The medical marijuana industry is beginning to show its age.
After humble California beginnings in 1996, 15 states and the District of Columbia now have legalized marijuana use for ill patients who have a doctor’s recommendation. Medical marij…
Marijuana Industry Rapidly Grows Mainstream
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Del. Senate – Greenwich Time
Advocate.comMedical marijuana bill passes Del. SenateGreenwich Time(AP) — The state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill legalizing the use of marijuana in Delaware for medical reasons. The bill, based on the Marijuana Policy Project's model…
B.C. Grandma’s Licensed Grow-op Busted By RCMP
A 62-year-old woman from the Castlegar, B.C., area says RCMP raided and damaged her property and hauled her to jail even though she has a licence to grow marijuana.
Velma Mullaney said that despite a Health Canada permit that allows her to…
NCI Offers Explanation for Changes to Its Medical Marijuana Database Entry
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has now published online an explanation for changes made to its treatment database entry on cannabis that The American Independent previously reported on.
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Feds’ Praise for Pot Goes Up in Smoke
For a brief time earlier this month the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health, had posted a webpage touting the possible benefits of marijuana in fighting cancer tumors. But less than two wee…





