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 – Today, dozens of advocates gathered in Albany to urge legislators to support a slate of bills that would amend the Compassionate Care Act, New York’s […]
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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 […]
Draconian Drug Laws Continue To Create Families Of ‘Cannabis Refugees’ Seeking Care
Shortly after Amylea Nuñez was born in December, the newborn started having seizures, as many as 15 a day. Knowing the medicines she was prescribed by doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado could seriously damage her liver, Amylea’s parents requested that she be treated with Charlotte’s Web CBD oil. Within days, her parents reported that Amylea […]
Georgia Lawmaker Admits Breaking the Law to Help Families Get Medical Marijuana
Known as the "Godfather of the MedicalMarijuanaMovement" in Georgia,State Rep. AllenPeakehas been breaking the law to helpfamilies in the state get access to medical marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Patients and Families Hold Passionate Rally at Gov. Cuomo’s Office to Demand He Sign Medical Marijuana Emergency Access Bill
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 […]
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 […]
Mexico: Families Hoping For Medicinal Marijuana
As Mexico’s top court prepares to consider arguments that could open the door to the recreational use of marijuana, some families are hoping such a step could help make medicinal marijuana more accessible. The parents of 8-year-old Graciela Elizalde of Monterrey have already seen a difference in their daughter since she began taking a marijuana […]
Australia: Families Are Waiting For Medicinal Marijuana Trials To Begin
Ipswich families are crying out for trials of medicinal marijuana as they struggle to manage seizures and chronic pain. Springfield’s Dylan Santos, 12, suffers up to 20 seizures a day due to epilepsy and a progressive neurological disorder leukodystrophy. His parents were told their son would not survive past two. Mum Sarah Santos worries about […]
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 […]
Tuesday in NYC: Patients & Families Rally at Cuomo’s Office to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana
Tomorrow Marks One-Year Anniversary of Medical Marijuana Bill Signing New Bill to Provide Faster Relief to Suffering Patients Just Passed NYS Legislature with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support – But Needs Cuomo’s Signature to Become Law New York City – On the one year anniversary of the signing of New York’s medical marijuana law, patients and families […]