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On Wednesday, Australia took an important step towards legalising medical cannabis after amendments to the Narcotics Drugs Act passed the senate. The Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016, introduced by Minister for Health Sussan Ley on Feb. 10, will create a national licensing scheme for the...

The store is not owner Kim Gaetano's first foray into the medical marijuana business. The mother of two ran legal marijuana shops in Colorado and Washington before moving to Detroit to be closer to family. Her shop sells cannabis flowers as well as edible products and has a 24-hour...

One state that almost definitely will not be legalizing recreational weed, but has legalized industrial hemp farming, is the state of North Dakota. In fact, AlterNet named North Dakota one of "The 9 States Where Marijuana Will Be Legalized Last." There are a few people in North Dakota...

Feel left out of the Arizona medical-marijuana business? The Arizona Department of Health Services just announced that it will begin taking applications for new dispensaries this summer. This is the first time the state will be reviewing new applications for dispensary operating...

While it's still controversial, medical marijuana is edging toward normality. Forty states (and the District of Columbia) now have some form of law on the books that allow the drug to be used for a variety of ailments, and sales are soaring– reaching $5.4 billion in 2015. That doesn't mean...

In 2015, Georgia approved allowing medical patients to have CBD cannabis oil for medical use. But the state didn't approve in-state production of cannabis oil, meaning residents have to travel out-of-state to get it. In addition, some medical conditions need other compounds beyond CBD oil. This...

My heart bleeds for "Mob Wives" star, Staten Islander Angela Raiola ("Big Ang") -- who lost her courageous battle against stage-four cancer early Thursday morning. My deepest condolences go out to her family and friends. Cancer stinks, and regardless of your celebrity and station in life...

In a case drawing nationwide attention as it involves a killing, a group of armed ranchers in Oregon occupied federal land for weeks in protest of grazing fees and fines for grazing without a permit. They were getting a pretty decent deal from the Federal Bureau of Land Management on the grazing...

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office is appealing a November court ruling that opened the door for state residents to obtain therapeutic cannabis in other states. The ruling allowed qualified patients waiting for the state's alternative treatment centers to open this spring to receive ID...

Several lawmakers say they would support legislation allowing children to participate in the state’s medical marijuana program, a measure that could be reintroduced this year. The state made medical marijuana legal in 2012. To qualify, a patient must be 18 or older. Last year, the state...

A proposed 15 percent tax on medical marijuana sales would push the government's take on retail pot in Los Angeles to more than one-fourth of the advertised price. The city's take is already 5 percent, and the state levies normal sales taxes (about 7.5 percent) on weed sales, so your $200...

The legalization of medical marijuana in 23 states (and counting) has given patients suffering from seizure disorders, nerve damage, glaucoma and cancer treatment a much-needed weapon in the war against pain. It has also left doctors uneasy, to say the least, about their role as gatekeepers of a...

If there is anything I have learned in my years of service in the Iowa House of Representatives it is this: Nothing is easy. What one might believe to be a small, simple legislative initiative often takes years to push through the system, and many times said initiative will never actually...

In April of 2015, the federal government informed the Tennessee Department of Agriculture that the latter's application to import hemp seed had been approved. It was a big step forward in the state's move toward a revival of industrial hemp production. The seed will be used for a pilot...

Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medicinal marijuana use, and some Missourians are pushing to join those ranks. The Missouri Compassionate Care Act would allow licensure for up to 30 medical cannabis centers and 30 cannabis cultivation and production centers across the...

Growing medicinal marijuana for at-home use will be illegal in Atascadero starting Feb. 25 – but likely only for about three months. The Atascadero City Council approved a ban on all medical marijuana cultivation in January, in light of state legislation that required cities to adopt a...

With the medical cannabis dispensary set to open in the capital city, many people will be able to buy medical marijuana in Springfield, but only if you're approved by the state. You also need your doctor to recommend you in order for the state to consider you. Each hospital has its own...

Duke Rodriguez, principal of Ultra Health LLC, first became involved in the medical cannabis industry around 2013 in Arizona. He purchased the 11-acre marijuana-growing facility in Bernalillo in August 2014 on behalf of an Arizona corporation called Zoned Properties Inc., a real estate company...

Montana is one of 13 states to legalize a commercial industrial hemp program. A provision in the U.S. Farm Bill allows universities and state agriculture departments to begin cultivating hemp for research. Production is limited to pilot projects. The federal government classifies hemp as an...

The state Health Department's selection process for medical marijuana license applicants is layered in secrecy. The department won't identify the people who are deciding who will get the coveted licenses, and it also won't say who appointed those people to a selection committee. Questions...