Lawmakers give nod to medical marijuana for Utah patients
Utah patients with conditions ranging from cancer pain to epilepsy would be able to take medicine with cannabidiol (CBD) — a marijuana extract — under a bill endorsed Wednesday by an interim...
View ArticleParents say Utah's experiment with medical marijuana is big boon for children...
Utah likely will extend its first experiment with medical marijuana, the Hemp Extract Registration Act, which advocates said Wednesday is making a big difference in the lives of children with epilepsy....
View ArticleVote on medical marijuana next week?
HARRISBURG - After years of discussion, Pennsylvania lawmakers appear poised to cast a historic vote next week that could legalize medical marijuana. As soon as Monday, legislators in the state House...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana: What Do We Really Know? (Kaleida Health)
(Source: Kaleida Health) As of January 2016, medical marijuana will be available by prescription for patients in New York State. While many are hopeful it will help to treat...
View ArticleMarijuana and your pet
With more states legalizing marijuana for medical, and in some cases recreational use, more pets are bound to come in contact with this plant material. Is it safe and when could it possibly be helpful?...
View ArticleMarijuana and your pet: Medical miracle drug, toxin or simply mellow?
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View ArticleHistoric Pa. medical marijuana vote might come next week
A vote on legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania could come as early as Monday. The state House has scheduled a vote on Senate Bill 3, which passed overwhelmingly in May, and which Gov. Tom Wolf...
View ArticleTwo months after Oregon legalization, pot saturation sends profits up in smoke
After the state’s legalization of recreational cannabis, over-saturation and shaky business plans mean that for some dispensaries business is not booming...
View ArticleMaryland gets 882 license applications for medical marijuana
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A large number of applications to grow or dispense medical marijuana in Maryland will delay the program's rollout, the executive director of a state commission said Thursday. The...
View ArticleTop NY GOP lawmaker hails emergency medical marijuana law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The leader of the Republican minority in the New York state Assembly says a new state law granting...
View ArticleEffort to get cannabis oil to ill Missourians starts slowly
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Efforts to provide cannabis oil to some Missourians with a severe type of epilepsy are starting...
View ArticleBreaking: Gov. Cuomo Signs Medical Marijuana Emergency Access Bill (Drug...
(Source: Drug Policy Alliance) Patients and Families Applaud Gov. Cuomo and Call on Health Department to Implement Law Quickly and Get Medicine to Critically Ill Patients New York City - After months...
View ArticlePa. House committee approves medical marijuana bill, but mother fears 'secrecy'
The state House rules committee voted 25-8 in favor of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill still requires a vote by the full House. Gov. Tom Wolf has said he will sign a...
View ArticleNew Jersey school allowing medical marijuana for students
BELLMAWR, N.J. — An autistic New Jersey teenager who suffers from potentially life-threatening epileptic seizures will now be allowed to legally consume edible medical marijuana at her school. The Larc...
View ArticleTerminal patients’ cannabis proposal becomes battleground for marijuana in...
Terminally ill patients could soon be allowed to use medical marijuana to ease their pain under proposals that passed House and Senate panels Tuesday. Lawmakers had intended to widen two state laws:...
View ArticleHere's why the Pa. House needs to approve an important medical marijuana...
The Pa. House faces a simple choice, politically and morally. By Montel Williams There's a large group of Americans who spend every day struggling with a serious debilitating illness. It's a mostly...
View ArticleThousands Demand Firing Of DEA Chief After He Calls Medical Marijuana A 'Joke'
A petition calling for President Barack Obama to fire acting Drug Enforcement Administration chief Chuck Rosenberg over his remarks on medical marijuana had gathered over 28,000 signatures, by Thursday...
View ArticleNY to give the critically ill faster access to medical pot
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York will give patients with certain serious illnesses faster access to medical marijuana under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo while the state works out the...
View ArticleEffort to get cannabis oil to Missouri residents starts slow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Efforts to make cannabis oil available to Missourians with a severe type of epilepsy are off to a slow start, mostly because neurologists are reluctant to certify patients to...
View ArticleUtah panel endorses 1 of 2 pending medical marijuana bills
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A panel of Utah lawmakers has endorsed one of two medical marijuana programs the Legislature is expected to consider next year. The Health and Human Services Interim Committee...
View ArticleMedical marijuana bill sent to full Pennsylvania House
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives could vote as early as next week on creating a medical marijuana program, a spokesman for the majority leader said Wednesday. Members of the House Rules...
