The issue of legalizing medical marijuana has pitted individual states against the federal government. Although federal law prohibits any use or possession of marijuana, more than half of the U.S. states have enacted favorable medical marijuana laws since 1978.

A bill that will allow sick people to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday, despite opposition from lawmakers who described the measure as a backdoor attempt to legalize the drug.

Patients in Contra Costa County have a hard time getting what they consider essential medicine.

In the case of medical marijuana, the Manteca Police Department uses the court system for any Mantecan who claims to use the drug for it's medicinal purposes.

There is no lack of emotion and hype in the New York City Council's ongoing debate over using marijuana in the treatment of certain cancer cases. What's missing is sound science, good medical care and real compassion for patients' suffering.

The debate over medical marijuana comes down to a simple question: Should we prohibit doctors from prescribing or even discussing with their most gravely ill patients all treatment options?

It has been proven that marijuana has medicinal uses. The issue that is frequently missed is that there is no standardized source of marijuana for commercial medicinal purposes. More energy should be spent discovering just how much good can come from the plant and treat it the same as a prescription drug.

A federal judge has taken over jurisdiction of a case that grew out of a federal narcotics agent's refusal to return a Hayden man's confiscated marijuana.

A case involving contempt citations for officers who seized medicinal marijuana from a Hayden man last fall will be heard in federal court, a judge ruled Tuesday.

A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that the federal court, not state court, is the right place to decide a dispute over conflicting laws governing the use of medical marijuana.

In a continuing debate about temporary identification cards for medical marijuana users, it is unclear whether cops or advocates will win -- or whether some kind of compromise can be reached.

Hoping to capitalize on west Sonoma County's liberal reputation, the founder of the oldest medical marijuana club in Berkeley is proposing a similar shop just south of downtown Sebastopol.

After listening to emotional testimony from medical-marijuana advocates, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday decided to seek more information about allowing the medical use of the drug.

It was unfair to HSU’s police chief Robert Foster to ask him to comment on either the law or society’s relationship to marijuana.

An HSU policy, unrevised since 2001, says that students can carry any doctor-prescribed medication on campus — except marijuana.

Citing likely counterfeiting and verification problems, top local law enforcement officials say they won't recognize temporary medical marijuana identification cards as valid if Santa Barbara County issues them before a statewide program is implemented next year.

What rules apply to medical marijuana in the workplace? That was the topic of a recent panel discussion hosted by the Humboldt County Workplace Investment Board.

Medical marijuana patients gathered at the Cathedral City Library showed up to hear from cannabis activist and former California gubernatorial candidate Dennis Peron, but they also shared their own stories about the value of the drug in their lives.

Aaron James Mitchell, the son of slain San Francisco porn magnate Artie Mitchell, intends to open a medical marijuana club in Sonoma within sight of City Hall.

Some advocates of medical marijuana want last week's overwhelming vote in Burlington, Vermont to send a message to lawmakers that they want legislative action and they hope one lawmaker can make the difference.