The Florida Medical Association, the state’s largest association of physicians with a membership of 20,000, came out on Monday to publicly oppose Question 2, the constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. Question 2 needs 60 … High Times
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Quebec Doctors Prohibited From Prescribing Marijuana
Regardless of new federal regulations that allow Canadian doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to their patients, physicians in Quebec are being advised against it. High Times
Wednesday: Patients, Families, Doctors Host Medical Marijuana Educational Forum in Syracuse, New York
Advocates Say There Are Enough Votes to Pass Medical Marijuana in NY: Senate Must Act Now East Syracuse – Wednesday, patients, families, advocates, and doctors will host an educational forum in East Syracuse. The public forum is part of the March for Compassion—a month-long series of actions and events across the state to educate New […]
Patients, Families, Doctors Host Educational Medical Marijuana Forum Tonight in Mineola, Long Island
March for Compassion Continues Throughout the State as Support for the Compassionate Care Act Grows Long Island – Tonight, patients, families, advocates, and doctors will host an educational forum in Mineola, Long Island. The public forum is part of the March for Compassion — a month-long series of actions and events across the state to […]
Medical Marijuana Gets A Boost From Major Doctors Group
The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, a significant shift that puts the prestigious group behind calls for more research. The nation’s largest physicians organization, with about 250,000 member doctors, the AMA has maintained since 1997 that […]
University Of Utah Doctors: Say ‘Yes’ To Cannabis Oil For Kids
Three Utah doctors, including the University of Utah’s top pediatric neurologist, have come out in support of families seeking access to a cannabis extract that has proven successful at stopping seizures. “I would like to express my strong belief that [cannabidiol]-based oils (referred to here in Utah as Alepsia) should be available as soon as […]
Arizona Cracks Down on Medical Marijuana Doctors
Arizona is growing suspicious of a handful of doctors responsible for prescribing the majority of the medical marijuana throughout the state, and officials say they fully intend to impose a crackdown to put them out of business. High Times
Washington to Allow MMJ Without Doctor’s Note
Last week the Washington Supreme Court decided that people who don’t have the money or insurance to see a doctor to authorize them to use marijuana will nevertheless be able to argue in court that they had a medical reason for using it. High Times
Patients, Doctors and Nurses Gather in Albany for Press Conference and Rally to Demand NY Senate Pass Medical Marijuana Bill Immediately
Overwhelming Majority of New Yorkers Support Allowing Medical Marijuana for Patients in Need Albany — Today, dozens of patients living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, and other serious, debilitating medical conditions travelled from around the state to demand that the New York State Senate pass the Compassionate Care Act (S.4406/Savino) immediately. The bill, which would […]
New York Doctors Say Bloomberg’s Statement on Medical Marijuana is Outrageous & Flies In the Face of Medical Science
<p>Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill</p> New York – Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one the great hoaxes of all time” earlier […]