View ArticleUtah panel endorses expanding use of marijuana extract oil
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A proposal to allow Utah residents to use oil extracted from marijuana to treat more diseases, including cancer and HIV, received an early vote of support Wednesday from some...
View ArticleFlorida approves 5 nurseries to grow medical marijuana
State health officials announced Monday that five Florida nurseries have been chosen to cultivate and distribute the first legal marijuana in the state, opening the door to the sale and distribution of...
View ArticlePa. vote on medical marijuana faces delay
HARRISBURG - A historic vote to make medical marijuana legal in Pennsylvania is on hold. After a bill cleared a key house committee last week, legislators had said they hoped to put the...
View ArticleMayor introduces new land use rules to accommodate upcoming increase of...
(Source: City of Seattle, WA) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Kelly (206) 684-8379 Viet Shelton (206) 684-3952 Mayor introduces new land use rules to accommodate upcoming increase of state-licensed...
View ArticleFive Florida nurseries approved to grow medical marijuana
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly a year behind schedule, Florida health officials on Monday selected five “dispensing organizations” to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric medical marijuana for a select...
View Article113 cards issued under limited medical pot law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah's health department says 113 people have been issued patient cards in the first 15 months of Utah's limited medical marijuana program for those with severe epilepsy. A Utah...
View ArticleThis Is The First U.S. School To Allow Marijuana For Disabled Students
A school in New Jersey has become the first in the nation to allow students with disabilities and various medical conditions to legally consume marijuana to alleviate symptoms. Larc School, which...
View ArticleCourier delivery model could speed up recreational access to marijuana, says...
The CEO of Canopy Growth Corp. says a delivery-by-courier model would be a good first step as the new Liberal government looks to allow recreational access to marijuana. © Cole Burston Bruce Linton is...
View ArticleCorrection: Cannabis Oil-Obstacles story
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story Nov. 22 about efforts to make cannabis oil available to treat epilepsy in Missouri, The Associated Press erroneously reported that neurosurgeons can certify patients...
View ArticleIn medical marijuana states, 'pot doctors' push boundaries
Accused of charging patients for marijuana recommendations without a legitimate doctor-patient relationship, he's the third Illinois physician to face punishment related to medical marijuana in a state...
View ArticleDisabled teen wins right to take medical marijuana at school, 1st in the U.S.
A New Jersey teen who suffers from autism and epilepsy won the battle to legally consume edible marijuana at her school, People reports. Genny Barbour, 16, inspired the New Jersey law that came into...
View ArticleNSW Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Council Appointed (NSW Department of Health)
(Source: NSW Department of Health) 1310ee53-65ab-4de9-a535-518c6c2282cf.pdf Pru Goward Minister for Mental Health Minister for Medical Research Assistant Minister for Health Minister for Women Minister...
View ArticleNew Jersey lawmakers holding hearing on legalizing marijuana
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers are set to hear testimony on legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. The judiciary...
View ArticleWoman with late-stage cancer to get medical marijuana card
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials have approved a lung cancer patient's application for an...
View ArticleCannaKorp Announces World's First Single-Use, Pod-Based Medical Marijuana...
STONEHAM, Mass., Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CannaKorp, Inc. announced today it is developing a groundbreaking vaporizer system that will revolutionize the experience for patients taking medical...
View ArticleNext tech trend? Marijuana ordered like pizza
One morning in September, I logged on to the website of HelloMD, a medical start-up that promises to connect patients with doctors instantly over the internet. I filled out my personal details,...
View ArticleMinnesota expands medical marijuana to pain patients
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials will allow residents with intractable pain to buy medical marijuana starting in August, they announced Wednesday in a long-awaited decision that could...
View ArticleNorth Dakota inches closer to legalizing medical marijuana
With medical cannabis legal in 23 states and the District of Columbia, solid “red-state” North Dakota may follow the nationwide trend that is spreading to even the most conservative states in the...
View ArticleIllinois approves 3,600 medical marijuana patients
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of Illinois patients getting state approval to use medical marijuana jumped a bit higher during November, the...
View ArticleIllinois approves 3,300 medical marijuana patients
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of Illinois patients getting state approval to use medical marijuana jumped a bit higher during November, the...
View ArticleOhioans Reject Monopoly, Not Marijuana Reform, Say Libertarians (Libertarian...
(Source: Libertarian Party of Ohio) COLUMBUS (Thursday, Nov. 5)-Ohio voters rejected Issue 3 because they didn't want a small cartel of already-rich, well-connected operators to make millions by...
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