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Montpelier, VT. Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a bill expanding the medical conditions that can allow a Vermont patient to be prescribed marijuana for treatment of symptoms. Added to the list are patients with chronic pain, glaucoma and those in hospice care. Marijuana had...

Patients enrolled in Minnesota's medical marijuana program say the treatment helps – if they can afford it. Nearly all — 90 percent — cite benefit and expense. Almost all the patients and health care providers who responded to a new Minnesota Department of Health survey reported that medical...

Patients enrolled in Minnesota's medical marijuana program say the treatment helps – if they can afford it. Nearly all — 90 percent — cite benefit and expense. Almost all the patients and health care providers who responded to a new Minnesota Department of Health survey reported that medical...

Lawmakers in Illinois passed SB 10, a key bill that would extend the medical cannabis pilot program until July 2020. Under the current law, the program is set to end on January 1, 2018, so the extension is welcome news for the thousands of patients currently in the program. The bill also adds...

Chicago FOX 32 News - It is likely Illinois legislators will adjourn their spring session later this week having failed for the second straight year to enact a balanced budget. Governor Rauner and Democratic leaders, though, did agree to extend Illinois' troubled medical marijuana program, and...

Chicago FOX 32 News - It is likely Illinois legislators will adjourn their spring session later this week having failed for the second straight year to enact a balanced budget. Governor Rauner and Democratic leaders, though, did agree to extend Illinois' troubled medical marijuana program, and...

Springfield, Ill. AP - The Illinois House has approved a plan to expand the state's medical marijuana pilot program by two-and-a-half years and add post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness to the list of allowed conditions. Lawmakers voted 86-27 on Monday to advance the measure...

Springfield, Ill. AP - The Illinois House has approved a plan to expand the state's medical marijuana pilot program by two-and-a-half years and add post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness to the list of allowed conditions. Lawmakers voted 86-27 on Monday to advance the measure...

Rep. Lou Lang announced an agreement with Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday to extend the state's medical marijuana pilot program to 2020. "Governor Rauner and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin deserve credit for their willingness and commitment to reform and extend Illinois' medical marijuana program,"...

Rep. Lou Lang announced an agreement with Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday to extend the state’s medical marijuana pilot program to 2020. "Governor Rauner and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin deserve credit for their willingness and commitment to reform and extend Illinois' medical marijuana program,”...

Political leaders agreed Friday to extend Illinois' medical marijuana pilot program to July 2020 and added post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness as qualifying conditions. Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Republican leadership agreed to the extension, according to the bill's Democratic...

Political leaders agreed Friday to extend Illinois' medical marijuana pilot program to July 2020 and added post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness as qualifying conditions. Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Republican leadership agreed to the extension, according to the bill's Democratic...

The only reason I moved from Texas to New Mexico three years ago was for this state's Medical Cannabis Program. Before I chose Albuquerque, I did my research. The only thing I wasn't able to research was the quality of the dispensaries. I didn't think there would be a problem finding good bud at...

It's been nearly one year since medical cannabis was legalized in Minnesota. Medical marijuana has already made a significant difference for many Minnesotans who suffered tough times before it was legalized. "I use the product before I go to bed and I sleep through the night now," said...

As the number of patients qualifying to purchase medical cannabis under New York's program slowly rises, many are complaining about the high price of the medicine in New York. Medical marijuana, which is not covered by health insurance, is much more affordable in other states. Some patients...

State Rep. Jack Montoucet wants to study the growing of industrial hemp. But first he had to persuade his colleagues he wasn't creating a path toward legalizing marijuana. Montoucet's proposal would allow public colleges or the Department of Agriculture to set up a pilot program to explore...

This next November election will mark two years since the initiative to implement medical marijuana on Guam was passed and now another holdup in the much-anticipated final draft rules and regulations. Public Health Director James Gillan says the rules and regs hit a snag with the Economic...

Citing flaws in the state's current rules, advocates for medical marijuana traveled to the state Capitol on Tuesday to push lawmakers to support loosening New York's restrictions. The advocates joined with Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, to push for a series of changes to the...

Lawmakers are proposing a few tweaks to Minnesota's medical marijuana law. Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease – now shut out of the program – could legally enroll with the Office of Medical Cannabis if the House and Senate agree. The program is already open to patients with...

Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries opened their doors for the first time in November last year. Since then, they're raked in more $4.4 million in sales to nearly 5,000 medical marijuana users across the state. The pilot program is about halfway done, but some medical marijuana patients...