Medical Marijuana News

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois that supporters say is the strictest in...

Vermont has become the 17th state to get rid of criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a...

Readers recently joined in a lively debate about the use of medicinal marijuana. In Clinical Decisions,1 an interactive feature in which experts discuss a...

Dr. Craig Blinderman, a palliative care specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, is one of the New York physicians intrigued by the potential medical...

The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), will host a 4-day National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, "Bridging the Gap...

A legal victory for a local medical marijuana advocate could have a major impact on sales and distribution across the state. The Supreme Court of...

The Department of Health is bringing in legislation to legalise the use of medicinal marijuana in Ireland. The push for the legislation is a...

A seven-year-old girl suffering from leukemia is one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients. Her mother says she gives her daughter marijuana pills to...

Massachusetts voters chose to legalize the medical use of marijuana on Tuesday. A large turnout of voters went to the polls today, Nov. 6...

Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today praised Rep. Paul Ryan for his willingness to let states decide whether to allow the use of medical marijuana, but added, “Don’t get too excited until we know where Mitt Romney stands.” Responding to a question on a Denver radio show over the weekend, Ryan stated that, while he is

A New York state supreme court judge has written an impassioned plea to legalize medical marijuana in the state, potentially taking New York one...

On April 21, I taught what may have been my final class at Oaksterdam University. For the better part of the past 3½ years,...

'Weed Wars' on Discovery Channel, about the medical cannabis industry, is part of reality TV's growing interest in shows revolving around illicit substances. "By selling...

Gov. Chris Christie gave the green light to New Jersey's medical marijuana program on Tuesday, saying he believes the state's narrow ...

The website of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), has acknowledged the cancer-fighting properties...

Former talk show host and Baltimore native Montel Williams is urging lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland. The 54-year-old Williams spoke at a news...