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The medical marijuana business is growing so fast that the state is having trouble keeping up with applications from patients seeking licenses. Joseph Pollock, deputy administrator of the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health, told the Legislative Interim Finance Committee today...

Vermont, the tiny state with big ambitions and maybe a slightly smudged lens through which it views personal freedom, is seeking to do something that has never been done before: legalize cannabis through the legislative process rather than at the ballot box. By now, everyone not living in...

The Shinnecock Indian Nation will grow and process medical marijuana, as well as build a dispensary on reservation land by the end of the year, pending approval from the state, tribal officials said this week. The tribe's general council on Saturday passed a measure that allows the tribe to...

Foundation To Nullify Federal Prohibition In Effect Two South Dakota Senate bills would legalize medical marijuana in the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal prohibition of cannabis. Senate Bill 167 (SB167) was introduced by Sen. Angie O'Donnell (D-Sioux Falls) and...

You don't have to be stoned to be confused by the status of Canada's marijuana laws. Users of medical marijuana must wonder if it's OK to pick up supplies at pot dispensaries across the country. In Nova Scotia, one operator proudly announced the opening of his Dartmouth dispensary last...

When Cindy Bronman of Toms River last checked on Friday morning, nearly 40,000 people in the country had signed her online petition urging state officials to add rheumatoid arthritis and lupus to the list of diseases that qualify people for medical marijuana in New Jersey. But the single...

Hi. Thanks to 420 for encouraging me to introduce myself. Suffice it to say, I would not be subscribing to 420 if I had no interest in marijuana. I just recently moved from Florida, in which neither medical nor recreational is legal, to a state where both are legal. I have been a smoker on and...

With less than five months until medical marijuana dispensaries are up and running, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill to create an oversight committee for the future industry. Sixteen years after Hawaii became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, the state is months away from...

Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states including New Jersey, but the ubiquitous social media giant Facebook apparently doesn't "like" it. Home pages run by three Garden State dispensaries and at least handful of others across the country have been deleted. The surprise move stunned...

Just last week, medical marijuana advocates had a sense of hope pleading with Governor Bruce Rauner. "We're not asking the governor to take ownership of this program. We realized it pre-dates him, but just don't strangle it. Let it grow," Revolution Enterprises CEO & Founder Tim McGraw said...

Talk of medical marijuana in the state of Tennessee continue. State Representative Bryan Terry, who represents a portion of Rutherford County, said that a bill by one lawmaker may be revisited that focuses on cannabis research... The bill that died in 2015 called for the tracking of medical...

Irritable bowel syndrome, osteoarthritis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – all can be painful conditions. Many doctors say medical marijuana can provide relief. But not here in Illinois. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez explains why certain patients are being shut out of the state medical...

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has introduced legislation that would double the number of medical marijuana manufacturers and dispensaries in the state in the hopes of giving more people better access to the drug. The legislation, introduced Friday, would enable the state health commissioner...

When it comes to hot-button issues, there's perhaps none bigger than marijuana. The case for legalization Viewed just two decades prior as a drug with minimal public appeal, marijuana is now viewed favorably by respondents (albeit by a slim margin) in pretty much all national polls. When...

New York state's Medical Marijuana Program started quietly on Jan. 7. It's not clear whether any Cattaraugus County physicians have yet registered with the program, or whether any county residents have been certified elsewhere to participate in the medical marijuana program. "It's a hot...

Today two Ohio State Senators traveled from Columbus to Cleveland for the main purpose to see what Clevelanders thought on medical marijuana. On November 3rd, Issue 3 failed 65% to 35%. Many feel it was because it was dealing with both recreational and medical marijuana. Even though Ohioans...

One of the big debates during the legislative session will be over legalizing medical marijuana. Two bills are being introduced to address the issue. One, sponsored by Senator, Mark Madsen would legalize medical cannabis for people who suffer from certain chronic conditions under the...

After decades of importing hemp from other countries, in recent years several states have begun legalizing hemp farming for industrial purposes. New York is one of many states to take this action, with recent legislation making it the 11th in the nation to legalize hemp. As with other...

Montana became one of the first states to legalize hemp for industrial purposes, changing the law even before the federal government eased restrictions on its ban with the 2014 Farm Bill. Like the many states that followed, Montana saw the economic value of legalizing hemp farming. With the...

Two state lawmakers are calling for the legalization of industrial hemp production in Hawaii, which they say could replace the state's last sugar plantation that is shutting down by the end of the year. State Reps. Kaniela Ing of Maui and Cynthia Thielen of Oahu have introduced a bill that...