Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana

Arizona veterans and people 65 and older would get a big break from the state on the cost of a...

In Colorado you can buy everything from chai mints to chocolate truffles and elixirs in flavors such as Old Fashioned Sarsaparilla to Sparkling Pomegranate. But the state is only beginning to get up to speed regulating these cannabis edibles and experts say there will be new challenges arising...

When it comes to medical marijuana, one valley HOA is saying "not in my backyard!"

There are a growing number of kids who are taking something in marijuana to get relief from debilitating seizures. A local family hopes politicians change the law, so their daughter can get the same relief.

Obama said again Friday that marijuana should be treated as a public health problem. But he's not ready to do anything about it.

Florida voters will now see medical marijuana on the November ballot. Here's what some patients have to say about the benefits of medical marijuana.

After much anticipation, state health officials Friday revealed the names of the companies that will receive the first 20 licenses to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts, although it will likely be summertime before any open their doors for business. Voters in November 2012 approved a ballot initiative that legalized marijuana for medical treatment, and the voter-approved law allowed the state health department to select up to 35 non-profit companies across the state to open dispensaries, with at least one but no more than five per county. But the state Friday chose to approve just 20, spread across just 10 of Massachusetts’ 14 counties. The counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Dukes and Nantucket did not receive a dispensary in this initial round.

CANNABIS CULTURE - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has gone on record saying the NFL would be willing to consider allowing athletes to use medical marijuana in treating head injuries, including concussions, if medical experts deemed it to be a legitimate solution.
This is certainly a puff of fresh vapour. Not quite AAA but it gave me a buzz.

A proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana will go before Florida voters in November after the state Supreme Court narrowly approved the ballot language Monday.

For Merle Haggard, weed isn’t just an inspiration for his songs with Willie Nelson but a fight worth standing for in the United States. In a related report by

A new collegiate study finds that alcohol use is more likely than marijuana use to lead to violence between partners. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

ALBANY – With 5 million pounds of tomatoes grown last year by a sprawling 12-acre greenhouse operation in Niagara County, Gary Smith and his partners can arguably be called the tomato kings of Western New York.If Smith has his way, though, marijuana plants could be his next bumper c... - The Buffalo News

The thousands of heated fans who crowd into MetLife Stadium Sunday might be stirred to debate something other than the winner of Super Bowl XLVIII.

The trafficking of illegal drugs is causing deforestation in Central America to occur at an increased rate, according to a report published today in Science, whose authors suggest that reforming cu...

Medical marijuana users fight daily for their life for the legal right to use prescription "weed" for illnesses and relief of pain while some lawmakers fight against legalizing medical marijuana pr...

Current marijuana laws in place in certain states have begun to split families apart as they seek miracle cures in medical marijuana for ill family members. One such state is Minnesota where Clinto...

Billy Fisher doesn’t have to choose between his 16-month-old daughter and the medical marijuana he takes to manage his chronic back pain. In a case that could have implications in custody cases for parents who are medical marijuana patients, a Spokane County Superior Court judge sided with Fisher and said the state can’t require him to take inpatient chemical dependency treatment as a condition of gaining custody of his young daughter.

Medical marijuana users in B.C. are worried there will soon be a shortage of legal weed.

Colorado's Denver County is adding cannabis-themed contests to its 2014 summer fair. It's the first time pot plants will stand alongside tomato plants and homemade jam in competition for a blue ribbon.