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Scott Cooksey gives his son Timothy 18 pills a day. The 19-year-old, who lives in Terre Haute with his family, has intractable epilepsy and Rubenstein Taybi Syndrome. The former causes Timothy to have seizures that cannot be controlled by medication, and he has a nerve stimulator in his...

Tribal leaders from California and Washington state last week discussed the potential opening of legal marijuana businesses on tribal lands. Several members of the National Indian Gaming Association attended the meeting and touted the financial and health rewards. David Vialpando, Santa Ysabel...

President Trump will replace the nation's top anti-drug official Sunday, when Chuck Rosenberg steps down after more than two years leading the Drug Enforcement Administration, and marijuana partisans are anxiously awaiting his pick. It's unclear who Trump will make acting administrator, or if...

Despite months of work by lawmakers on a special committee, a bill that would set in motion the legal sale of recreational marijuana in Maine faces an uncertain future, with a top State House leader who could hold the key to the bill's final passage expressing serious concerns about the...

While the state's highly-regulated medical marijuana program is expanding, now with delivery options, more dispensary locations coming, more practitioners to certify patients, and more ailments approved for treatment, patients are still saddled with a high-priced product, payable only with cash...

A Georgia police department and one of its officers has been sued for arresting three people based on a report by a "drug recognition expert" who accused each of driving under the influence of marijuana. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed the lawsuit earlier this week in...

Following one final round of discussion over wording and logistics, the Willits City Council approved the medical cannabis ordinance at its regular meeting Wednesday by a 4-1 vote, opening the door to various aspects of the industry within allowed zoning in the city. The ordinance is set to...

A high-end maker of cannabis-infused chocolate has signed a tentative deal to open a store in the Westfield San Francisco Centre, which experts say would be the first time a major class-A mall has agreed to house a marijuana-based outlet. While the deal is not finalized and must win city...

To understand Californians' favorite methods for ingesting cannabis, Joshua Hoffman likens it to the different ways of experiencing music. Think of smoking cannabis flowers like attending a live concert, he said. The second most popular method – vape pens – is like listening to a CD on...

Lawmakers in Lansing say they want a seamless transition as marijuana dispensaries start to get licensed. Democrats in the House and Senate introduced legislation Wednesday. A few Republicans have voiced support of the bills. The legislation would let dispensaries keep their doors open while...

Everything about Elevate Medical Pharmacy looked like a legitimate marijuana dispensary. A large sign out front displayed the business' name. A neon "Open" sign shone bright in the window. Inside, it looked like a typical pot shop: OG Kush, Sour Diesel and other popular marijuana strains...

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-derived gel to treat genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome succeeded in significantly reducing symptoms such as anxiety in a mid-stage study. The U.S. drug developer’s shares - down 60 percent since the beginning of the year - were up 57...

It's hard to justify $45 for an ordinary black cotton T-shirt, but the customer at a store in Washington D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood does so without question. The clerk grabs a clear plastic box containing about one gram of marijuana and drops it into the bag, reciting a practiced line...

She was an international model. He was an NFL star. Both from Oskaloosa, Iowa. Jessica VerSteeg said Tyler Sash was everything a girlfriend would want – handsome, athletic, funny, with fashionable style. But Sash was also in constant pain. Years of football at the University of Iowa and...

Pennsylvania took another step toward getting ready to hang the "Open for Business" sign on its Medical Marijuana Program by approving the first two labs that will ensure the medication is safe for patients and correctly labeled. ACT Laboratories Inc.of Pennsylvania and Keystone State Testing...

An unlicensed marijuana dispensary in Chula Vista was robbed by two men Wednesday night who took marijuana, cash and a security guard’s gun, police said. A security guard at the Green Lady dispensary told police that two men entered the business around 8:45 p.m. and pointed a gun at him before...

After previously planning to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, Coral Gables leaders are changing their stance and going back to the drawing board to decide how to regulate the businesses. Commissioners decided not to take a final vote on the ban at Tuesday's meeting. Instead, in response to...

In a bedroom of her Healy Terrace apartment, 65-year-old Susan Deschene created an elaborate growing room for three carefully cultivated marijuana plants in containers filled with ground-up coconut husks. For the pain-racked family and child counselor – who uses a wheelchair and whose health...

Smithfield can't restrict the rights of state-licensed medical cannabis growers through its zoning ordinance, said Superior Court Judge Richard Licht in putting a temporary injunction on the town's new zoning ordinance that restricted caregivers from 12 to 2 plants, among other reductions in...

Officials in Gibsonburg and Oak Harbor originally thought they would know this month if companies would be getting state medical marijuana cultivation licenses to build new facilities in those villages. Instead, the two villages will have to wait a little while longer to see if their...