The state House on Wednesday approved legalizing medical marijuana, marking the end of a two-and-a-half year effort led by sick people and people caring for sick loved ones. The vote was 149-46. The new law now only needs the signature of Gov. Tom Wolf, who has promised to sign it. It’s expected to take another […]
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TUESDAY: Patients and Their Families Will Gather at State Capitol to Demand Changes to New York’s Broken Medical Marijuana Program
Advocates: Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through the Overly Restrictive, Expensive Program Slate of Bills Would Remove Barriers to Participating in the Program and Expand Patient Access Albany – On Tuesday, April 12th, dozens of advocates gathered in Albany to urge legislators to support a slate of bills that would amend the Compassionate Care […]
Pot-Friendly States Teaming Up On Capitol Hill
Members of Congress from states with legal pot say their colleagues should not stand in the way of expanded legalization. High Times
Hemp Industry Flexes On Capitol Hill
Washington D.C. – By any measure, the U.S. hemp industry is playing a hot hand these days. Retail sales of hemp products jumped by a whopping 24 percent last year, with Americans gobbling up a record amount of food, lotions, soaps, clothing, paper products and even auto parts made from hemp fiber. While growing hemp […]
Visiting the Capitol? Hide Your Stash
Washington DC residents face the greatest statistical likelihood of being arrested for pot possession. That’s according to a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. Authors of the report reviewed 2010 data provided by the Federal Burea… High Times
Visiting the nation’s Capitol? You better hide your stash.
Washington DC residents face the greatest statistical likelihood of being arrested for pot possession. That’s according to a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. Authors of the report reviewed 2010 data provided by the Federal Burea… High Times
Medical Marijuana Comes to Capitol Hill as U.S. Marijuana Industry Blooms
McClatchy D.C. By Rob Hotakainen WASHINGTON — As she prepares to open the Metropolitan Wellness Center above a Popeyes chicken restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, general manager Vanessa West isn’t worried that her medical marijuana shop will get raided. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz