Cuomo Must Sign Bill By November 11th to Help End the Suffering of Patients New York City – Today, patients, families, and advocates rallied outside Governor Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge the Governor to sign a bill that would expedite access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients. In June, with overwhelming bipartisan support, both […]
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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill Ending The Federal Ban On Marijuana
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a bill that would end federal prohibition of marijuana, marking the latest move the Democratic presidential candidate has made toward ending the war on drugs. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, introduced Wednesday, is modeled after a bill first proposed by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) in 2013, which was […]
Patients & Families Rally at Cuomo’s Office to Demand He Sign Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Bill
Bill That Would Provide Faster Relief to Suffering Patients Passed NYS Legislature with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support But Needs Cuomo’s Signature to Become Law New York City – One day before the deadline for Governor Cuomo to sign or veto a bill that would create emergency access to medical marijuana, patients and advocates will rally outside […]
Bill to Create Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Delivered to Governor Cuomo’s Desk
Advocates: Not One Patient Has Yet Received Medical Marijuana and Four Children Have Died Waiting in the Past 15 Months; Cuomo Must Sign or Take Other Action to Provide Relief to Suffering Patients Governor Has Ten Days to Sign or Veto the Bill New York City – Friday, the New York State Assembly delivered to […]
Bill Passed That Would Allow Retail Pot Sales in Washington D.C.
In a showing of bipartisan support, the Senate Appropriations Committee put their seal of approval on a Financial Services bill earlier this week that removes the ban on retail pot shops in the District of Columbia, allowing the jurisdiction to move forward with legislati… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Senators Introduce Marijuana Banking Bill
A group of senators, including Colorado’s Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, recently introduced the “Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015″– a bill to ensure that legal marijuana businesses can access banking services. The marijuana industry is said to be worth $ 3 billion nationwide, and yet cannabis businesses are currently forced to only […]
Federal Marijuana Research Bill Creates ‘Schedule I-R’
Federal lawmakers believe they may have devised a master plan to help facilitate the research of medical marijuana. Earlier this week, a proposal was submitted to Congress, which aims to create a new sub-category within the Controlled Substances Act that would simplify th… Read article here: High Times
Report: Bill Murray Helps Cleaning Crew After Grateful Dead Show
Bill Murray wasn't the only celeb at the final performance of theGrateful Dead's "Fare Thee Well" tour, but it seems he was the last famous face to leave. According toPage Six, Murray stuckaround Chicago's Soldier Field long after t… Read article here: High Times
Today: Patients & Families Rally in Front of Cuomo’s Office to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana On One Year Anniversary of Medical Marijuana Bill Signing
An Emergency Access Bill Passed NYS Legislature with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support But Needs Cuomo’s Signature to Become Law Advocates: Not One Patient Has Yet Received Medical Marijuana; Cuomo Must Sign a Bill or Take Other Action to Provide Relief to Suffering Patients New York City – On the one year anniversary of the signing of […]
Senate Committee Approves Bill To Stop Federal Crackdowns On Medical Marijuana
Federal agents would be barred from using tax dollars to crack down on medical marijuana operations in states where it’s legal. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 22-8 to approve the measure, which would block the Department of Justice and DEA from using federal funds to interrupt medical marijuana programs, Huffington Post reports. If passed, the […]