Melissa Etheridge is an iconic figure in music: two-time Grammy-award winner, Academy-Award winner, and immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Away from the microphone, Etheridge is equally well-known as an iconic figure in LGBTQ communities worldwide …
On any given weekend afternoon, the Boston Common is a relatively tame place. Parents and children stroll through the park, dogs chase after one another in the grass, and the occasional skateboarder rides down a paved pathway. Last weekend, however …
The fight over the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts isn’t over. But one side has already gone home. Last November, a well-funded and well-organized coalition of advocates led by the national Marijuana Policy Project persuaded more than 1.7 million Massachusetts …
Thomas James Brennan makes a powerful case that military veterans deserve access to medical marijuana, which can help alleviate physical and mental war wounds (“Why Pot, Not Pills, Works for My T.B.I.,” Op-Ed, Sept. 1). Mr. Brennan is correct that …
There is growing support for the use of medical cannabis. Port Pirie identity Dianah Mieglich attended a Medical Cannabis Course at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. She said the course was presented by Associate Professor Dr David Caldicott …
A first and crucial step in putting the decision about medical cannabis in the hands of voters wrapped up this weekend. Advocates had to host a series of public meetings before they can start gathering signatures. In addition to those …
Amy Farah Weiss, founder of Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge, is working on a new strategy to address opioid addiction by providing houseless residents with access to medicinal cannabis. “One of the issues at the encampments at present is that there …
Next year Canada will hit a high no other G7 country has reached: legalizing marijuana as a recreational drug. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party passed a bill easing restrictions in March—the drug has been available …
Scranton’s zoning law likely won’t block a proposed medical marijuana growing facility in lower Green Ridge and some neighbors say they don’t mind the plant anyway. Pat Hinton, director of licensing, inspections and permits, said the law does not specifically …
A big issue involving medical marijuana has emerged in the past year: Many people prefer using marijuana for their condition rather than opioids. Former NFL and NBA players have come forward to say that both leagues should allow players to …