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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told a national audience that the legislature would consider medical marijuana, but his words were met with mixed reaction here in Kansas City. On Su...

While supporters say they are hopeful for the passage of a medical marijuana bill in the Tennessee legislature this year, the reality is that it may be a long time coming.

Medical marijuana is on track to be on this year's November ballot for Florida voters.The group Unit

Just two months after announcing a program to verify the safety and quality of medical marijuana, Americans for Safe Access announced the first two dispensaries to pass the certification process.

New Mexico is running out of pot. According to a comprehensive survey of randomly selected New Mexico medical marijuana users, the supply of legally grown cannabis is failing to meet patient demand.

A 13-year-old finds a unique market for the famed cookies

It was not long after Connecticut legalized medical marijuana in 2012 that Dr. William Zempsky received calls from patients asking about it.

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan to the list of officials who refer to their past use of marijuana as a rite of passage, but view others’ present use of cannabis as criminal behavior deserving of arrest, potential jail time and criminal record..

The Medical Innovation Bill, a bill to legalize Cannabis in South Africa for medical, economic and industrial purposes..

Programs that aim to curb teen prescription drug abuse have vastly differing effectiveness, ranging from big drops in drug abuse to no measurable effect, according to a new study of 11,000 teenagers by researchers at Duke and Pennsylvania State universities.

As hundreds of B.C. companies clamour to become licensed medical marijuana producers, a split is emerging among municipalities over whether such facilities should be allowed on agricultural land, confined to industrial areas, or banned entirely. Municipalities are rushing to pass bylaws before April 1, when Health Canada will no longer permit medical marijuana users to grow their own supply. The only legal access after that deadline will be through government-licensed producers.

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Hawaii died in committee Thursday. But state lawmakers advanced a measure that could decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of the drug.
"Washington and Colorado have taken the big leap, and everybody is looking at these two states to see how they will be dealing with all of the issues that come up," said Sen. Will Espero, who represents Ewa and chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee.

Ryan and Jenny Hiltner’s 7-year-old daughter, Amaya, has a form of epilepsy that hasn’t responded well to traditional treatment. Amaya has as many as 30 seizures a day. During some of them, her arms jerk and she stares straight ahead, unable to speak.

The seizures make it impossible for Amaya to do things she used to love, such as ride her bike. And the seizures can have lasting effects, heightening the urgency to find an effective treatment for the St. Cloud family.

Owners of the facility say the IRS is being “punitive” because of the drug.

Illinois will soon allow medical marijuana for sale but the state still hasn’t approved the production of cannabis for industry.Industrial hemp, a plant with a multitude of uses but won’t get you high (the THC content is too low), is being embraced by Colorado and Kentucky which see the potential in a growing global market.During World War II, Illinois farmers grew plenty of industrial hemp that went into rope, clothing and tents to assist the war effort. Farmers such as Leonard

In about nine months, Guam voters may be able to decide whether it will be legal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.

She's a major player and advocate of the state's proposed medical marijuana legislation; he's the country's most outspoken opponent on the issue. 

The federal government, along with anti-drug groups, would like to paint a portrait that stoned supporters of the legalized marijuana movement are all saggy-pants thugs and unemployed hippies -- nothing could be further from the truth.

Colorado To Generate $1 Billion in Marijuana Revenue Annually

Colorado's legal marijuana market is far exceeding tax expectations, according to a budget proposal released Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper that gives the first official estimate of how much the state expects to make from pot taxes.
The proposal outlines plans to spend some $99 million next fiscal year on substance abuse prevention, youth marijuana use prevention and other priorities. The money would come from a statewide 12.9 percent sales tax on recreational pot. Colorado's total pot sales next fiscal year were estimated to be about $610 million.
Retail sales began Jan. 1 in Colorado.

Orlando lawyer John Morgan — he of billboard, television and Web ad fame — provided 80 percent of the funds needed to get medical marijuana on Florida's November ballot.