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Now that Pennsylvania has opened the door to legalized medical marijuana, those with certain ailments are celebrating while others remain concerned about where the road leads. Even states that preceded ours into legalization can't say precisely how it impacts health care, addiction levels —...

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A heavily amended version of the Missouri Compassionate Care Act, which would legalize medical marijuana in Missouri if approved by voters in the state, was perfected in the House on Tuesday. In a roll call vote that crossed party lines, the legislation was perfected 91-59. The amended...

On Sunday, when Governor Tom Wolf is scheduled to sign the bill into law, Pennsylvania will become the 24th state to implement a comprehensive medical marijuana program, the Associated Press reports. The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, with 149 representatives voting for it and...

A former Democratic state legislator who ran for governor in 2014 is spearheading an effort launched Monday to let voters decide whether to allow medical marijuana in Oklahoma. Former state Rep. Joe Dorman is a board member of the group Oklahomans for Health, which filed an initiative...

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When the House Committees on Judiciary and Government Operations announced a public hearing on cannabis legalization for 5pm March 31, expectations were that the prohibitionists would outnumber supporters of legalization by a wide margin. After all, as the conventional wisdom held, opponents...

Proponents of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut urged state lawmakers on Tuesday to act quickly and capitalize on the "novelty factor" of possibly becoming the first New England state to allow recreational use of the drug. Tracy Helin, of Middletown, who is registered to use the state's...

A Senate hearing on state marijuana laws Tuesday was biased and dishonest, focusing mostly on debunked claims that marijuana use leads to substances like heroin and cocaine, drug policy groups said. "These hearings are a one-sided sham with the deck stacked with witnesses who have a track...

While Canada engages in complex dialogue about how best to regulate the sale of cannabis for adult use, tens of thousands of Canadians are currently authorized to use cannabis to treat a variety of symptoms and medical conditions. They have obtained this authorization from a physician or nurse...

As Governor Raimondo's administration goes to bat to defend the need for significant revisions to the state's medical marijuana program, officials for the first time are being forced to acknowledge numerous problems with the current law. During a lengthy House Finance hearing on the budget...

As with numerous holistic or so-called complementary and alternative medicine modalities, there is nothing new about healing with cannabis! Cannabis is an herb that has had a place in traditional – meaning ancient – medicine for thousands of years, dating back as far as 2637 B.C. in China. With...

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Medical marijuana advocates are hoping Congress will move to loosen restrictions on the drug and approve reclassifying it from schedule I to schedule II, but legislation to do that, and to loosen research restrictions, has not gained much traction on Capitol Hill. Patients, dispensary owners...

Lack of clarity in Nevada's medical marijuana law opens the door for litigation over employer requirements to accommodate workers who use medicinal marijuana, lawyers told a state advisory panel Wednesday. Edwin Keller Jr. and Robert Spretnak, labor and employment law attorneys, told the...

The state legislature's Public Health Committee approved what might be considered one of the most controversial proposals put before them in decades: medical marijuana for children. The bill, which now moves to the House for a vote, would give minors with severe epilepsy and terminal...

The Georgia Legislature will have about 14 hours on Thursday to decide if they want to broaden access to Georgia's medical cannabis registry. Thursday is the last day of the annual legislative session, when lawmakers will work from mid-morning until about midnight, scrambling to put bills on...

The Public Health Committee voted 20 to 7 Monday to move forward a proposal that would allow minors with certain medical conditions to use medical marijuana. Under the proposal, minors would be allowed to participate in the state's medical marijuana program if they have one of six conditions...

Rachael Selmeski has witnessed the positive impact medical cannabis can have on children with debilitating conditions. She said it has saved her young daughter's life. The Iowa native said it is unfortunate she had to move to Colorado in order for her daughter to realize those benefits...

Mari's Garden in Central Oahu, which is one of the largest aquaponics farms in the United States, could be adding a medical marijuana growing operation to its mix, according to public documents. ERBA Wellness, headed by an owner of Mari's Garden and its consultant, who have applied with the...