Death Fuels Demand for Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana for Critically Ill Patients in New York New York — Anna Conte, a nine year old from Orchard Park, NY who passed away last week after falling into a coma following a severe seizure, was laid to rest today. Anna suffered from Dravet Syndrome, a life-threatening […]
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TODAY: Over 100 Patients, Caregivers, and Advocates Travel to Albany to Urge Passage of Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation – the Compassionate Care Act
Negotiations Between Senate, Assembly and Governor Continue as Deadline for Passage Approaches Patients & Families Demand Action: “Don’t Make Us Wait Another Year for Relief!” Albany – With only two days left in the legislative session, over 100 patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers will gather in Albany for rallies urging Governor Cuomo and Senate leaders […]
Med Marijuana Advocates Meet Florida Ballot Goal
A petition campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Florida has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on November’s general election ballot. Just after noon Friday, county elections officials had validated 710,508 signatures — enough to force a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow growth, sale and possession of marijuana for medical uses. […]
NY: Advocates Challenge Cuomo Medical Pot Plan
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently surprised many with his January 8 announcement that New York would allow medical marijuana use at twenty select hospitals based on state Health Department regulations in lieu of legislation. However, many state lawmakers … High Times
Seattle Medical Marijuana Dispensary Advocates ‘Locally Grown’ Awareness
Safe Access, a West Seattle dispensary serving medical cannabis patients, has announced a campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of locally-produced alternative medicine. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Advocates Appeal Marijuana’s Federal Status as a Dangerous Drug with No Medical Value to U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition for writ of certiorarion Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a January Circuit Court decision that maintained marijuana’s current federal status as one of the most dangerous drugs with no medical value. In the widely watched case ASA v. Drug Enforcement Administration, […]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest U.S. Attorney General Holder’s Speech in Berkeley
BERKLEY, Calif. — As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a commencement speech this morning for UC Berkeley law school graduates, a plane flew overhead with a banner that read “Holder: End Rx Cannabis War. #Peace4Patients,” in protest against recent actions by the Justice Department (DOJ) in the Bay Area. Outside the Hearst Greek Theater, where […]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Lash Out At Federal Government
KPBSBy Erik Anderson SAN DIEGO — The One on One Patient Association offices were raided a day after the group’s president spoke out for clear medical marijuana guidelines at a city of San Diego hearing. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Advocates Eye Legalizing Marijuana in Alaska
Alaska, known for its live-and-let-live lifestyle, is poised to become the next battleground in the push to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The state has a complicated history with the drug, with its highest court ruling nearly 40 years ago that adults have a constitutional right to possess and smoke marijuana for personal use […]