USA Today -    After waiting in line for hours at a booth during a medical marijuana convention in San Francisco, Jeff Harrington needed only a two-minute consultation and a written recommendation to become a medical marijuana pati…

  Statesman -   NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police say they’ve confiscated more than 70 marijuana plants, packaged pot, cash and a gun from a metro Atlanta home. Investigators told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik exclusive…

  11Alive -   Georgia medical marijuana refugees are returning home from places like Colorado, now that they have temporary permits to legally use cannabis oil in the state. CANTON, Ga. --Two months ago, Georgia passed a controversial…

  NBC Miami -  Republicans lawmakers in Florida who once opposed medical pot are now embracing it, motivated by the strong show of support from voters and worried that another constitutional amendment during next year's presidential r…

  Bay News 9 - ST. PETERSBURG -- The latest push to legalize medical marijuana in Florida has suffered a major setback. The Florida Sheriff's Association has voted 38-2 to oppose a bill filed by State Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersbur…

  Times Free Press -   Gib Jones sees a green-tinted future. To get there, though, he needs help from the Georgia Legislature. Jones and his family grow tomatoes, lettuce and basil in Chickamauga, Ga. They sell their plants and herbs …

  New York Times -  DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana two years ago, nobody was quite ready for the problem of exploding houses. But that is exactly what firefighters, courts and lawmakers across the state are confronti…

  WSB Radio -  Dozens of families with children who suffer seizure disorders express their disappointment at a watered-down medical marijuana bill. Many say they’re afraid of breaking federal law if they bring cannabis oil into …

  WSBTV.com -   ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has learned Gov. Nathan Deal is supporting state Rep. Allen Peake's plan to decriminalize medical marijuana in Georgia. Channel 2 political reporter Lori Geary talked exclusive…

  Gwinnett Daily Post -  The Isabellas are tired of waiting on Georgia. Next month, the Lawrenceville family plans to pull up roots and head for Colorado, where they can obtain a non-intoxicating form of medical marijuana for 7-year-o…

  Huffington Post -  A spate of recent raids in California has destroyed an abundance of medical marijuana plants intended to treat children with debilitating seizure disorders. Two weeks ago, a local narcotics task force raided a col…

  Forbes -  In  a recent column, I noted the lack of evidence that people try to get kids high on Halloween by passing off cannabis candy as ordinary treats. The closest thing I found to that that sort of incident was a 2000 case in …

  Yahoo Sports -  Alabama tight end Kurt Frietag appears to be in hot water after police found 112 grams of marijuana and nearly $4,700 in cash in his campus dorm room.   Yes, you read that correctly. One-hundred twelve grams…

  WCVB 5 -  CARTERSVILLE, Ga. —A Georgia man says drug suppression officers mistook his okra plants for marijuana.   Watch the report   Dwayne Perry, of Cartersville, told WSB-TV that he was awakened by a h…

  The World - COUNCILORS QUESTION TAXING MEDICAL MARIJUANA, WONDER IF ORDINANCE WILL BE 'EXERCISE IN FUTILITY'   COQUILLE — Coquille is the next Oregon city to put a tax on marijuana sales if Measure 91 makes it thro…

  In early March, the Georgia medical marijuana bill was gaining steam and giving local families hope for prescriptive treatments for seizures.   When the bill died on the House floor just weeks later, many families were forced to…

  MACON, Ga. – Georgia lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday in Macon to gather information about medical marijuana and help determine whether to legalize it in the state.   Efforts to pass legislation to legalize medical marij…

Georgia, a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is a medical marijuana patient. Kelly Conway, Georgia's owner, takes some heat when she tells friends about the unorthodox treatment.   "People will say they can't believe I…