These ADHD Researchers are Reading Your Posts for Insights on Medical Cannabis

Researchers at Duke University took to online forums last month to learn more about how ADHD patients are self-medicating with cannabis, pushing over the first domino in what might become a series of novel scientific discoveries.

Judge orders Illinois to authorize medical marijuana for PTSD: VIDEO

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A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that the state must add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that qualify for medical marijuana.

Child patients will soon gain access to out-of-state medical marijuana: VIDEO

Parents and guardians of children with epilepsy and other medical conditions will be able to obtain a “safe harbor” letter next month allowing them to obtain medical marijuana from outside Pennsylvania. (AP file photo)

Parents and guardians of children with epilepsy and other medical conditions will be able to obtain a "safe harbor" letter next month allowing them to obtain medical marijuana from outside Pennsylvania.

Veterans Journal: PTSD added to conditions treatable with medical marijuana

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The Rhode Island General Assembly voted on June 16 to approve legislation introduced by Sen. Stephen Archambault, D-Johnston, and Rep. Scott Slater, D-Providence, that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that may be treated with medical marijuana. At the time this story was written, the measure is on Governor Raimondo’s desk for her consideration and signature or veto.

Leonard Marshall: A Giant in the World of Medicinal Marijuana

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A cornerstone of the 1980s Giants, the former defensive lineman is getting into the business of cannabidiol and advocating for medicinal marijuana

While active NFL players are not allowed to use marijuana as a form of medical treatment, former players are free to treat their aches and pains with the plant where it’s legal, and more and more are beginning to do so. Two-time Pro Bowler Leonard Marshall recently joined the campaign for medical marijuana use for pain management among athletes. Marshall, a former defensive end who spent 10 of his 12 seasons with the Giants, uses a hemp oil product derived from the marijuana plant to treat symptoms he believes is related to head trauma suffered during his playing career. But he’s not in it for the high. The hemp oil is a Cannabidiol (CBD) which doesn’t contain the second main ingredient in marijuana, THC, the component that floats you off to your happy place.

This Vaporizer Brings Coffee-Pod Technology To Medical Marijuana: VIDEO

A rush to develop new tech for the regulated pot industry reveals a device that borrows from existing kitchen appliances

Discouraged by the side of effects of medicines prescribed for his anxiety, Michael Borque found a medicinal haven in a more natural remedy: marijuana. Given that his home state of Massachusetts had yet to sell the drug medicinally, the 40-year-old went about acquiring his first ever buds the traditional way. One parking lot deal and rolled joint later, Borque realized that he liked the high, but hated the burning sensation he felt in his throat and lungs that followed a smoke. Fast forward two years and Borque is now the CEO of Stoneham-based CannaKorp, maker of the CannaCloud vaporizer.

Chronic marijuana use is about as bad for your health as not flossing, researchers find

If you must light up, remember to floss. (G M/Flickr)

Long-term marijuana use is not associated with a raft of physical health problems, according to a new study, with one surprising exception: gum disease.

Introducing the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016

“It’s a Catch-22 that the research is difficult because of the strict rules, and the rules are strict because of the lack of research.”

Bills aims to remove medical marijuana barriers

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va.

A bill designed to help the medical research community by removing barrier inhibiting studies is being introduced by several congressmen including one from Virginia.

Marijuana’s biggest adversary on Capitol Hill is sponsoring a bill to research … marijuana

Hundreds of advocates for marijuana legalization rallied and smoked pot outside the White House in April. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is Congress's most vocal opponent of legal marijuana, having single-handedly spearheaded a provision blocking legal pot shops in the District of Columbia in 2014. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), on the other hand, was recently named Congress's "top legal pot advocate" by Rolling Stone.

What a change in DEA's pot rules might mean for medical research

Most doctors approach medical marijuana with a great deal of uncertainty because drug laws have hindered researchers' ability to figure out what pot can and can't do for sick patients.

That could soon change.

This 20-Year Marijuana Study Could Blaze a Trail That Supporters Have Been Waiting For

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The marijuana industry is blossoming, and 2016 could wind up being its best year yet in a number of ways.

Why Pharmacists Believe They're The Most Qualified To Dispense Medical Marijuana

Canada's medical marijuana industry has recently become a battleground between the nation's "gray market" dispensaries - illegal storefronts selling marijuana in cities like Vancouver and Toronto - and licensed producers such as Tilray and OrganiGram, who sell cannabis to patients through Health Canada's mail-order system.

Say Hello to the 25th and Newest State to Legalize Medical Marijuana

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Following a resounding marijuana initiative defeat last November, this state seemingly defied the odds to become the 25th to legalize medical marijuana.

25 states now call marijuana “medicine.” Why doesn’t the DEA?

Charles Schatz of Bel Air, Maryland holds a sign demanding the use of marijuana for medical cases as he joins dozens of protestors for the legalization of marijuana in front of the White House, April 2, 2016, in Washington, DC. Mike Theiler/AFP

John Kasich signed Ohio's medical marijuana bill into law yesterday, making it the 25th state (26 counting Washington, D.C.) to allow some form of medical marijuana use.