<p>If Signed by the Governor, Oregon will become the 4th State in the Nation to Recognize PTSD as an Eligible Condition</p> <p>Bi-Partisan Cooperation was Key the Bill’s Passage</p> (SALEM, OR) – Today, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 281 with a vote of 36-21 to allow people suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to qualify […]
Category: Drug Policy
Marijuana Reclassification: Removing Marijuana From the Controlled Substances Act
May 24, 2013 PDF View the fact sheet. No The current system for classifying illegal (and most legal) drugs is flawed, outdated and unscientific. Marijuana should be reclassified in order to facilitate research, ensure patient access, and permit its legal regulation. Established by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, this system erroneously places […]
Los Angeles Citizens Vote to Regulate Medical Marijuana
<p>State oversight would help clarify new regulations</p> LOS ANGELES, CA – Yesterday, the citizens of Los Angeles voted to regulate medical marijuana by voting to pass Proposition D, one of three medical marijuana regulation measures on the ballot. The Proposition received 62.57% of the vote. Proposition D caps the number of collectives at those who […]
Poll: 82% of New York Voters – Including 81% of Republicans and Democrats – Support Medical Marijuana
<p>Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates Call for Immediate Passage of New York's Bill</p> A poll released by the Siena Research Institute released today found that 82% of New York voters support allowing seriously and terminally ill people to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if recommended by a doctor. read more Drug Policy Alliance – […]
California Supreme Court Upholds Local Medical Marijuana Bans
<p>Statement from Drug Policy Alliance: "The Only Way to Protect Patients is for California to Adopt State Wide Medical Marijuana Regulation"</p> Today, the California Supreme Court held that localities may entirely ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within their jurisdictions in a closely watched case, City of Riverside vs. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness […]
Access to Medical Marijuana for Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in New Mexico is Protected
<p>In a Surprise Move, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that PTSD will remain a qualifying condition</p> <p>Drug Policy Alliance Will Continue to Call on the Martinez Administration to Support Access to Medical Marijuana</p> (SANTA FE, NM) – After months of deliberation, yesterday, the New Mexico Department of Health upheld a recommendation by the […]
Assembly Codes Committee Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State
<p>Advocates Urge New York Assembly and Senate to Pass Bill</p> Earlier today, the New York State Assembly Codes Committee passed (A.6357/Gottfried) by a vote of 16 to 6. The bill would alleviate the suffering of thousands of seriously ill New Yorkers by allowing the use of marijuana to treat debilitating, life-threatening illnesses under a doctor’s […]
Medical Cannabis Patients, including Montel Williams, Oppose Petition to Withdraw PTSD as a Qualifying Condition in New Mexico
<p> New Mexico Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Medical Advisory Board Will Hear the Petition, Tomorrow, in Santa Fe</p> <p> Psychiatrists, Military Veterans and Other Patients Scheduled to Testify at the Hearing, Asking the Governor and the Secretary of Health Not to Take Away Their Medicine</p> (Santa Fe, NM) – Tomorrow, from 1 to 5 […]
New Mexico Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Medical Advisory Board Unanimously Recommends to Keep PTSD as a Qualifying Condition
<p> The Final Decision Rests in the Hands of the Acting Secretary of Health</p> (Santa Fe, NM) – Today, the New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program’s Medical Advisory Board unanimously recommended to the Acting Secretary of Health to keep PTSD as qualifying condition and to deny Dr. William Ulwelling’s petition to remove PTSD from the list […]
Colorado Amendment 64
November 6, 2012 No This is the law that was passed by the voters in Colorado legalizing and regulating marijuana. Read the law (PDF). Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana