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) […]
Fourth Republican State Senator, Thomas O’Mara, Announces His Support for Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill – the Compassionate Care Act
Support to Pass Compassionate Care Act Continues to Grow Patients and Families: We Cannot Wait Any Longer for Relief NEW YORK: Yesterday, Senator Tom O’Mara (R, C – Big Flats, Elmira) stated his support for the Compassionate Care Act, a bill that would allow New Yorkers with serious and debilitating conditions to access to medical […]
Patients, Family Members Gather in Albany to Launch Month of Actions in Support of Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
"March for Compassion" Includes Actions and Events Across New York in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Capitol Region, Westchester, New York City, and Long Island Major Push by Patients and Families to Pass Compassionate Care Act NEW YORK: Today, patients, families, caregivers and healthcare providers gathered in Albany to launch March for Compassion, a month of activities […]
Republican Support for Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill Continues to Grow
Republican State Senator, Joe Robach, and Former U.S. Senator Al D’Amato, Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act Patients, Families, Doctors, Advocates: No More Delays, It’s Time for the State Senate to Vote NEW YORK: Today, in meeting with the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, Senator Joseph Robach (R, C, IP – Rochester) stated his support […]
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Introduces Bill Allowing Drug Czar to Speak the Truth about Marijuana
Under Current Law Drug Czar Must Oppose Legalization of Marijuana, Even for Medical Use, No Matter What the Science Shows or What the American People Support Cohen Bill Would Allow Drug Czar to Take Same Positions on Marijuana Policy as President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The […]
President Obama Signs Farm Bill with Amendment to Allow Industrial Hemp Research
State Hemp Research Pilot Programs to become First Step in Restoring American Hemp Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries WASHINGTON, DC — Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., is excited to report that President Obama has signed the Farm Bill which contains an amendment to legalize […]
Farm Bill Promotes Hemp as Legal Crop
The hemp plant’s return could clear the way for US farmers to compete in a Chinese-dominated industry The federal government is ready to let farmers grow cannabis — at least the kind that can’t get people high. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Medical Marijuana in Oregon: Senate committee to hold hearing on bill allowing local regulation of dispensaries
The state Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing next Tuesday on a proposal to allow local governments to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz