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A hemp farming bill moved to the governor's desk March 1, as the state House joined the Senate in passing legislation to legalize a crop still defined by federal law as a controlled substance. "It's a bright new day for Washington," longtime hemp activist Joy Beckerman said. "We're going to...

A House committee will hear debate next week on a pair of medical marijuana bills, but one faces a tough battle. Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, told FOX 13 that he has been meeting with members of the House Health & Human Services Committee to persuade them to vote for his bill, SB73...

Owners of local medical marijuana businesses face a major hurdle this tax season. They have to file federal income taxes, despite the fact that their company is considered illegal under federal law. Andre Rhodes has to file taxes for his medical marijuana dispensary, Nevada Wellness Center...

After a history of alcoholism, former Red Wing great Darren McCarty found a way to battle his addiction. "I've used medical marijuana and it saved my life," he said. McCarty said addiction has been a part of his life for years - alcoholism always seemed to win, until now. The former...

Kim, Renee, Moriah, Suzanne. Those are some of the leading names pushing for legalized medical marijuana in Florida. They all have loved ones facing a serious disease they believe the drug helps treat. Kim Edward's mother suffers from leukemia. "I think it would be very worth it to a lot of...

Time is winding down on this legislative session. Lawmakers have not yet debated one of the hottest issues, legalizing medical marijuana. But supporters of the bill are trying to lobby senators in person by showing why they are so passionate about getting this legal in the state. It was an...

New Nevada County laws limiting where you can grow medical marijuana, and how much of it, are throwing a couple into a panic -- the pair's son relies on the medicine to survive. Ever since he was 4 years old, Penn Valley's Silas Hurd has suffered from seizures. His father Forrest Hurd said...

The Bellevue parents of an epileptic child are pushing one Bellevue state senator to support another in an attempt to pass a bill legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska. But State Sen. Sue Crawford remains opposed to a broad legalization of medical marijuana, preferring to limit her support...

While New York has legalized medical marijuana and dispensaries have opened across the state, one lawyer who represents medical marijuana businesses said the industry will grow at a slow pace because of the differences between federal and state marijuana laws. Attorney Marc Ross, speaking at...

If some state legislators have their way, South Carolina patients battling certain illnesses will soon have a new option for treatment: marijuana. The medical affairs committee of the S.C. Senate is considering a bill that would create options for the legal, medicinal use of the drug in South...

The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore is teaming up with a company that wants a license to grow medical marijuana. Some said the unique collaboration will help the school and the community, but others aren't so sure. The only traffic light in downtown Princess Anne in Somerset County...

On Wednesday, Connecticut's Public Health Committee held a public hearing to discuss a bill legalizing cannabis oil for minors. The bill would only allow the drug in an oil form, containing no more than 0.3 percent THC. The marijuana could not be smoked, inhaled or vaporized. Doctors could...

Susan Meehan didn't take the decision to move to Maine with her daughter lightly, but said she had an obligation to save the girl's life. "You don't tear your family apart at the seams without knowing something is going to work," Meehan said Wednesday, with Cyndimae sitting on her lap, as she...

Eureka Springs residents who support medical marijuana backed the issue in writing Tuesday. Alderman James DeVito said a petition to get medical marijuana on the ballot during the next election cycle received at least 200 signatures throughout the day. DeVito and others manned a booth outside...

A temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the village of New Haven has been extended for another six months. The New Haven Village Council voted 4-2 on Feb. 9 to extend the moratorium initially put in place last July. "We still have questions about the zoning for this type of...

Last night's string of electoral primary victories for Republican candidate Donald Trump could go down as a pivotal point in US history. Like the 2000 Republican primaries that gave us George W. Bush, and his subsequent invasion of Iraq, the consequences of Trump's Super Tuesday wins may affect...

A proposal set to be introduced next week would require schools to allow students to use some forms medical cannabis or risk losing state funding from marijuana taxes. Rep. Jonathan Singer (D-Longmont) passed a similar bill last year, one that gave schools districts the option of allowing a...

On Wednesday, lawmakers discussed whether or not to allow medical marijuana use by children with serious illnesses. The Public Health Committee took up the proposal on Wednesday morning. The state has already shown a willingness with a similar bill already in place for adults. Proponents said...

One medical marijuana business has already applied for a special permit to operate in Leominster and three others spoke Wednesday night at a meeting held to look at some of the issues related to operating in the city. City officials heard from Middlesex Integrated Medicine Inc. of Boston...

The city of Merced appears to be a step closer to allowing medical marijuana dispensaries, though the fate of cannabis cultivation remains less clear, after a study session this week. The City Council did not take any official vote on dispensaries Tuesday but asked city staff members to do...