Kentucky's criminal ban against medical marijuana was challenged Wednesday in a lawsuit touting cannabis as a viable alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers.

CARERS stands for Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States. The original version of the bill would have ended the drug war, at least with regard to cannabis. This latest version is softer.

Iowa passed emergency rules Tuesday to expand the list of medical conditions that allow a patient to use medical marijuana.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Medical marijuana dispensaries and growing farms could begin popping up along Missouri's southern border.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature.

Right now, PTSD is not included on the list of sicknesses that can be relieved with medical cannabis in New York.

The addition of three more conditions to Connecticut's medical marijuana program cleared another hurdle Friday.

Nevada state legislators put the final touches on measures to regulate marijuana this week, just weeks before Nevada becomes the fifth state to legalize the use and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes.