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Of those 80,000 patients, the state has approved nearly 51,000 to receive medical marijuana through dispensaries. 

As Canada makes history with its nationwide legalization of cannabis, some observers in the United States are watching with a sense of cautious optimism; in the hopes that their northern neighbor’s actions might end up having a positive impact on America’s cannabis legalization movement.

While Hawaii has long been known for its coffee and macadamia nut industries, the islands are now cultivating a reputation for hemp with the help of a former Bay Area resident.

As the harvest nears a close, 2018 is turning out to be a pivotal year for industrial hemp in Vermont.

Wisconsin farmers interested in growing hemp got to learn how to on Thursday.

Just like wine, millions of pounds of buds have ripened in the fall fields. Farmers were up at dawn today cutting, drying, curing and trimming for the market.

"The stereotype is that all weed is going to make you happy and hungry. But there's a whole world of weed, all types out there."

For the uninitiated the ins and outs of how to purchase and use marijuana can be daunting. Here, we provide a consumer’s guide to the basics.

On Sunday, Wisconsin State Senator, Patrick Testin, took a tour of the first legal Hemp harvest since the 1950's. Industrial Hemp Farming, was originally banned from the state of Wisconsin because of how closely it resembles Marijuana.

Women can and should use cannabis for a variety of everyday ailments, Goldberg writes, but they just don’t know about it.

Kansas took its first step this past week in joining 40 other states in the U.S. that are growing industrial hemp, according to a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

A new company plans to open a manufacturing facility next June that would make hemp products - building materials, carpet and insulation, disposable straws and utensils, clothing and even CBD oil.

"This is a growing industry and we want to prepare our students from a variety of academic viewpoints."

It's in Kentucky — once called the “Hemp Capital of the World” — where farmers are seeing hemp outperform other long-standing crops like tobacco.

With more and more states legalizing marijuana, whether for medical use, recreational use, or both, increasing numbers of Americans are using cannabis.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Saturday signed a bill legalizing industrial hemp, adding Illinois to a growing list of states that allow the growth of cannabis for non-drug purposes.

It doesn’t get you high, but it’s causing quite a buzz among medical scientists and patients.

After years of trying to get laws changed, hemp advocates and would-be farmers are on the cusp of gaining new legal standing via the 2018 farm bill.

While 13% of Americans say they "regularly" or "occasionally" use or smoke marijuana, the rate is significantly higher among the 18 to 29 age group and is higher in the West than in other regions of the country.

Knowing the key differences between CBD and THC is super important for finding the right cannabis products and understanding how they’ll affect you.