Today: New York State Assembly to Vote on Compassionate Care Act – New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill

Patients and Caregivers from Across New York Come to Albany to Attend Floor Vote and Demand Passage in Senate   Patients, Service Providers, and Caregivers Available for Interviews Albany – Today, The New York State Assembly will vote on the Compassionate Care Act — A.6357-B (Gottfried), New York’s comprehensive medical marijuana bill. The bill will help […]

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For First Time Ever, Assembly Includes Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill in Their One-House Budget Bill, Jumpstarting Negotiations With Senate and Governor

As Assembly Gathers to Vote, Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers from Across NY Descend on Albany to Demand Senate Join Assembly and Deliver the Compassionate Care Act to Cuomo for Signature Day of Actions Include Public Hearing on Bill, Evening Event in Nearby Latham, and Powerful New Video About Patients, Doctors and the Compassionate Care […]

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NY State Assembly to Include Comprehensive Medical Marijuana in State Budget Bill; Patients, Families, Caregivers Call on Senate To Do Same

Statewide Coalition Launches Month of Actions With Weekly Lobby and Education Days in Albany and Community Forums in Buffalo, Syracuse, Capital Region, Westchester, NYC, Long Island Momentum Builds as Assembly Jumpstarts Negotiations and Four Senate Republicans Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act New York: Today, Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried (D, WFP – Manhattan) […]

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Assembly Health Committee Holds Long Island Hearing on Medical Marijuana in Advance of 2014 Legislative Session

NY Patients and Families Join Medical Experts in Calling on Legislature to Take Immediate Action to Pass Legislation Twenty States and D.C. Have Medical Marijuana Programs To End the Needless Suffering of Patients Mineola — Today, dozens of patients and caregivers of those living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, severe seizure disorders, and other serious, debilitating […]

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Assembly Health Committee Holds Hearings in Buffalo on Medical Marijuana in Advance of 2014 Legislative Session

Western NY Patients and Families Join Medical Experts in Calling on Legislature to Take Immediate Action to Pass Legislation Twenty States and D.C. Have Medical Marijuana Programs To End the Needless Suffering of Patients Buffalo — Today, dozens of patients and caregivers of those living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, severe seizure disorders, and other serious, […]

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December 5th: Assembly Health Committee to Hold Hearings in Buffalo on Medical Marijuana in Advance of 2014 Legislative Session

Western NY Patients and Families Will Join Medical Experts in Calling on Legislature to Take Immediate Action to Pass Legislation Buffalo – On Thursday, December 5th, dozens of patients living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, severe seizure disorders, and other serious, debilitating medical conditions will gather in Buffalo for a hearing of the NY State Assembly […]

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NJ Assembly Approves Changes To MMJ Law

A two-year-old Scotch Plains girl and other sick children who qualify for medical marijuana moved closer to getting the treatments they need after the New Jersey Assembly overwhelmingly approved changes in the regulations on Monday. Vivian Wilson, a toddler who suffers from a severe, rare form of epilepsy, was issued a card to obtain the […]

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