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Here's a medical marijuana patient who needs 75 plants

Denver Post op-ed: Meet Ezra. He wasn't expected to survive past his first birthday due to his extreme seizures. For Ezra, cannabis is a miracle.

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I made my autistic son cannabis cookies. They saved him.

Mother credits medical marijuana with curing her autistic son's violent rages and head banging, but fears for his future in uncertain legal environment.

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Medical marijuana is illegal in Kentucky. Here's how a mom is hoping to...

Tiffany Wigginton Carnal has been busy writing and calling her state representatives to encourage passage of the bill.

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Washington considers allowing medical marijuana in schools

Washington lawmakers this week will consider a bill that would allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their children on school grounds.

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Glimmer of hope: Indiana medical marijuana backers see promise in bill hearing

Indiana is among the last states to forbid even the use of marijuana extracts that are low in THC and high in CBD.

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Texas father risks arrest to treat self-harming autistic daughter with marijuana

Kara Zartler's life began too soon. Along with her twin sister, she was born 26 weeks early. At 1 pound 12 ounces, she weighed slightly less than the healthy Keeley. Then, 10 hours into life, Kara...

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"Cannabis is what's kept her alive all this time": Parents push to allow...

House Bill 1060 would allow a parent or guardian to privately administer medical marijuana to a child while at school, but some worry about federal conflict.

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Both chambers of Indiana Legislature approve CBD oil bills

Both chambers of the Indiana Legislature have approved measures loosening restrictions on a marijuana-derived oil used to treat epilepsy.

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Epileptic Georgia high school student can't take his legal CBD medicine on...

Each day about lunchtime, 17-year-old CJ Harris must leave his Georgia high school campus to take his legal medical marijuana CBD oil.

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Largest, most rigorous study to date confirms CBD oil helps some kids with...

A new, rigorous double-blind medical study found that cannabidiol oil, also known as CBD oil, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy.

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"People are desperate": Parents, doctors place epileptic children in trials...

Getting CBD oil was a victory for one family, now vocal advocates for the FDA to legalize cannabidiol.

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Federal lawsuit against Sessions and DEA says marijuana's Schedule I status...

A diverse group of cannabis advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of marijuana as Schedule I in the Controlled Substances Act.

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I work to protect children from marijuana. My epileptic son could benefit...

The co-founder of Smart Colorado examines the difference between high-THC marijuana and high CBD strains, like cannabidiol oil for epileptic seizures.

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Meet Pennsylvania's unlikely 'Pastor for Pot'

Shawn Berkebile, pastor of St. John's church in Abbotstown, Pennsylvania has become an advocate for legal medical marijuana, with support from his congregation.

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CBD oil helps Colorado teen pursue dream of driving, racing

The availability and use of cannabis oil have given Chase Rief the opportunity to sit in the driver's seat and steer the direction in which his future will go.

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Denver doctors say 11-month-old boy's deadly heart condition was likely...

An 11-month-old Colorado boy's death from a heart condition was likely related to ingestion of marijuana, two Denver doctors have concluded, but the precise link remains unclear.

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New details emerge in 11-month-old Colorado boy's death linked to marijuana

One of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center doctors who wrote a case study linking marijuana to a fatal heart condition in an 11-month-old Colorado boy says he is surprised at the controversy...

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Here's a medical marijuana patient who needs 75 plants

Denver Post op-ed: Meet Ezra. He wasn't expected to survive past his first birthday due to his extreme seizures. For Ezra, cannabis is a miracle. The post Here's a medical marijuana patient who needs...

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Maine AG: Referendum could make pot legal for kids

In Maine, referendum supporters say the language in the proposal clearly states that it would legalize marijuana only for those 21 and older. The post Maine AG: Referendum could make pot legal for kids...

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California family fighting for city's medical marijuana measure to help daughter

On Tuesday, voters in Costa Mesa will see nine measures on the ballot. Here's a look at Measure X and how it would help California medical marijuana patients. The post California family fighting for...

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