As Assembly Gathers to Vote, Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers from Across NY Descend on Albany to Demand Senate Join Assembly and Deliver the Compassionate Care Act to Cuomo for Signature Day of Actions Include Public Hearing on Bill, Evening Event in Nearby Latham, and Powerful New Video About Patients, Doctors and the Compassionate Care […]
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New Hampshire Governor: I Smoked Weed, But You Can’t
Add New Hampshire Democrat Governor Maggie Hassan to the growing list of elected officials and political pundits who refer to their past use of marijuana as a rite of passage, but view others’ present use of cannabis as criminal behavior deserving of arrest, potenti… High Times
Patients, Families, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Rally in Albany to Urge Senate and Governor Cuomo to Pass Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation
Tuesday: Assembly Health Committee to Vote on “Compassionate Care Act” Broad Coalition Unites Behind Comprehensive Bill Albany — Today – the first full day of the 2014 New York State Senate session — dozens of patients, families, caregivers and healthcare providers gathered in Albany for a press conference and lobby day to call on the […]
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Plan in State of State Speech Falls Short
Patients and Advocates Disappointed that Cuomo Doesn’t Call for Comprehensive Legislation to Effectively Help Patients Get Medicine Drug Policy Alliance: Governor Needs to Push Senate to Get Bill to His Desk NEW YORK: After making national headlines for his support of medical marijuana, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State only briefly mentioned […]
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to Support Medical Marijuana at His State of the State
Patients, Advocates, Elected Officials and Major Newspaper Editorials Praise Cuomo and Urge Him to Back Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation Patients and Advocates will be in Albany for State of State and Are Available for Interviews NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will use his State of the State address to announce his support for […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo to Establish Medical Marijuana Program in New York Through Executive Action
DPA Statement: Bold Step to Help Some Patients Builds Momentum for Needed Comprehensive Legislation January 4, 2014 Drug Policy Alliance read more Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
Illinois Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law
Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed a medical marijuana bill into law. That’s twenty states down, thirty more to go. Via Think Progress: Once the law goes into effect January 1, it will permit marijuana use with a doctor’s prescription for more than 30 specified ailments; require users, growers, and dispensaries to undergo fingerprinting and criminal […]
Vermont Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Measure; Governor Expected to Sign Bill
MONTPELIER — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a measure that will decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana in Vermont. The bill will now be transmitted to Gov. Peter Shumlin, who is expected to sign it into law in coming weeks, at which time Vermont will become the 17th state in the nation […]