Illinois Governor Awards Medical Marijuana Licenses

Ian Sane (CC BY 2.0) February 2, 2015 by Carla K. Johnson via The Cannabist: CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner awarded licenses Monday to dozens of medical marijuana businesses across the state after conducting an internal review that found flaws in the never-completed license award process under former Gov. Pat Quinn. Letters to 18 winning […]

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Governor Cuomo Highlights Urgency For Swift Implementation of New York’s Medical Marijuana Program

Need for Emergency Access is Clearer than Ever with Recent Deaths Patients, Families, and Advocates Thank Cuomo and Urge His Continued Leadership and Action to Ensure Critically Ill Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medicine New York — Today, Governor Cuomo called for swift implementation of New York’s recently passed medical marijuana law. Since the medical […]

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New York Officially Becomes 23rd State with Medical Marijuana as Governor Cuomo Signs Bill into Law

Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Thank Legislators and Governor, Immediately Turn Their Attention to Swift Implementation: “Patients Are Out of Time and Need Access Now” New York City:  Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a medical marijuana bill into law, making New York the twenty-third state to allow legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill […]

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Governor Undermines Negotiations on Medical Marijuana, Makes Last-Minute Series of Demands in Disappointing Effort to Sink Legislation

For Years, Governor Ignored Pleas by Patients and Advocates to Work Together on Legislation Outraged Patients and Families Demand Governor to Stop Playing Politics With Peoples Lives; Senate Should Vote Immediately Albany – Today Governor Cuomo leaked to the media his list of changes he wants made to New York’s comprehensive medical marijuana bill – […]

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Medical Marijuana Patients, Caregivers, and Physicians Outraged as Governor Cuomo Proposes Leaving Patients Behind

Comprehensive Legislation is Needed to Relieve Suffering in New York; Research Should Augment, Not Replace, Legislative Solution Strong Statements from Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Calling on Governor to Support Compassionate Care Act NEW YORK: Today, the Buffalo News reported on an agreement with Britain-based GW Pharmaceuticals to pursue clinical trials in New York for Epidiolex, […]

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