CARERS Act Protects Patients, Providers and Veterans Bill comes as Jeff Sessions seeks to undermine medical marijuana laws Today, a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives introduced the CARERS Act. The Senate bill was introduced by Senators Booker (D-NJ), Paul (R-KY), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lee (R-UT), Franken (D-MN), and Murkowski (R-AK). The House companion was reintroduced […]
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New Mexico Overdose Prevention Bill Vetoed by Governor
More New Mexicans Die from an Unintentional Drug Overdose than in a Motor Vehicle Crash, Including Alcohol Involved Motor Vehicle Crashes Santa Fe – Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez vetoed Senate Bill 47 (SB47), the 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Bill. SB47, sponsored by Senator R. Martinez (D), passed the New Mexico State Legislature […]
Bill that Would Add Opioid Use Disorder to List of Conditions that Qualify for Medical Marijuana in New Mexico Heads to Governor’s Desk
If bill becomes law, New Mexico will be the First State in the Nation Allowing Marijuana to Treat Opioid Addiction Research has shown that marijuana can lower opioid cravings, withdrawal symptoms Santa Fe, NM – Late Friday night, the New Mexico State Senate approved a bill that would make changes to New Mexico’s medical marijuana […]
Bipartisan Vote Carries Medical Marijuana Research Bill to Passage in New Mexico State House
UNM Health Sciences Center Would Convene an Advisory Council and Review Research Proposals Related to the Use, Production, Effects and Efficacy of Medical Marijuana The Bill Would Extend Protections Already Granted to Qualified Medical Marijuana Patients and Medical Providers to Researchers Santa Fe, NM – Saturday afternoon, the New Mexico State House voted (41-26) to […]
Hemp Oil Bill Introduced In Indiana Senate
Indianapolis – A bill allowing the use of hemp oil for children with epilepsy has been introduced in the Indiana legislature. The bill, Senate Bill 15, was authored by Republican Senators James Tomes and Blake Doriot. The bill would create a registry for certain physicians and caregivers to use hemp oil to help children with […]
Ireland Marijuana Legalization – Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis Bill
Medical marijuana may soon be available for patients in Ireland after the minority government approved Thusday a new amendment allowing use of the plant. The bill, drafted by Ireland’s People Before Profit group, still has another round of approval by the government before it can become law. The bill, which was presented to the Dáil […]
U.S. Senator Passes Bill To Increase Medical Marijuana Research
In Salt Lake City, Senator Orrin Hatch has recently unveiled a bipartisan bill which will allow researchers to perform further study on the potential medical benefits of marijuana. Hatch introduced this regulation along with other senators from Delaware, Hawaii and North Carolina, making a statement in which he said that policymakers are in need of […]
Ireland: Bill To Legalise Medicinal Cannabis Tabled In Dáil
An opposition TD has introduced a bill in the Dáil that would see cannabis legalised for medicinal use. Anti-Austerity Alliance/ People Before Profit deputy Bríd Smith said there is demand for such medication by a number of specific groups of ill-health sufferers. She said that she has met with a group representing people who suffer […]
Ohio House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Ohio House passes medical marijuana bill. Read article here: High Times
CO: Bill Passed Would Require School Districts To Allow Medical Marijuana
A bill has passed in Colorado that would require school districts to allow students to use medical marijuana on school grounds. The bill will only allow non-smokeable cannabis medicine at schools. “There is a no smoking ban at schools anyways, this isn’t about that. This is controlled. This is me coming to the school as […]