Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Defunding DOJ Medical Marijuana Enforcement Strongest Signal yet that Congress Does Not Support Sessions’ Drug War Agenda Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by voice vote to approve an amendment that would block the Department of Justice from spending any funds to undermine state medical marijuana laws. July 27, 2017 Drug […]
New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel Recommends Adding Chronic Pain, Migraine, Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome to List of Qualifying Conditions
Advocates Applaud Panel Recommendation and Look Forward to Health Commissioner’s Decision New Jersey Should Join Other States That Allow Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain Trenton, NJ— Today, the New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Program Review Panel made initial recommendations to the Health Commissioner to approve chronic pain, migraine, anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome as qualifying conditions for […]
NM Health Secretary Ignores Recommendations of Medical Experts, Denies Adding Opioid Use Disorder and Alzheimer’s Disease for Medical Cannabis
Santa Fe, NM – Yesterday afternoon the Secretary of Health denied the recommendation of the Medical Advisory Board to add opioid use disorder as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis in New Mexico. The Secretary’s decision flies in the face of the overwhelming support of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, which recommended approving both conditions […]
Senate and House Reintroduce Groundbreaking Medical Marijuana Bill
CARERS Act Protects Patients, Providers and Veterans Bill comes as Jeff Sessions seeks to undermine medical marijuana laws Today, a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives introduced the CARERS Act. The Senate bill was introduced by Senators Booker (D-NJ), Paul (R-KY), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lee (R-UT), Franken (D-MN), and Murkowski (R-AK). The House companion was reintroduced […]
New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel Recommends Adding Chronic Pain and other Conditions to List of Qualifying Conditions
Advocates Applaud Panel Recommendation and Look Forward to Health Commissioner’s Decision New Jersey Should Join Other States That Allow Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain Trenton, NJ— Today, the New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Program Review Panel made initial recommendations to the Health Commissioner to approve chronic pain related to musculoskeletal disorders, migraines, anxiety, chronic fatigue related […]
Homeland Security Chief: Marijuana Possession is Grounds for Deportation
General Kelly Echoes Trump Commitment to Escalating the Drug War DPA: War on Drugs is a War on Immigrants In a speech yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced that the Trump Administration would use marijuana possession as a reason for deporting immigrants. “ICE will continue to use marijuana possession, distribution and convictions as essential […]
New Mexico Overdose Prevention Bill Vetoed by Governor
More New Mexicans Die from an Unintentional Drug Overdose than in a Motor Vehicle Crash, Including Alcohol Involved Motor Vehicle Crashes Santa Fe – Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez vetoed Senate Bill 47 (SB47), the 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Bill. SB47, sponsored by Senator R. Martinez (D), passed the New Mexico State Legislature […]
New Mexico Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Changes
Governor Denies Access to Medical Marijuana for Vulnerable New Mexicans at Risk of Dying from Opioid Overdoses Ignoring the Treatment Needs of People who Use Drugs Reinforces Stigma and Shame Santa Fe – Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez vetoed House Bill 527 (HB527), a measure that would have made improvements to the medical cannabis […]
Decision Pending on Adding Opioid Use Disorder for Medical Marijuana in New Mexico
Final Decision Will Be Announced at NM's Department of Health's Medical Cannabis Medical Advisory Board this Friday Drug Policy Alliance, Patients, Clinicians and Legislators Available for Press Interviews at Board Meeting Santa Fe, NM – On Friday, April 7, New Mexico could become the first state in the nation to specifically list opioid use disorder […]
California Governor Jerry Brown Moves to Align Medical and Adult Use Marijuana Regulation in California
Drug Policy Alliance: Gov. Brown’s proposed unified regulatory system critical to protect against federal intervention Late Tuesday afternoon, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposal to align medical marijuana regulations passed by the Legislature in 2015 and the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop 64), both of which call for commercial licensing and regulation to […]