Hawaii Takes Another Step Toward MMJ Dispensaries
Mon / Jan 5th
A legislative task force in Hawaii recommended last week that the state medical marijuana program should be expanded to include a… Read More
Medical Marijuana News
In this section, you will find the latest medical marijuana news throughout the world. For a list of medical studies related to cannabis and its effect on various conditions & disorders, click here.
Illinois MMJ Program Expanded to Include Patients Under 18
Wed / Dec 31st
The Illinois medical marijuana program is expanding to include patients under 18 years old who suffer from certain health conditions, including… Read More
Massachusetts Dispensary Licensing Snafu Rooted In Early Mistakes, Report Finds
Tue / Dec 30th
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana in 2012, and it was originally believed dispensaries would open in the summer of 2014. Now, after many months… Read More
Florida Lawmakers Consider 2015 MMJ Legalization
Mon / Dec 29th
The 2014 Florida campaign for medical marijuana was a hard-fought battle. And though the fight was narrowly lost, the message was… Read More
Cannabis Concentrates Are the Same as MMJ, CA Court Rules
Sun / Dec 28th
Medical marijuana patients in California have had their right to possess cannabis concentrates reaffirmed. The state’s 3rd District Court of Appeals in… Read More
Mayor’s Plan for Seattle Dispensary Permits May Be Scrapped
Wed / Dec 24th
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s office has been working to find a way to properly regulate the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries,… Read More
Ohio Legalization Proposal Would Enforce a Marijuana Monopoly
Tue / Dec 23rd
A quiet campaign to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in Ohio could result in a cannabis industry dominated by government-backed, marijuana kingpins. The campaign is pushing… Read More
Indiana Sen. to Propose Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Thu / Dec 18th
Indiana State Sen. Karen Tallian, a Democrat from Portage, is getting ready to propose a limited legalization bill that would make medical marijuana available… Read More
Federal Spending Bill Grants Historic Support to MMJ and Industrial Hemp
Mon / Dec 15th
The controversial federal spending bill passed by Congress last week grants historic support to industrial hemp cultivation and medical marijuana in… Read More
Americans Want Federal Protection for States’ Marijuana Legalization, Report Indicates
Tue / Dec 9th
For generations, the drug war has been an international campaign — sparked by the U.S. government — that targets drug consumers,… Read More
Brief: Houston Police Chief Calls War On Drugs a ‘Miserable Failure’
Mon / Dec 8th
Houston Police Chief Charles McLelland, head of the nation’s fourth largest city’s police department, said in a radio interview on Friday that… Read More
Brief: Majority of Medical Professionals Support Treating Epilepsy With Cannabis
Fri / Dec 5th
Survey results published by UCLA on Thursday have revealed that a vast majority of medical professionals in the U.S. consider cannabis treatment to… Read More
Minnesota MMJ Licenses Awarded to LeafLine Labs and Minnesota Medical Solutions
Mon / Dec 1st
The Minnesota Department of Health announced on Monday the names of the first two businesses to receive state-issued business licenses… Read More
Brief: Colorado Health Officials Propose $7M for Clinical Cannabis Trials
Sun / Nov 30th
State Public Health Department officials in Colorado have proposed a series of state-funded clinical trials to study the effectiveness and… Read More
Brief: New Hampshire’s First Dispensary Could Open Within a Year
Wed / Nov 26th
New Hampshire’s first dispensary under the state legislators’ 2013 restrictive medical marijuana law could be open for business within the next year. The Granite State… Read More
Colorado Cannabiz Credit Union Could Open By Jan. 1
Sun / Nov 23rd
The world’s first banking institution established to serve legal marijuana businesses could be open in Colorado by January 1, the Denver Post… Read More
Brief: Maryland Slaps Massive Price Tag On MMJ Licenses
Mon / Nov 17th
Some good news: Maryland’s long-awaited medical marijuana program was finally approved by a state panel last week. But, of course, there’s… Read More
Seattle Mayor Announces Symposium On Medical Marijuana
Sat / Nov 15th
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has announced that a public symposium will be held on Nov. 20 to discuss the future of the… Read More
Science: Making Medical Marijuana More Medical
Sun / Nov 9th
One of the casualties of the “War on Weed” has been science. With less than half of the states in… Read More
Brief: Chile Plants First Crop of Medical Marijuana
Sat / Nov 1st
Chile’s first crop of medical marijuana, a heavily-guarded and monitored 850-square-meter plot of land dedicated to growing medical-grade cannabis, has… Read More
Marijuana in the Elections
Thu / Oct 30th
2014 is shaping up to be a banner year for marijuana reform, with Oregon, Alaska, Florida, California and Washington D.C.… Read More
Oregon MMJ Program’s Recent Growth Attributed to New Dispensary Industry
Thu / Oct 16th
Since Oregon voters approved the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) in 1998, enrollment in the program has often fluctuated dramatically. In the… Read More
Brief: Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Markets Grew Another 10% in August
Mon / Oct 13th
Since its opening on January 1, the Colorado recreational marijuana market has been steadily growing. Between the months of July and August, legal marijuana sales… Read More
U.S. DEA Flexes Muscles at Americans Investing in Canadian MMJ Market
Sun / Oct 12th
Marijuana law reform has been an increasingly popular issue in the U.S. for years: activists are fighting left and right for… Read More
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