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State Representative Jay Lawrence (R-Fountain Hills) has withdrawn his bill that could have destroyed Arizona's medical-marijuana program. Lawrence's bill, HCR 2019, would have stripped naturopaths and homeopaths of the right to recommend medical marijuana, even though those doctors write...

It's been two weeks since the long-awaited medical marijuana program launched in New York state, but the wait still isn't over for many patients who have yet to receive their first dose. Lisa Valle's daughter, Maya, is one of 10 patients certified by the DENT Neurologic Institute so far to...

Mainers spent $23.6 million on medical marijuana from dispensaries last year, a 46 percent increase driven by multiple factors, including patients seeking alternatives to prescription painkillers and more doctors certifying people to use the drug, according to dispensary operators. Operators...

9-year-old Emma Smith is no stranger to doctor's offices. But Wednesday's visit to the Dent Neurologic Institute went a little differently. Emma suffers from Dravet Syndrome, and has seizures every day. "On synthetic drugs she was having three types of seizures; she was having grand...

Republican lawmakers are trying to amend Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act to make it more difficult for patients to access medication. Their proposals include limiting which types of doctors can issue medical marijuana referrals, tightening restrictions on who can receive referrals and...

The Dent Neurologic Institute in Amherst receives as many as 100 calls a day about medical marijuana, and for good reason. Of the 226 doctors certified to recommend marijuana in New York State as of last week, 12 of them work at Dent. Dent wants to be on the leading edge of using and...

Etain LLC has announced that the business dispensed medical marijuana to four different patients over the weekend. The licensed pharmacist there prescribed a brand called "Balance" to three patients in our Kingston dispensary and one at our Albany dispensary. "Balance," equal levels of THC and...

A medical pot company is getting ready to roll out its third dispensary in the south suburbs. Awaiting the delivery of furniture and a final inspection by the state, Windy City Cannabis is aiming for a Thursday or Friday opening at its Worth location at 11425 S. Harlem Ave. The company has...

ether it’s friends or family, people describe the changes they’ve seen in Jess Blake in almost the same words: They’ve got her back. “Having her back after seeing her completely disappear is a great thing,” Blake’s friend Lisa McKhann said last week. “It’s great to have her back,” agreed...

All the trappings of the Buffalo Grove business are in place: bulletproof walls, product locked away in a vault, high-end paintings and welcoming pharmacists. There's just one big problem with the medical marijuana dispensary: virtually no customers. "If this is the trend, with one to three...

Tweaking Minnesota's relatively new medical marijuana law isn't in the cards this year. That was the word from the 2014 law's Senate sponsor, Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, after Tuesday's meeting of the Task Force on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research, which Dibble co-chairs. The...

Marijuana can now be purchased legally for medical purposes in New York state, but patients seeking to access the drug might face a challenge finding a doctor who can help them get it. New York's medical marijuana program went live on Jan. 7, with only eight of a planned 20 locations open for...

New York state opened its first medical marijuana dispensaries on Thursday, launching one of the most conservative and tightly monitored programs of its kind in the United States. In opening the clinics, New York joins 22 other states and Washington, D.C., with comprehensive medical marijuana...

New York's medical marijuana program has signed up 71 patients so far. The state's Department of Health provided the number on Friday. The program began Thursday. To receive marijuana, patients with certain qualifying conditions must get a certification from a physician registered with...

The public debate regarding the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has ended and the law is expected to be approved by the parliament, by the end of February. This way, Macedonia is set to become the 14th country in Europe that uses it for medical treatment to people suffering...

The public debate regarding the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has ended and the law is expected to be approved by the parliament, by the end of February. This way, Macedonia is set to become the 14th country in Europe that uses it for medical treatment to people suffering...

A new medical marijuana dispensary is poised to open this week in Justice. Windy City Cannabis is planning a grand opening for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at its second south suburban dispensary at 8340 S. Roberts Rd., Justice. A dispensary opened Jan. 4 in Homewood, and two more Windy City...

More patients could be allowed to use medical marijuana under recently filed legislation in the Florida Legislature. On Thursday, Rep. John Wood, a Winter Haven Republican, filed legislation, HB 1183, that could expand medical marijuana options beyond a narrow category of patients, including...

More patients could be allowed to use medical marijuana under recently filed legislation in the Florida Legislature. On Thursday, Rep. John Wood, a Winter Haven Republican, filed legislation, HB 1183, that could expand medical marijuana options beyond a narrow category of patients, including...

With medicinal marijuana licenses in hand, New York dispensaries are finally gearing up to sell cannabis legally beginning Thursday. Columbia Care arguably has one the buzziest dispensary locations in New York City's Union Square neighborhood. The state in July granted five medicinal...