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When I started looking into medical marijuana, I was skeptical. I was not a recreational user, and I had not had any luck with other natural remedies.

It’s no surprise that cannabis may possess skin-healing benefits. All the elements are there.

The state approved its first licenses for commercial cannabis businesses Thursday, a major step for prospective retailers hoping to open shop before year’s end.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of people descended upon downtown Los Angeles for a massive marijuana expo.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio has yet to outline how exactly its new medical marijuana law will work even as it is set to take effect Thursday, leaving a host of unanswered questions by doctors, patients, pharmacists, police and many others.

Medical marijuana may have a potential role in oncology for treating anticipatory and refractory chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, for treating refractory cancer pain, and as an antitumor agent, a new review concludes.

Burgeoning business in states with legal sales sparks momentum for reform.

Farmers can buy the certified Colorado hemp seeds in 2017.

CINCINNATI - New laws hit the books in Ohio on Thursday legalizing medical marijuana, raising a host of questions for consumers, business owners and doctors across the region.

The state's tightly controlled program has seen high costs and low enrollment. Pain patients might turn the tide.

Over a year after the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill allowing certain institutions to grow hemp, seeds finally went into the ground this summer at Virginia Tech.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A group supportive of the push to decriminalize marijuana in Nashville took to the streets downtown.

Researchers plan to start recruiting veterans in September, adding two participants per month, per site. The study should run about two years.

This is a pivotal year for American drug policy. More states than ever will consider easing restrictions on marijuana use this November: Voters in five states will decide whether to fully legalize recreational use, while voters in four more will weigh in on whether to allow medical marijuana.

The renewed interest in hemp comes as CBD extracts gain popularity even in places where medical marijuana isn't legal.

ALBANY — The state's first legal hemp crop in more than 70 years is thriving on 30 fertile acres of upstate New York, and demand is building for its seeds and stalks.

Delaware's laws on marijuana have evolved over the years since the medical marijuana program was signed into law in 2011.

The Citizens' Initiative Review project was launched by a bipartisan group of politicians and academics.