WASHINGTON -- Overprescribing is a key reason for the current opioid abuse epidemic, several speakers said here.

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2015 / Lexaria Corp. (LXRP) (CSE: LXX) (the "Company" or "Lexaria") is pleased to announce that the manufacturing process to infuse active hemp oil utilizing Lexaria's patent pending technology designed to provide higher bioavailability, has been completed for both coffee and hot chocolate. Both products are currently under packaging development and will be available for our customers soon.

Missouri voters could decide on medical marijuana next year. One group in support of medical marijuana, New Approach Missouri, filed petitions with the Missouri secretary of state's office Thursday for a measure to legalize cannabis for medical purposes.

CLEVELAND - With less than a month until Ohio’s controversial marijuana legalization vote, supporters and opponents of Issue 3 are ramping up their advertising time.

ResponsibleOhio, the pro-marijuana group backing Issue 3, has been running statewide ads since August.

The latest TV spot “What does Yes on 3 mean for Ohio families?” addresses concerns that Issue 3 would create a marijuana monopoly.  

“It’s a smart, safe plan,” a woman says in the ad. “Like most states that legalized marijuana, it initially limits the number of growers for strict regulation before adding more.”

According to the precedent set by other states, this claim is true in terms of medicinal marijuana.

Most of us want to know where our money's going before paying top-dollar for goods and services, but cannabis consumers aren't usually able to access that kind of info. 

Historically, you talk to the dealer that's available, then buy whatever they have. Period. 

Fortunately, that's changing. Companies like Flow Kana are emblematic of a shift in cannabis culture that's defying stoner stereotypes and empowering people to source their herb ethically. The San Francisco-based delivery startup - with its farm-to-table philosophy, sun-drenched profiles of independent famers, and product delivered in Pinterest-worthy mason jars - is giving consumers more say in how they participate in the cannabis industry.

A former Navy SEAL makes the case for why the federal ban on medical marijuana needs to be lifted.

LEGAL WEED IN THE HEARTLAND WOULD BE A HUGE VICTORY FOR NATIONAL LEGALIZATION EFFORTS. SO WHY ARE SO MANY CANNABIS ADVOCATES AGAINST IT?

It was unusually warm for late September, but Buddie didn't seem to mind.

As the mascot for a plan to legalize marijuana in Ohio, Buddie has a superhero’s physique, a green bumpy head, and a winning smile. Despite the heat, the woman on Buddie duty stood in the Oval, the center of academic life at Ohio State, and posed for selfies with students, as campaign workers registered young Buckeyes to vote.

High out-of-pocket costs may prove to be an insurmountable obstacle for patients seeking medical marijuana. While the treatment has been legalized, the state has not set a price for it, and insurance companies will not be covering it.

As a result, people like Angel won't have access.

"My story is a long story."

Actually, Angel's not his real name, but we're using it for reasons that will become clear in a minute. Angel's been in Rochester for thirty years, before that, Puerto Rico. In 2006, Angel found out he was HIV positive. But, that isn't the only health problem he struggles with.

"I have chronic back pain, I have arthritis, osteoarthritis, sickle cell, other than my HIV. So, all those together, every disease brings a little bit of pain."

For some in the marijuana business, going legit is turning out to be harder than it looks.

A widely recognized benefit of marijuana legalization is the ability to regulate an industry that has previously thrived on the black market. But current financing standards are keeping legal businesses in the complicated, and expensive, practice of all-cash operations — from not being able to accept credit cards to figuring out how to store and keep track of their money and handling payroll.

This industry will struggle to mature because it doesn’t have access to traditional banking, says Derek Peterson, chief executive of Terra Tech, a marijuana production and retail company.