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Should kids and adolescents ever use medical marijuana? Administering the drug to younger patients remains somewhat contentious, but it also appears effective in treating a limited number of symptoms. According to a new study published today in the journal Pediatrics, medical marijuana is...

Despite the growing body of scientific evidence showing that cannabis access is associated with reductions in opioid abuse and mortality, President Trump's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis remains mum on the subject. Their silence is unacceptable. It is time for the...

A registered nurse has spoken out to promote the use of medicinal cannabis. The woman, who wished to be known only as 'CJ', suffers from a raft of medical conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, and uses cannabidiol (CBD) oil to ease her pain. CJ...

Hospitals, nursing homes and residences for disabled New Yorkers are among facilities that could obtain medical marijuana for their patients and residents under emergency regulations issued a week ago by the state Health Department. The facilities would be deemed "caregivers" under the state...

Perhaps the only good news to surround Florida and medical marijuana has been the legalization of the plant itself. Otherwise it's been cloudy skies for the Sunshine State. Because since voters decided to approve Florida's medical marijuana throughout the state, it seems the institutions...

Last November, Florida voters revolutionized the way patients with debilitating diseases can pursue their road to recovery. Following passage of Amendment 2, the Florida Constitution now allows licensed physicians to administer cannabis-derived medicines to individuals who suffer from a number...

Dr. Aida Cuascut-Reyes says she's haunted by the screams of a patient whose rectal cancer caused such excruciating pain that not even morphine could ease her suffering. Cuascut-Reyes wishes the woman had lived long enough to be treated with medical marijuana. Based on her experience with...

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-derived gel to treat genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome succeeded in significantly reducing symptoms such as anxiety in a mid-stage study. The U.S. drug developer’s shares - down 60 percent since the beginning of the year - were up 57...

Vermont officials have awarded a fifth medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation license to an applicant that will have locations in St. Albans and Bennington. The Times Argus reports the Waterbury-based PhytoScience Institute will start dispensing medical marijuana within six months after...

Pennsylvania health officials put out a call Monday for feedback on the proposed regulations for participation in the state's medical marijuana program. The program started under state law May 17, 2016, and is expected to be fully implemented by 2018, state officials maintain. There are...

Thanks to the country's liberal research policies, two studies are progressing that could dramatically improve the lives of autistic kids and their families. A 10-year-old autistic boy named Einav and his family were spiraling to a dangerous low point a year ago. The parents soldiered through...

I didn’t go to medical school to decide who can be certified to have medical marijuana. Yet every Thursday morning, I see patients in a rented space because if I don’t provide this service, these patients will have few other options. In January of 2016 when medical marijuana first became...

Closing time at your favorite dispensary in town probably consists of a common industry routine: Complete the bud audit, get the drawers in order and wipe the glass clean of eager fingerprints. That and always expect some last-minute patients. In Colorado Springs, medical marijuana centers are...

The U.S. has seen a sea of change in public support for legalizing and medicalizing marijuana, with 57% of adults supporting legalization today compared with just 32% a decade ago, according to the Pew Research Center. A more recent Quinnipiac poll found higher approval numbers, with 61%...

Under the laws of 29 states and Washington, D.C., patients seeking medical marijuana must get official recommendations from doctors. But a local lawmaker in the nation's capital is looking to change that. Under the Medical Marijuana Improvement Amendment Act of 2017, patients would be allowed...

A line of a few people prior to Trulieve's downtown Bradenton medical marijuana store opening on Tuesday swelled quickly as dozens of patients filled to capacity the newly remodeled building at 1103 14th St. W. Miguel Couvertier, an Air Force veteran, waited patiently for his name to be...

The City of Hollister is finally permitting two Prop. 215 medical cannabis dispensaries to operate within its jurisdiction, presumably by the end of this year. Revenue from taxes and fees on permitted medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary operations will fund the creation of...

A pay-to-play system has developed between state-licensed cannabis operators and municipal governments across the country for local zoning. The same model has quickly materialized in Pennsylvania, and now one town has gone too far. Muhlenberg Township in Berks County was trying to squeeze a...

In June, the Senate voted to amend Category A of the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) Special Access Scheme (SAS) and fast-track access to imported medical cannabis for a small group of terminally ill patients who had already been prescribed the treatment by their doctors. Medicinal...

The Greens leader, Richard di Natale, has accused the federal government of "ignoring the will of parliament" on the importation of medicinal cannabis as doctors complain that the current system has "multiple obstacles" that prevent terminally ill patients from obtaining the drug. Di Natale...