Educational modules support Patient Focused Certification for medical marijuana and cannabis as a healing herb SEATTLE, Wash. — Cannabis Training Institute (CTI) will launch the online educational tracks for Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s leading advocacy group for people who use cannabis as medicine. The ASA-CTI Core Cannabis Training curriculum is designed to help […]
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New Poll: Clear Majority of New Yorkers Support Passing Legislation to Establish Patient Access to Medical Marijuana
Patients and Advocates: Now It's Time for the Senate to Pass the Compassionate Care Act A poll released today by Siena College found that a clear majority of New Yorkers — including 60% of Republicans and 65% of Conservatives — support passing legislation as the best way to "proceed on this issue" of establishing patient […]
New Year, But Still No Banking: Marijuana Industry Expected to Generate $2.34 Billion in Revenues Without Access to Banking Services
DENVER, Colo. — Following more than a year of planning by regulators, legislators, and entrepreneurs, the world’s first legal sale of regulated marijuana for social use took place in Denver, Colorado on January 1, 2014. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
WA, CO Governors Seek Bank Access for Marijuana Industry
The governors of both Washington and Colorado sent a letter yesterday to federal bank regulators asking for “inter-agency guidance” that would give state-licensed marijuana businesses access to banks. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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 […]
Access to Medical Marijuana for Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Oregon Passes State Legislature
<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 […]
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 […]