November 9: New Mexico State Rep. Antonio Maestas, Veterans and the Drug Policy Alliance Come Together to Share Stories and Answer Questions About Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana Albuquerque — After many returning veterans seeking to enroll in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program to combat symptoms of PTSD and other qualifying conditions began sharing stories […]
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Largest County in New Mexico Bucks Medical Marijuana Law, Prohibits County Employees From Using Medical Marijuana
New Policy Follows Firing of Iraq Veteran Veterans, Patients, Physicians and Advocates Fighting Back (Albuquerque, NM) – New Mexico’s largest county is bucking the state’s medical marijuana law by prohibiting any use of marijuana by county employees, following a new policy issued on November 12 by Bernalillo County Manager Tom Zdunek. The county memorandum cites […]
City of Berkeley fights U.S. civil action against marijuana dispensary
(CNN) — The city of Berkeley, California, is trying to stop the U.S. government from closing a medical marijuana dispensary and filed a federal court claim Wednesday, attorneys said. In the latest strategy against federal attempts to shut down marijuana shops, the city contends the U.S. civil action would harm the city by depriving it […]
DPA, Veterans and Legislators to Launch “Freedom to Choose” Campaign to Improve Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana for PTSD and Other Wounds of War
New Mexico Patients and Veterans Fighting Employment Discrimination and Stigma from Medical Professionals that Create Barriers to Medical Marijuana July 9: US Rep. Lujan Grisham, New Mexico State Rep. Antonio Maestas, Veterans, Patients and the Drug Policy Alliance to Speak at Press Teleconference The Drug Policy Alliance, veterans’ groups, elected officials and others are introducing […]
City of Berkeley Fights Federal Action to Seize Property of City’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary
City Files Claim Asserting that Federal Action Harms Berkeley’s Ability to Control and Regulate Medical Marijuana Federal Action to Close Berkeley Patients Group will Hurt City’s Tax Revenue and Weaken Medical Marijuana Regulation, City Asserts in in Federal Court Proceeding BERKELEY, CA – The City of Berkeley filed a claim Wednesday in the action brought […]
Melissa Etheridge: Pot got me through
Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
Long Island Patients and Community Members Rally in Long Island in Support of Medical Marijuana Bill
Senate Has Yet to Vote on Bill Supported by 82% of New Yorkers and Hundreds of New York Doctors and Patients Advocates Urge Senate to Pass the Bill Before the End of Legislation Session Next Week Garden City, Long Island – Today, patients and community members from across Long Island gathered at the Garden City, […]
Patients, Doctors and Nurses Gather in Albany for Press Conference and Rally to Demand NY Senate Pass Medical Marijuana Bill Immediately
Overwhelming Majority of New Yorkers Support Allowing Medical Marijuana for Patients in Need Albany — Today, dozens of patients living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, and other serious, debilitating medical conditions travelled from around the state to demand that the New York State Senate pass the Compassionate Care Act (S.4406/Savino) immediately. The bill, which would […]
New York State Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State
<p>Passage Follows New Poll: 82% of New Yorkers Support Medical Marijuana, Including 81% of Both Democrats and Republicans</p> <p>Healthcare Practitioners and Patients Urge New York Senate to Pass Bill Without Delay </p> New York: Earlier today, the New York State Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act (A.6357/Gottfried) by a vote of 95 to 38. The bill, […]
New York Doctors Say Bloomberg’s Statement on Medical Marijuana is Outrageous & Flies In the Face of Medical Science
<p>Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill</p> New York – Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one the great hoaxes of all time” earlier […]