On September 30, 2012, Sierra Riddle’s life was turned upside down when her 2-year-old son, Landon, was diagnosed with Leukemia and given an 8 to 10 percent chance to live past the next 24 to 48 hours. “It was the absolute most terrifying day of my life,” Riddle wrote on Landon’s blog. For the next […]
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Canada: Mother Fights To Keep Child On Marijuana Treatment That Quells Seizures
An Edmonton-area mother is challenging an attempt by the Alberta government to legally bar her four-year-old daughter from receiving a marijuana treatment the mother says has successfully quelled her daughter’s debilitating epileptic seizures. “I feel violated and bullied to take away the one thing that gives her a life,” the mother told CBC News. Neither […]
Canada: Mother Fights To Keep Child On Marijuana Treatment That Quells Seizures
An Edmonton-area mother is challenging an attempt by the Alberta government to legally bar her four-year-old daughter from receiving a marijuana treatment the mother says has successfully quelled her daughter’s debilitating epileptic seizures. “I feel violated and bullied to take away the one thing that gives her a life,” the mother told CBC News. Neither […]
Another Buffalo-area Child Dies Waiting for Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana
Family’s Pleas for Relief for Little Donella Nocera Went Unheeded Families, Advocates Call Upon Governor Cuomo to Immediately Help Suffering New Yorkers NEW YORK: Yesterday, 8 year old Donella Nocera of Niagra Falls passed away while waiting for emergency access to medical marijuana to ease her end-of-life suffering. December 12, 2014 Drug Policy Alliance read […]
Why Oregon Is About To Be The Poster Child For How To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
At the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Portland last month, the atmosphere was that of a winning NASCAR pit crew during the victory lap. Bullish is too weak a word to characterize the 700 vape pen purveyors and cannabis attorneys in attendance (they’d come from as far as Alabama and India). The vibe was […]
Advocates Mourn the Passing of Anna Conte, a Child at the Center of New York’s Battle for Medical Marijuana
Death Fuels Demand for Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana for Critically Ill Patients in New York New York — Anna Conte, a nine year old from Orchard Park, NY who passed away last week after falling into a coma following a severe seizure, was laid to rest today. Anna suffered from Dravet Syndrome, a life-threatening […]
What Dispensary Owners Need to Know About Child Safe Marijuana Packaging
eBottles.com has the answers on how to be compliant with child safe marijuana packaging rules. eBottles.com, a local Denver wholesale distributor of child safe marijuana packages, commented on the latest news from the Marijuana Enforcement Division of Colorado. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Child Resistant Packaging Now Available for Retail Marijuana Sales
eBottles.com offers Pharmaceutical Grade Opaque High Density Polyethylene Wide Mouth Jars with Child Resistant Closures. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Child Dies In Foster Care, Taken From Parents Because They Smoked Pot
Two-year-old Alexandria Hill was placed in foster care after her parents were caught smoking marijuana in their home while she slept. Authorities charged them with “neglectful supervision,” and just months away from getting their baby back, the loving parents learned they would never see their young child again. Placed in a foster home to protect […]
Bill to Define Pot Near Kids As Child Abuse
A new bill introduced in the Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee last Thursday seeks to circumvent the state's 2012 legalization of recreational marijuana by making it a crime to use or possess pot in front of minors. Senate Bill 2… High Times