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(AP)—The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-businessman-luck-pot-brand.html Other Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:56:41 EST news290696193 (AP)—Nevada lawmakers want to give medical marijuana users a legal way to obtain the drug 13 years after voters legalized medicinal pot in the state constitution. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-medical-marijuana-dispensaries.html Health Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:10:01 EST news289540651 (HealthDay)—Three-quarters of doctors who responded to a survey about medical marijuana said they would approve the use of the drug to help ease pain in an older woman with advanced breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-docs-medical-marijuana-survey.html Health Wed, 29 May 2013 18:40:01 EST news289069664 (AP)—Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-illinois-senate-medical-marijuana-bill.html Other Fri, 17 May 2013 15:10:01 EST news288020435 (AP)—The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a ruling likely to further diminish the state's once-extravagant network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to bring greater oversight to the quasi-legal industry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-court-california-cities-pot.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 16:52:00 EST news287077914 Medical marijuana legally went on sale Tuesday in pharmacies across the Czech Republic for patients suffering from cancer, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or psoriasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-medical-marijuana-sale-czech-pharmacies.html Medications Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:23:49 EST news284106217 (AP)—Maryland's health secretary is expressing support for a measure to allow medical marijuana in the state. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-md-health-medical-marijuana-bill.html Medications Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:24:46 EST news282025481 (HealthDay)—Imagine a 68-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer, looking for a better way to ease her chronic pain, low appetite, fatigue and nausea. Should she or shouldn't she be prescribed marijuana? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-medical-marijuana-voodoo-legitimate-therapeutic.html Medications Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:20:01 EST news280674008 So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state's legal pot within its borders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-vows-weed-statebut.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:50:43 EST news278668235 Though controversial, medical cannabis has been gaining ground as a valid therapy, offering relief to suffers of diseases such as cancer, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, ALS and more. The substance is known to soothe severe pain, increase the appetite, and ease insomnia where other common medications fail. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-medical-cannabis-relief-chronic-ailments.html Medications Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:45:05 EST news278246686 Canada's Conservative government will soon stop producing and distributing medical marijuana, leaving it up to the private sector in a policy change that angered critics on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-canada-medical-marijuana-business.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:07:27 EST news274986441 (AP)—The lower house of Parliament has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-czech-house-medical-marijuana.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:20:10 EST news274098970 The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging data that cannabis exposure during adolescence may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, a serious psychotic disorder. Further, with the advent of medical marijuana, a new group of people with uncertain psychosis risk may be exposed to cannabis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-gene-cannabis-psychosis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:31:35 EST news272111461 (AP)—Moshe Rute survived the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago. He became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his childhood following his wife's death last year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-israel-medical-marijuana-industry.html Medications Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:10:01 EST news271087170 (AP)—A federal appeals court in Washington is considering whether marijuana should be reclassified from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-medical-marijuana-advocates-drug-reclassified.html Medications Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:25:48 EST news269612727 (AP)—The Los Angeles City Council reversed course Tuesday and repealed a ban on pot shops that it passed just two months ago to shutter hundreds of medical marijuana storefronts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-la-council-votes-repeal-pot.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:29:51 EST news268457381 (AP)—The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a proposed ballot measure Thursday that, if successful, would make the state the first in the more conservative southern U.S. to legalize medical marijuana. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-arkansas-court-medical-marijuana.html Medications Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:30:01 EST news267959737 (Medical Xpress)—With the debate over medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles still in full fury, Bridget Freisthler, an associate professor of social welfare at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, has found that there are far fewer dispensaries open for business in the city than officials claim.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-marijuana-dispensaries-la.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:22:49 EST news266145762 (AP)—The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-medical-marijuana-backers-inroads-south.html Health Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:05 EST news265906798 A recent study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers shows that it is very common for adolescents in substance abuse treatment to use medical marijuana recommended to someone else (also known as "diverted" medical marijuana). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-adolescents-substance-abuse-med-marijuana.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:38:09 EST news263659062 A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is very common. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-adolescents-substance-abuse-treatment-medical.html Addiction Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:50:01 EST news262949824 While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased use of the drug among high school students. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-evidence-medical-marijuana-teen-drug.html Addiction Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:09:54 EST news259232968 Despite some concerns to the contrary, neighborhoods with medical marijuana dispensaries may not have higher crime rates than other neighborhoods—at least in one California city. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-medical-marijuana-outlets-linked-crime.html Health Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:10:01 EST news258173160 (AP) -- After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace measured out a shot of grapeseed oil infused with hashish and poured it over the steaming food, setting off a sizzle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-munchies-pot-eatery-ore.html Health Fri, 04 May 2012 10:20:05 EST news255344647 Half of young adult tobacco smokers also have smoked marijuana in the last 30 days, according to a recent Facebook-based survey conducted by UCSF researchers, indicating a greater prevalence of marijuana and tobacco co-use among smokers age 18-25 than previously reported. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-marijuana-higher-young-adult-smokers.html Addiction Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:20:01 EST news253980736 Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have discovered that marijuana-like chemicals trigger receptors on human immune cells that can directly inhibit a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) found in late-stage AIDS, according to new findings published online in the journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-marijuana-like-chemicals-inhibit-human-immunodeficiency.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00:01 EST news251480595 (AP) -- Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking. But her case underscores a problem that no one's sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-stoned-epidemic-wrinkle-pot-debate.html Addiction Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:16:27 EST news251295321 A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids – the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana – to an opiates-only treatment. The findings, from a small-scale study, also suggest that a combined therapy could result in reduced opiate dosages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-medical-marijuana-patients-pain-opiates.html Medical research Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:46:06 EST news242401545 A pair of US governors have filed a petition asking the US federal government to allow wider use of medical marijuana by authorizing doctors to prescribe it and pharmacies to provide it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-governors-federal-marijuana-clearance.html Health Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:40:01 EST news241970840 A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-medical-marijuana-laws-traffic-deaths.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:04 EST news241796833