By Ken Dixon
This article originally appeared on NewsTimes.com, April 22nd 2015.
HARTFORD -- Controversy erupted among the state's medical-marijuana gatekeepers Wednesday when members of the panel administering the program argued over the criteria to expand eligibility.
Dr. Deepak Cyril D'Souza, a Yale School…
By Paul Armentano - NORML Deputy Director
This article originally appeared on The Daily Chronic, April 21st 2015.
The administration of oral cannabis extracts is associated with the mitigation of seizures in adolescents with epilepsy, according to clinical data published this month…
By M. Martin Hine
This article originally appeared on OPEDNEWS.com, April 20th 2015
Last week, Georgia Governor Deal enjoyed the applause of cannabis refugees when he signed a new medical marijuana bill into law.
Mike Hopkins had reservations. "Right now, nothing in the state…
By Carly Schwartz
This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post, April 20th 2015
Ecuador is in the process of considering a groundbreaking piece of legislation that would decriminalize the use of illegal drugs, including marijuana and cocaine, according to GlobalPost.
"Treating the…
By Ido Efrati
This article originally appeared in Haaretz, April 11th 2015
New research shows - with cautious optimism - that cannabis can kill or slow the development of cancer cells.
Medical cannabis is well known to cancer patients. A large number of…
By Shalailah Medhora and Melissa Davey
This article originally appeared on The Guardian, April 19th 2015
States join NSW in decriminalising cannabis oil for the treatment of chemotherapy-related nausea and severe epilepsy as well as in palliative care.
Victoria and Queensland have joined New…
By Holly Conners
This article originally appeared on CBC April 15th 2015.
A new veterans' drop-in centre in Sydney will focus on cannabis therapy for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The centre is being funded by Fredericton-based Marijuana for Trauma Inc ., which…
By David Beasley
This article originally appeared in Reuters April 16th 2015
ATLANTA (Reuters) - People with seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses will be allowed to use a non-smoking form of medical marijuana in Georgia after the state's Republican governor signed a…
By Simeon Tegel
This article originally appeared on GlobalPost April 13th 2015.
LIMA, Peru — Medical marijuana is winning so much global support that even the United States’ surgeon general approves . Yet it seems somebody had forgotten to tell Latin America,…
By Payton Guidon
This article originally appeared in The Independent on April 9th 2015.
The US government may be starting to officially recognize medicinal benefits of marijuana, as a government-funded research group has released a report claiming that weed can kill cancer cells.
The…