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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...

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Parents 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....

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Vote 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...

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Medical 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...

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Marijuana 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?...

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Marijuana and your pet: Medical miracle drug, toxin or simply mellow?

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Historic 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...

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Two 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...

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Maryland 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...

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Top 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...

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Effort 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...

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Breaking: 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...

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Pa. 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...

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New 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...

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Terminal 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:...

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Here'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...

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Thousands 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...

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NY 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...

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Effort 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...

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Utah 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...

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Medical 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...

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Utah 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...

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Florida 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...

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Pa. 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...

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Mayor 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...

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Five 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...

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113 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...

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This 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...

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Courier 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...

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Correction: 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...

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In 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...

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Disabled 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...

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NSW 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...

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New 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...

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Woman 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...

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CannaKorp 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...

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Next 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,...

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Minnesota 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...

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North 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...

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Illinois 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...

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Illinois 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...

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Ohioans 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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