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A group of pro-cannabis businesses are urging medical marijuana patients in Michigan to share their experiences through a social media campaign. The campaign was created by three Michigan-based, women-owned businesses, and is seeking responses on Sept. 12, the next meeting of the state's...

The 'Cannabis Caucus' on Capital Hill is lashing out against the House of Representatives for stripping medical marijuana patients of their only protection from the DEA. The caucus — a bipartisan group of lawmakers advocating marijuana reform — was quick to condemn the House committee that...

A new billboard popped up for drivers to see on Interstate 30 Eastbound in Bryant. The message is clear; patients who are qualified for Arkansas's new medical marijuana program can get their approvals through a new website. "The physicians are not available. The patients are not coming...

Inside Dr. Tammy Post's medical clinic lobby on Willow Springs Road in Johnson, a silvery wall fountain trickles; beyond the water feature is a spacious suite of examination rooms. Post, a board certified family and osteopathic medical practitioner says she's interested in alternative medicine...

Maryland's first legal medical marijuana crop is finally growing after years of delays. Industry officials estimate the drug will be available for purchase by early 2018. Here's what you need to know: How can I get it? First, you must register as a patient with the Maryland Medical...

Advocates for the legalization of medical cannabis marched through the rainy streets of Auckland today. The issue is hot on the political agenda with the general election just three weeks away. It is the fifth such rally, organized by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana...

Dr. Nina Robb learned about the effects of alcohol intoxication when she was in medical school. She also learned about alcohol-induced liver disease. She learned about heroin overdose and how methamphetamine affects the human body. When it came to marijuana, she never heard one word good or...

Spindle Fibre Films in association with Victoria Catherwood, today releases an educational documentary encouraging informed conversation between Drs and patients around the use of Cannabis as a medicine in New Zealand. The premiere to be held at Wellington hospital, Small Lecture Theatre ~ Level...

Our nation's addiction to opioids has been building for 10 years and Illinois' failed medical cannabis policies compound this problem, putting our patients at a dangerous and potentially deadly disadvantage. The Tribune reported on President Donald Trump's declaration labeling the opioid...

An arm of the White House's antidrug office has asked Massachusetts and several other states where medical marijuana is legal to turn over information about registered patients, triggering a debate over privacy rights and whether state officials should cooperate with a federal administration...

A national medical marijuana network opened an office in Pittsburgh this week to help eligible patients with evaluations and certifications for cannabis treatment. Compassionate Certification Centers announced Friday its office opened on Stanwix Street in Gateway Center. Dr. Bryan Doner...

Maybe you've seen them on Lincoln Road and Biscayne Boulevard, or did a double-take the first time you drove past one on Old Dixie Highway. With names like 420 Miami Doctor and Doc MJ, clinics that specialize in medical marijuana diagnoses are opening in strip malls and office buildings...

An attempt to open up access to imported medicinal cannabis for dying patients has failed, prompting accusations the executive arm of the Government is defying the will of the Parliament. In June a rainbow coalition of senators came together to defeat the Government and overturn restrictions...

The cannabis boom is under way in Florida, and government is struggling to keep up. Thousands of new patients have sought access to medical marijuana this summer following the passage of a new law expanding the list of maladies that qualify for treatment. Since June 7, the number of patients...

There has been strong demand during the first two weeks of Hawaii's medical cannabis sales, but dispensaries are still competing with black market sellers. "It's probably double the price of what I usually pay for when I get it from my friends," said Romy, a patient who has purchased products...

The TGA has criticized claims that red tape turns patients to black market cannabis And one medicinal cannabis stakeholder says that doctors are unready when it comes to prescribing the drug. The TGA has responded to claims made on the Lateline program that patients are turning to the...

In a soon-to-be published article in the *Journal of the American Medical Directors Association,* University of New Mexico researchers, in collaboration with Industrial Rehabilitation Clinics of Albuquerque, followed patients who enrolled voluntarily in the New Mexico state medical cannabis...

As the announced total of patients in Connecticut's medical marijuana program broke 19,000, the board of doctors who supervise the inclusion of new ailments on Friday, for the first time, decided to broaden the scope of categories for future eligibility. They voted to remove migraine...

A mountain of red tape for legal medicinal cannabis is forcing the families of seriously ill patients back into the black market, according to doctors and advocates. Sydney GP Brad McKay said he had tried at length to prescribe the medicine for his patients but had been blocked at every turn...

Here's some good news: Medical marijuana is helping people with arthritis improve their quality of life. Most of us know someone – an aunt, uncle or grandmother – suffering from arthritis. It is one of the most common health ailments in the world, with more than 50 million people affected in...