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What counts as 'medical marijuana' varies from state to state - and that's a problem. On April 17, Pennsylvania became the latest state to pass medical marijuana legislation, which will take effect this month. And recently Ohio's House of Representatives has passed a plan to permit medical...

What counts as 'medical marijuana' varies from state to state - and that's a problem. On April 17, Pennsylvania became the latest state to pass medical marijuana legislation, which will take effect this month. And recently Ohio's House of Representatives has passed a plan to permit medical...

This is going to be a transformative year for the United States. Not only are we set to vote in a new president for the first time in eight years this November, but we could also see the most rapid expansion of marijuana ever, with eight states now set to vote on recreational or medical cannabis...

The University of Georgia isn't blowing smoke when it comes to medical marijuana. According to a study by UGA researchers published in the July issue of Health Affairs, medical marijuana has a positive impact on the bottom line of Medicare's prescription drug benefit program in states that...

The University of Georgia isn't blowing smoke when it comes to medical marijuana. According to a study by UGA researchers published in the July issue of Health Affairs, medical marijuana has a positive impact on the bottom line of Medicare's prescription drug benefit program in states that...

Marijuana legalization has become a mainstream movement. There are 25 states — and Washington, D.C. — that have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. That means investors are about to be set up for some big profit opportunities from the marijuana market in 2016. Before we get into how...

On one side of an imaginary line, adults are mostly free to possess and consume cannabis. But on the other side, the same activities can result in arrest, court dates and a criminal record. Idaho is one of the most anti-marijuana states in the western U.S. It has no medical marijuana law and...

On one side of an imaginary line, adults are mostly free to possess and consume cannabis. But on the other side, the same activities can result in arrest, court dates and a criminal record. Idaho is one of the most anti-marijuana states in the western U.S. It has no medical marijuana law and...

Harrisburg's City Council took a bold step on Tuesday night by voting to reduce the penalties for marijuana possession. Now it's time it's time for the rest of Pennsylvania to follow suit. Council's unanimous vote, which came after five months of public meetings, puts Pennsylvania's...

People are actually using medical marijuana as a treatment for health problems, not simply as an excuse to get high, a new study suggests. States that pass medical marijuana laws tend to experience a significant decline in prescriptions for ailments that could be treated with cannabis, said...

People are actually using medical marijuana as a treatment for health problems, not simply as an excuse to get high, a new study suggests. States that pass medical marijuana laws tend to experience a significant decline in prescriptions for ailments that could be treated with cannabis, said...

Trenton - The demand for prescription drugs treating pain, nausea and other debilitating symptoms of illness "significantly fell" from 2010 to 2013 among Medicare patients in states where medicinal marijuana is legal, such as New Jersey, according to a study released Wednesday. The decline...

Trenton - The demand for prescription drugs treating pain, nausea and other debilitating symptoms of illness "significantly fell" from 2010 to 2013 among Medicare patients in states where medicinal marijuana is legal, such as New Jersey, according to a study released Wednesday. The decline...

Did the Democratic Party just endorse national legalization of weed? No, but the party added "marijuana law reform" as a platform plank to be adopted this month. It's a step. The two big US political parties tend to scrape together an agenda and revise their platforms in presidential...

Acceptance of marijuana seems to have reached a tipping point in the United States. Four states and the District of Columbia have already legalized it, half the states have medical marijuana laws now (two-thirds if you count the CBD-only states), and as many as a half dozen states, including...

Honolulu - The Hawaii Dispensary Alliance predicts the state's medical marijuana dispensaries could generate between $12 million and $38 million in revenue in their first year of operations. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the trade group also says those figures could grow to as much as...

As a former emergency medicine physician, I've seen my share of patients suffering due to opioid addiction and overdoses. After all, more than 1,000 people per day are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

As a former emergency medicine physician, I've seen my share of patients suffering due to opioid addiction and overdoses. After all, more than 1,000 people per day are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

New York - Eight states, including California, will vote to legalize weed either for recreational or medical purposes in November. The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will be on the ballot on Nov. 8 in California, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine, according to Allen St...

These are the states that have legalized marijuana in some form-and those voting soon. Colorado's legal marijuana sales grew more than 40% to nearly $1 billion in 2015, creating $135 in revenue from taxes and fees that the state put toward school construction and other public projects. But...