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At age 8, John Pesch was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, an incurable and often painful inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. He has to be careful about what he eats, and he's not growing as much as he should because he isn't absorbing enough nutrients from his food. He says...

One mother says her daughter is paying the price for state legislators not passing a medical marijuana bill this year. April Pace has a 19-year-old daughter named Dixie who suffers multiple seizures daily. One seizure from last Friday left her with a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder and four...

One mother says her daughter is paying the price for state legislators not passing a medical marijuana bill this year. April Pace has a 19-year-old daughter named Dixie who suffers multiple seizures daily. One seizure from last Friday left her with a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder and four...

Michigan will begin a one-year pilot test program later this year that allows trained state police officers to take roadside saliva drug tests from drivers whom they suspect are driving while impaired from drugs. Five counties, to be chosen by state police from areas where the most drug-related...

A little over two months ago, we gave rare props to S.C. governor Nikki Haley for taking the time to meet with Dixie Pace — a young girl from Piedmont, S.C. Dixie is one of many young people in the Palmetto State who suffer from debilitating seizures ... the kind treated by THC oil, a...

A little over two months ago, we gave rare props to S.C. governor Nikki Haley for taking the time to meet with Dixie Pace — a young girl from Piedmont, S.C. Dixie is one of many young people in the Palmetto State who suffer from debilitating seizures ... the kind treated by THC oil, a...

Annapolis, Maryland - A state lawmaker who pushed to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland is working with a company trying to obtain a license to sell the drug. Del. Dan K. Morhaim, who sponsored and helped push a 2014 law legalizing the medical-marijuana business in Maryland and has been...

Annapolis, Maryland - A state lawmaker who pushed to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland is working with a company trying to obtain a license to sell the drug. Del. Dan K. Morhaim, who sponsored and helped push a 2014 law legalizing the medical-marijuana business in Maryland and has been...

Sales of legal marijuana in Colorado are more potent than ever. According to the Colorado Department of Revenue as of May 2016 revenue from recreational and medicinal marijuana sales totaled $486 million. In April, sales hit an all-time high of $117 million but lost a little buzz, settling...

Merging medical marijuana into the recreational pot industry in Washington state is making for a rough transition. "It's not as smooth as one would hope, but nothing about being a trailblazer is easy. It's all about adaptability," said Danielle Rosellison, co-owner of Trail Blazin'...

Merging medical marijuana into the recreational pot industry in Washington state is making for a rough transition. "It's not as smooth as one would hope, but nothing about being a trailblazer is easy. It's all about adaptability," said Danielle Rosellison, co-owner of Trail Blazin'...

Newark - Don't expect doctors at Licking Memorial Hospital to start recommending medical marijuana when it becomes legal later this year. A state law legalizing medical marijuana will take effect early September, but patients won't be able to purchase medical marijuana in Ohio for several...

Newark - Don't expect doctors at Licking Memorial Hospital to start recommending medical marijuana when it becomes legal later this year. A state law legalizing medical marijuana will take effect early September, but patients won't be able to purchase medical marijuana in Ohio for several...

While medical marijuana, now being called medical cannabis, has been legalized in the state, Carroll County commissioners indicated Thursday that they have no intention of making it easy to distribute the product within county limits. "I want to make it as hard as possible [to sell medical...

The timeline for the oft-delayed rollout of Maryland's new medical-marijuana industry gained more clarity this week, when state officials announced the first cultivation and processing licenses could be awarded by early August. That's welcome news for GTI-Maryland Chief Executive Officer Pete...

The timeline for the oft-delayed rollout of Maryland's new medical-marijuana industry gained more clarity this week, when state officials announced the first cultivation and processing licenses could be awarded by early August. That's welcome news for GTI-Maryland Chief Executive Officer Pete...

Hoping to become a permitted, commercial medical cannabis business operator in Humboldt County? If so, state and local regulatory experts are holding a free informational workshop in Briceland on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Beginnings Inc., 5 Cemetery Road, to provide information on...

Santa Cruz, Ca - Most elected officials won't touch marijuana reform but Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom dived in Wednesday, telling 90 people at Chaminade Resort why they should support Proposition 64, which he called the "most comprehensive legalization initiative to be placed in front of voters."...

The Capital, Tallahassee - Panhandle developer Jay Odom is bankrolling a Northeast Florida operation licensed by health officials to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric marijuana products, a lawyer for Chestnut Hill Tree Farm confirmed Wednesday. Odom was sentenced to six months in...

The Capital, Tallahassee - Panhandle developer Jay Odom is bankrolling a Northeast Florida operation licensed by health officials to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric marijuana products, a lawyer for Chestnut Hill Tree Farm confirmed Wednesday. Odom was sentenced to six months in...