Medical News

Number of registered medical pot users in Minnesota surges in first week

Rochelle Olson ~ Star Tribune ~

State officials expect enrollment to keep growing; 276 patients are already certified.

Medical News 15 July 2015

State of Georgia MMJ Card: Photo: CBS46.com

Georgia families pick up state's first medical cannabis cards

Rebekka Schramm ~ CBS46.com ~

BROOKHAVEN, GA (CBS46) - For the first time, Georgia families are picking up state-issued cards that allow them to legally possess cannabis oil as a treatment for certain medical conditions.

Medical News 14 July 2015

Bear Westerlind, an employee at the medical marijuana dispensary Kaya Shack, displays different types of marijuana flowers sold at the shop in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

How medical marijuana could literally save lives

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~

A new study looks at the potential, positive impact of medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain.

Medical News 14 July 2015

Charlotte's Web marijuana could be grown in Florida

Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record

A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department, to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.

Medical News 13 July 2015

The study of marijuana as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder has faced a number of hurdles. Here, a production assistant examines marijuana plants. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

PTSD And Cannabis -- Can Researchers Cut Through The Politics To Find Out Whether Weed Works?

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~

Following years of bureaucratic hurdles, the first Food and Drug Administration-approved, randomized controlled trial on cannabis and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is set to begin this summer.

Medical News 04 July 2015

See inside one of Minnesota's first medical marijuana stores

Tim Nelson ~ MPR News ~

When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.

Medical News 27 June 2015

Image of New Zeland teenager Alex Renton/TVNZ

New Zealand teen treated with cannabis oil 'breathing on his own' in hospital

TVNZ.co.nz ~

The family of a New Zealand teenager, who has been in a coma for weeks, believes cannabis oil could save their son – but they need a law change.

Medical News 24 June 2015

Medical marijuana: good evidence for some diseases, weak for others

Andrew M. Seaman ~ Reuters ~

Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research.

Medical News 23 June 2015

Image of Humboldt Patient Resource Center General Manager Brian Willkom

Demands on Dispensary Workers Grow With Advances in Medical Marijuana Research

Ryan Burns ~ Lost Coast Outpost –

Medical marijuana dispensary workers in Humboldt County, Calif., scramble to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date about their rapidly-changing industry

Medical News 20 June 2015

Image of Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald Georgia Dept. of Public Health

Georgia opens medical cannabis registry

Maggie Lee ~ The Telegraph ~

ATLANTA -- A few hours before Georgia’s medical cannabis registry opened Tuesday morning, the legislator who created it cursed the federal prohibition that makes it necessary.

Medical News 17 June 2015