Medical Marijuana Zone

The U.S. government has burned almost enough marijuana plants to get the atmosphere high. Americans have responded by increasing domestic production.

Efraim Zalmanovich, the orthodox rabbi of the Israeli town of Mazkeret Batia, said Friday that distributing and smoking marijuana is kosher as long as it’s for medical purposes, according to an article on NRG, the website of the Maariv newspaper.

Starting Monday, Vermonters will not be arrested for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. The decriminalization law, signed by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) last month, will remove criminal penalties on small amounts of cannabis and replace them with civil fines.

Touted by physicians worldwide as a “miracle” drug, marijuana has proven effective in the treatment of Cancer, Crohn’s disease, decompensated cirrhosis, chronic pain, nail patella, glaucoma, HIV/Ai…

In The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Samuel Wilkinson, a professor at the Yale School of Medicine, writes that medical research shows a clear link between marijuana use and mental illness.

NEW JERSEY (MYFOXNY.COM) – A New Jersey family is fighting for changes to the state’s medical marijuana laws to make it easier for children to have access to the drug. Vivian Wilson’s parents are hoping an edible form of medical marijuana–not sold at dispensaries in the state– becomes available for their child.

MIDDLETOWN — A second proposal has surfaced for growing medical marijuana in Connecticut, this one in a former factory building owned by the city of Middletown.

A southeastern Michigan farmer recovering from throat cancer was sentenced to probation instead of prison Tuesday for growing thousands of marijuana plants, due partly to many handwritten letters from supporters who described him as a modest, selfless man who helps others at every turn. “This is one that most screams out: This man deserves a […]