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New Approach South Dakota is collecting signatures for a proposal to make medical marijuana legal. The initiative would appear on the 2016 ballot if supporters can collect enough signatures by Nov. 9. If the proposal appears on the 2016 ballot and is approved by the voters, it would: • Legalize the medical use of marijuana for patients with a medic

Walk along the aisles of Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s, Earth Fare or health food and supplement specialty stores and you’ll see hemp seeds, hemp protein powder, hemp milk and hemp oil. Similar to its nutritional powerhouse seed food cousins, flax and chia, the health benefits of hemp seed are increasingly promoted by some health professionals.

I’m excited that Rhode Island, my recently adopted home state, might become the first on the East Coast to legalize a commercial marijuana market. And not just for the obvious reasons, such as changing a war on drugs that disproportionately targets people of color or the option of purchasing and smoking marijuana without fear of jail time. The stat

Philadelphia's mayor-elect Jim Kenney won a resounding victory on Tuesday. It was a predictable election but the fact that Kenney's support for marijuana reform helped to put him into office is a welcome innovation. As a city councilman, Kenney championed decriminalization. Marijuana arrests had a massive racial disparity. Not only did Kenney win t

SALEM, Ore. — Indoor growing operations for legal marijuana businesses are causing problems for Oregon’s electrical grid, according to officials from electrical utility company.   Pacific Power said Wednesday that Oregon marijuana grow operations have taken grids above capacity, blowing out seven transformers since July and causing outages and equi

CARTER CO., OK -- "Please do this; to help other people, don't be selfish, open your heart, and please sign this, you could help so many,” medical marijuana advocate, Linda Aldridge says. Linda Aldridge lost her father to cancer, she says while he was sick he became addicted to the prescription drugs he was taking to relieve his pain. "I’ve met so

According to the latest Gallup poll, 58 percent of Americans think marijuana should be legal. Surveys conducted in March and October found that most Ohioans agree. So why did Ohio voters overwhelmingly reject Issue 3, which would have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use, in last week's election? Two reasons spring to mind. 1. Ohio

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota American Indian tribe that sought to open the nation’s first marijuana resort burned its crop after federal officials signaled a potential raid, the tribal president said Monday. Flandreau Santee Sioux President Anthony Reider told The Associated Press the tribe had three weeks of discussions with authorities

Industrial hemp was made legal in North Carolina last week as a result of Gov. Pat McCrory not vetoing or signing the bill after allowing it to sit on his desk for weeks.  The text of Senate Bill 313 states: “The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the citizens of North Carolina to promote and encourage the develo

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — People with AIDS and parents of children with severe epilepsy are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation giving critically ill patients early access to medical marijuana before New York’s new medical cannabis program begins. Advocates for sped-up access say they’ll rally outside Cuomo’s Manhattan office Tues

SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico Health Secretary Retta Ward says New Mexico has seen a significant jump in the number of patients participating in the state’s medical marijuana program over the past year. Ward testified Tuesday before the Legislative Finance Committee in Santa Fe. She told lawmakers about 18,000 people are enrolled in the program, an in

New Jersey lawmakers are planning a hearing later this month to consider legislation to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state.   The judiciary committee will hear from clergy, health professionals, law enforcement officials and other policy experts on Nov. 16, Democratic state Sen. Nicholas Scutari said Monday. "There is no question that

The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of Nevada and Oregon will grow marijuana on its reservation to be used solely in the production of medical marijuana, the tribe’s chairman told KNPR’s State of Nevada.   “After serious consideration and countless discussions among our membership, leadership and expert consultants (we have) decided to ent

MACY, Neb. | Voters in Macy approved three referendums Tuesday that will allow the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska to move forward with plans to explore marijuana use and cultivation on the reservation.   "Today's referendum vote provided an opportunity for the Tribal Council to gauge the opinion of our people," Omaha Tribal Council Chair Vernon Miller sai

HELENA — Montana is in the fifth year of a legal fight to severely restrict how medical marijuana is grown and distributed, even as attitudes in other parts of the nation appear to be shifting toward more tolerance for the drug.   Attorneys for the state argued Wednesday before the Montana Supreme Court to lift a judge's injunction that prevents en

ST. LOUIS • Missouri’s 2016 ballot could be filled with weed.   Competing proposals, bolstered by growing national support, are seeking to put medical marijuana legalization on the statewide ballot. If approved, Missouri would join 23 other states that have done so. Proponents have an uphill battle. First they need to collect 168,000 valid signatur