DHHS denial of medical marijuana for Tourette’s syndrome

DHHS denial of medical marijuana for Tourette’s syndrome

  Bangor Daily News Posted Dec. 26, 2013, at 5:46 p.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — A doctor whose failed petition to have Tourette syndrome added to the state’s list of ailments that can be legally treated with medical marijuana said he’s so frustrated with the process that...
Medical marijuana research backs therapeutic claims

Medical marijuana research backs therapeutic claims

University of California medical researchers slipped an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if pot could relieve acute pain. It could – at certain doses. They monitored patients with AIDS and HIV as they toked on joints or placebos...