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Last Friday marked Madelena's three-year bone marrow birthday, and coincidentally, her 17th birthday as well. How lucky we are to have her with us, and so hale and hearty. Madelena is a miracle, as we were able to get her diagnosis in an earlier stage of her disease, MLD, and she was able to...

We paid a visit to Rita's tiny country house on a rainy morning - meeting her vocal neighbors - a large flock of chickens and roosters -- on the way inside. Perched on her bed, surrounded by family photos and memorabilia from her days in a popular local rock band, Rita recalled being...

The cannabis industry is quickly becoming a magnet for female entrepreneurs. Medical or recreational marijuana is legal in 23 states and the District of Columbia. As legalization has increased, so have sales. In 2013, the industry was at $1.8 billion. In 2015, it was estimated at $5.4 billion...

A Georgia mother is making a sacrifice to help improve her young daughter's autism disorder by giving her cannabis oil illegally under state law. For Jennifer Conforti, giving her 5-year-old autistic daughter cannabis oil was a decision she made after the trial and error of several medications...

The Non-Partisan Association has taken another run at the city's handling of marijuana applications. Coun. Melissa De Genova has presented a notice of motion calling for "an immediate moratorium on all Development Permit Reviews and processes for Medical Marijuana-Related Uses". The motion...

I have some chocolates. They have certain properties. A while ago I was hit with a sudden, inexplicable, profoundly crushing sadness. Oh, well, sadness is normal, even welcome at times. But not like this. I didn't want to call her; nothing she could do. I didn't want to walk over to the...

The Cannabis Supply Company which will open its doors Saturday is just the beginning for owners Josh Millar and Steve Tota. The Brant County residents, who live in the Burford area, near Norwich, already are looking to expand the Brantford business, which will sell supplies needed by medical...

A months-long shortage of medical marijuana in the District has been eased in recent weeks by new growers moving into the city and a change in the law that doubled the number of plants producers can cultivate, according to buyers and suppliers. The boost in supply has ended rationing and cut...

Hello new friends. I could not find any real information regarding this strain so to benefit everyone this is my try at growing Tutankhamon from Pyramid Seeds. This is my very first grow! Set up: Seeds - Pyramid Seeds Tutankhamon feminized. Germination - Paper Towel method Lighting -...

The summer before he got sick, Nelson teen Alex Renton grew his first and only cannabis plants with his mother Rose, in a half-barrel in the garden. She'd told him no, originally — it wasn't worth it. She'd seen how cannabis convictions had ruined the lives of others. But her oldest son was...

Two small drops of cannabis oil a day is all it takes to keep 3-year-old Remie Ellett of Nephi, Utah, walking and free of side effects from a multiple of illnesses. But now, the mother of the severely-disabled girl — who suffers from thyroid disease, respiratory issues and digestive problems...

Oliver Miller has become the face of the fight for New York state's medical marijuana law. Now 16, he suffered an in utero stroke that affected his brain stem and left him with myriad disabilities, the most dangerous of which is severe epilepsy, or seizure disorder. On his bad days, his...

Amy Young and her family moved to Oregon because the medicine her daughter needs is illegal in Alabama. State Rep. Mike Ball said he plans to introduce a bill next month to change that. And he's confident it's going to pass. "The people I've talked to about it seem very receptive to it,"...

Fact: 44 Americans die every day from prescription-drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "That doesn't happen with cannabis," Caprice Sweatt said Sunday. "Medical cannabis is a safe, legal option." With the legal version of the drug set to debut locally...

Sister Kate calls herself an “accidental nun.” At age 16, she tried marijuana for the first time inside a friend’s car during a cold Wisconsin winter. But that was when she was a “good mid-western Catholic girl,” and the drug did nothing for her. Years later, after her first marriage had come...

A metro mom admits she got marijuana on the black market to allow her autistic child relief from violent rages. The mom told her story exclusively to Channel 2's Lori Geary in the hopes it will help lead to an expansion of Georgia's medical marijuana law. "I got to the point I was afraid of...

Imagine being in constant pain, so much so that you can't work, you can't walk around town, you can't lift things, you can't even find a restful position to sleep in. Imagine that every medicine your doctor prescribes to you is either too weak to make a difference or comes with crippling side...

Ten years ago this month, Rhode Island legalized medical marijuana. Today, nearly 13,000 patients are enrolled, not to mention more than 2000 caregivers. And 100 new applications arrive every week. Is it sustainable? Ellen Lenox Smith taught seventh grade social studies for years. She was...

The grandparents of a five-year-old with terminal brain cancer have called in a lawyer after doctors refused to consider medical cannabis to treat the child. In August last year the child was given nine to 12 months to live after being diagnosed with an inoperable tumour on her spinal cord...

The grandparents of a five-year-old with terminal brain cancer have called in a lawyer after doctors refused to consider medical cannabis to treat the child. In August last year the child was given nine to 12 months to live after being diagnosed with an inoperable tumour on her spinal cord...