Arizona On the Road to Becoming Twelfth State to Provide PTSD Patients Access to Medical Marijuana Veterans, Medical Professionals and Advocates Winning in Three Year Quest To Change Arizona Law and Acknowledge Medical Marijuana’s Benefit for PTSD Phoenix, AZ – After years of hard-fought efforts a coalition of patients, medical professionals, and advocates succeeded in […]
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Sat: Patients and Caregivers to March in Marcellus Olde Home Days Parade to Urge Action on Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Compassionate Care Act is Being Held in Senate Finance Committee by Senator John DeFrancsico Who Represents Marcellus and Surrounding Areas As Legislative Clock Winds Down, Senate Delays Means Patients and Families Continued to Suffer Marcellus, NY — Tomorrow, dozens of parents of children with epilepsy and patients living with multiple sclerosis and other serious, debilitating […]
Patients and Caregivers Rally Outside of Senator Skelos Office in Long Island to Demand Action on Medical Marijuana Bill
Senate Leadership is Holding Up a Vote on the Bill, Leaving Sick New Yorkers to Needlessly Suffer Senate Refuses to Act on Bill Supported by More Than 80% of New York Voters and Thousands of New York Patients, Doctors & Caregivers Rockville Centre, Long Island — Today, parents of children with epilepsy and patients living […]
Congress Can Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids
May 27, 2014 The Daily Caller Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana Patients, Caregivers, and Physicians Outraged as Governor Cuomo Proposes Leaving Patients Behind
Comprehensive Legislation is Needed to Relieve Suffering in New York; Research Should Augment, Not Replace, Legislative Solution Strong Statements from Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Calling on Governor to Support Compassionate Care Act NEW YORK: Today, the Buffalo News reported on an agreement with Britain-based GW Pharmaceuticals to pursue clinical trials in New York for Epidiolex, […]
George Maziarz Becomes Third Republican State Senator to Co-Sponsor Compassionate Care Act, New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Republican Support for Medical Marijuana Builds After GOP-Led U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Bill Directing Feds to Respect State Marijuana Laws Patients, Families and Advocates Cheer Maziarz and New York Times Editorial, Travel to Albany Today to Demand Vote in Senate Finance Committee New York: In a another strong sign of growing GOP support […]
In Series of Historic Votes U.S. House Prohibits DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
First Time Ever Congress Approves Major Marijuana Law Reform Bipartisan Rebuke of U.S. Drug War, DEA Overreach and Mismanagement by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Teleconference Today at Noon ET with Members of Congress, Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates In a series of historic votes, the U.S. House voted to prohibit the DEA from undermining state […]
TODAY: Congress to Vote on At Least Four Amendments Reigning in Troubled Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Amendments Prohibit DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws; Prohibit DEA from Blocking Production of Hemp; Deny Proposed DEA Budget Increase DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Increasingly At Odds With President Obama, Justice Dept and Congress; Lawmakers and Advocates Call for Her to be Fired Today, the House is set to vote on at least four […]
Regulations Accompanying Uruguay’s Marijuana Legalization Law
May 28, 2014 PDF View the regulations. No This is an English translation of the regulations signed on May 6, 2014 to accompany Uruguay’s marijuana legalization law, passed in December 2013, making Uruguay the first country in the world to legalize the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for adults. In the regulations, specifics of […]
New York State Assembly Passes Comprehensive, Bi-Partisan Medical Marijuana Bill
New York One Step Closer Becoming 23rd Medical Marijuana State Patients and Families Cheer Assembly Action, Call for Vote in the Senate Albany — Today, the New York State Assembly passed (A.6357-B/Gottfried) by a bipartisan vote of 91 – 34. This is the fifth time that the Assembly has passed a medical marijuana bill, and comes […]