New York is now the 23rd state to authorize marijuana as a medical treatment — though it will have one of the more restrictive programs in the country.
Gov. Pat McCrory says a new law he signed allowing some physicians to treat epilepsy in North Carolina using an extract from a marijuana plant could also lead to the discovery of other therapies.
Former president Bill Clinton spoke out in favor of letting states decide whether or not to legalize marijuana, pointing to "a lot of evidence" showing that medical marijuana can help patients with a wide range of symptoms.
Doctors, dentists and pharmacists at the Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre (CHUS) have voted to allow patients to use medical marijuana in “exceptional circumstances and in certain conditions.”