 of 49 senators voted to end debate on LB...

A former Democratic state legislator who ran for governor in 2014 is spearheading an effort launched Monday to let voters decide whether to allow medical marijuana in Oklahoma. Former state Rep. Joe Dorman is a board member of the group Oklahomans for Health, which filed an initiative...