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A group trying to legalize cannabis took to the streets of Johnson City to garner support Saturday. The rally was organized by Green Cross Tennessee, a cannabis advocacy group. The group walked to the corner of University Parkway and West State of Franklin, all the while yelling slogans like...

Whoever is selected to open the state's first medical marijuana dispensaries this summer should have plenty of business, state Department of Health records indicate. At the end of February, there were more than 1,800 additional people registered as medical cannabis patients than in January...

Kentucky is accelerating hemp production in the third year of testing its potential as a cash crop. The state Department of Agriculture said Friday it has authorized planting of nearly 4,500 acres of hemp this year in the next round of statewide pilot projects, up from about 900 acres of hemp...

Medical marijuana's possible role in banishing fear in PTSD patients is being explored by a University of Calgary researcher. Italian memory scientist Dr. Maria Morena is taking a cue from indications the use of cannabis by those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and a function...

As Champaign's first medical cannabis dispensary prepares to open, its organizers are preparing the first in a series of public events to answer residents' questions and concerns. Phoenix Botanical plans to open its storefront location on South Neil in April, said Dann Linn, the company's...

Marijuana could potentially help cancer patients who have nausea or pain, and could possibly even be used as a treatment for certain cancers, but much more research is needed before any of these uses could be recommended, a new review article said. There is promising research on marijuana use...

Charles County will allow medical cannabis to be grown, processed and distributed within county borders, the Charles County Commissioners decided Tuesday, March 15. The follow-up work session approving zoning requests came on the heels of last Tuesday night's public hearing in La Plata where...

Members of the House of Representatives debated medical marijuana for several hours Wednesday night before passing Senate Bill 3. "I want tell you one thing and this is the most important thing, sick people don't want to get high they want to get better," said Rep. Russ Diamond, (R) Lebanon...

Patients in Pennsylvania who may benefit from medical marijuana are one step closer to getting the help they need after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday. However, medical professionals in York County are still wary of taking the leap of prescribing medicinal...

As Pennsylvania moves closer to adopting a medical marijuana program, New Jersey has released a report on its six-year-old program that says its dispensaries charge the highest price for an ounce of marijuana on average, compared with other states with similar programs. The Department of...

Heather Shuker hopes a vote in the state House on Wednesday afternoon will represent a huge step in a journey that has included countless trips to the Capitol from her home near Pittsburgh. She expects the vote to finally clear the way for her 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, to receive medical...

Just after 6:30 Wednesday, the House passed Senate Bill 3 by a vote of 149-43. Advocates who have been fighting for the bill's passage, which would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, erupted into cheers. "I am actually a little numb right now. I can't believe it finally happened...

As more patients across New York take advantage of the state's newly-implemented medical marijuana program, employers will likely need to tweak their company drug policies to accommodate change. The program, which was launched by the state Department of Health on Jan. 7, provides access to the...

After two medical marijuana bills suffered defeat during the final week of Utah's 2016 legislative session, advocates for the drug are regrouping. Leaders in the movement to legalize marijuana for medical use have been looking for someone to sponsor similar legislation next session since Sen...

For better or for worse, the growth, dispensing and processing of medical cannabis is now legal in Charles County. The Charles County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a zoning text amendment regulating medical cannabis in Charles County, with County Commissioners' Vice President...

The powerful narcotics killed the pain, but Ben Marksmeier feared they might kill him, too. The Army National Guard sergeant lost most of his right leg in 2007 to a roadside bomb in Iraq. While undergoing surgeries and physical therapy to rehabilitate his left leg, Marksmeier said, he twice...

Craig Gaudet of Summerside, P.E.I., hopes to open the Island's first medical marijuana dispensary this April. Gaudet says he already supplies medical marijuana to people who have approval in P.E.I., but wants to make it easier for others to get medical marijuana at one central location...

Two of the leading Canadian companies that help veterans file reimbursement claims for medicinal marijuana say the spike in payments from the federal government over the past couple of years comes as no surprise. Trauma Healing Centers and Marijuana for Trauma were responding to Veterans...

A medical marijuana clinic is planning to open up shop in downtown Sudbury – and advocates and users of the drug hope it will help to end the stigma associated with pot. Ronan Levy is a director of Canadian Cannabis Clinics, the operation currently negotiating a lease in downtown Sudbury...

Severe medical marijuana restrictions that would force the closure of large dispensaries should go into effect no more than 49 days after the Montana Supreme Court upheld a disputed 2011 state law, an attorney for the Department of Justice said Tuesday. State health officials are backing...