Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) Monday signed into law two measures that will reduce the punishments for certain marijuana-related offenses. The changes go into effect immediately.
Gov. Chris Christie said he has not decided whether he will sign a bill making it easier for children to participate in the state's medicinal marijuana program, but as of today, he remained dubious any changes to the law are necessary.
Rabbi Efraim Zalmanovich, a prominent orthodox rabbi from the Israeli town of Mazkeret Batya, has issued a religious ruling declaring medical marijuana to be perfectly kosher.
The Colorado Department of Revenue Monday released temporary rules for the operation of legal marijuana commerce, providing more details on what the nascent industry will look like, but still leaving many complicated matters unresolved.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition will be the epicentre of marijuana medicine when The Health Expo and Kush Cup, an alternative health and medpot-focused tradeshow and strain contest, hit town from June 28-30.
Cancer patients who Google the words "chemotherapy nausea" today get a host of advertisements for treatment, including pills, skin patches and folk remedies used to prevent vomiting. Next month, however, the same search will turn up an ad for something a bit more controversial: medical marijuana.
California medical marijuana dispensaries -- and their patients -- are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the state.