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Proposed changes to the state's medical marijuana program do not address problems that hamper people from registering for the program, according to patients and advocates who testified Tuesday at a crowded public hearing in Boston. The proposals are part of a larger initiative by the Baker...

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece in this space ("Yikes! Sessions!," Nov. 24, 2016) that listed some of the reasons why I thought Trump wouldn't re-start the war on marijuana – despite the fact that he named Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, a reefer-madness-obsessed crank, as his choice for Attorney...

I've been tokin' for over 40 years and just started my first grow on 9/11/2016. I would like to encourage anyone who is thinking of growing to just go for it! It's actually quite easy and immensely satisfying. The hardest part is just knowing who to believe, since everyone has their own ideas...

A medical marijuana farmer who stepped to the microphone at a recent Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting had a message for new elected officials who are likely to make some big decisions in the new year: "We are not all animals," grower Beth Wittke said. "We are good, hardworking...

The federal government's action plan for legalizing marijuana has rubbed a local man the wrong way. "When the current federal government announced the plan to legalize cannabis (marijuana is a derogatory slang name that I will not use) I was cautiously excited," said BC Bud Rub manufacturer...

The smell of unsmoked "nuggets" wafted through the air outside the State House Thursday, as a small group of pot enthusiasts who had gathered to celebrate marijuana being legal brazenly gave away portions of the leafy drug. When a man passed Rachel Ramone Donlan a clear bag of pot seeds, and...

Two New Mexico Department of Health employees secretively pledged thousands of dollars to a Santa Fe medical cannabis producer applicant that was eventually awarded a license by their own agency last year. SFR reported in March that the department's then-staff attorney Michal Hayes was listed...

As Canada struggles to reduce the number of people addicted to and overdosing on opioids, some doctors say cannabis may be part of the solution. They are finding it can replace or reduce the use of pharmaceutical painkillers. "Can cannabis be used to help manage patients who are currently...

The number of Canadians legally signed up to buy medical marijuana has more than tripled in the last year. The Health Canada statistics reflect an explosion in the number of Canadians who are turning to marijuana to get relief from everything from chronic pain to nausea from chemotherapy...

Recreational marijuana use is now an adult thing to do, new research suggests. A recent study conducted by NYU‘s Langone Medical Center has found a massive increase in the rate of pot users over the age of 50 since 2006. “Given the unprecedented aging of the U.S. population, we are facing a...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law. Q: Who is allowed to sell marijuana starting Jan. 1? A: While people who are 21 and older will be able to legally possess an ounce or less of marijuana starting...

North Dakota & Minnesota - There are more questions after Minnesota's Commissioner of Health Dr. Ed Ehlinger announced on December 1st that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a new qualifying condition for the state's medical cannabis program. Some of those questions are coming from...

I've been high exactly one-and-a-half times in my life. The first occasion was when I hit a bong during girls' night in, prompting me to eat an entire tub of hummus and become completely consumed with the irrational notion that I looked like Robin Givens. (I look absolutely nothing like Robin...

If you want to buy a gun from a federally licensed dealer, you have to fill out Form 4473, which is aimed at determining whether you are legally allowed to own a firearm. A recent revision to the form by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) underlines how blithely the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has remained silent on the issue of international regulatory controls on cannabis since 1935. There have been breakthroughs and advancements in science about cannabis for the past 80 years. It is indeed high time for WHO to provide restructured advice about...

The Health Department announced it would soon regulate access to medicinal cannabis for prescribed health conditions yesterday. The announcement was made during a meeting of Parliament's Health Portfolio Committee. The department says the new regulatory framework could be available for...

Cannabis is hugely popular. 182m people use cannabis across the world and, with this level of exposure, the way cannabis is regulated matters. As does the evidence of risks and benefits to health which underpins regulation. Sometimes saying nothing is as telling as saying something. Silence...

Phoenix - Less than a month after voters rejected allowing the recreational use of marijuana, there's a new - and scaled-back - proposal emerging for the 2018 ballot. The initiative crafted by operators of a medical marijuana dispensary would expand the list of conditions for which a doctor...

No one denies that cannabis is a growing business. So it wasn't unexpected that the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference on Saturday, Nov. 19, in Ashland, drew hundreds of people across state lines. What was surprising was praise for President-elect Donald Trump by speaker Tommy Chong, part...

Phoenix - Less than a month after voters rejected allowing marijuana for recreational use, there's a new - and scaled back - proposal emerging for the 2018 ballot. The initiative crafted by operators of a medical marijuana dispensary would expand the list of conditions for which a doctor...