During a press conference on Wednesday, Democratic congressmen from Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and California announced that they will push for legislation to loosen the restrictions on state-legal marijuana businesses. The five representatives sponsoring reforms hope to ease the burden for businesses in the cannabis industry by allowing them to file for federal tax deductions, open […]
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Medicinal Use of Marijuana – Polling Results
Readers recently joined in a lively debate about the use of medicinal marijuana. In Clinical Decisions,1 an interactive feature in which experts discuss a controversial topic and readers vote and post comments, we presented the case of Marilyn, a 68-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer. We asked whether she should be prescribed marijuana to help […]
Blacks Are Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests
Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data. This disparity had grown steadily from a decade before, and in some states, including Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, blacks […]
New York State Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State
<p>Passage Follows New Poll: 82% of New Yorkers Support Medical Marijuana, Including 81% of Both Democrats and Republicans</p> <p>Healthcare Practitioners and Patients Urge New York Senate to Pass Bill Without Delay </p> New York: Earlier today, the New York State Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act (A.6357/Gottfried) by a vote of 95 to 38. The bill, […]
Ex-Microsoft Manager Jumps Into Marijuana
A former Microsoft honcho wants to create the fitst U.S. marijuana brand. High Times
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 […]
Access to Medical Marijuana for Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Oregon Passes State Legislature
<p>If Signed by the Governor, Oregon will become the 4th State in the Nation to Recognize PTSD as an Eligible Condition</p> <p>Bi-Partisan Cooperation was Key the Bill’s Passage</p> (SALEM, OR) – Today, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 281 with a vote of 36-21 to allow people suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to qualify […]
Finding a Place for Medical Marijuana
The legalization of medical marijuana is prompting cities and towns across the region to consider zoning restrictions to limit where dispensaries may open. With state regulations in effect as of Friday, and the dispensary application process scheduled by the state for this summer and fall, many communities are feeling time is short to regulate what […]
Medical Marijuana Inc Announces Positive Developments in Recent Studies Using Cannabidiol (CBD) Compound.
Medical Marijuana IncAnnounces Positive Developments in Recent Studies Using Cannabidiol (CBD) Compound; NBC News, ABC News and Huffington Post Report California Pacific Medical Center’s Findings That CBD Stops Metastasis in Aggressive Cancers SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Medical Marijuana Inc. (MJNA) is pleased to inform shareholders and the general public of recent developments in the research […]
Nevada Marijuana Patients Move One Step Closer to Legally Obtaining Medicine
LAS VEGAS, Nv. — On May 23, marijuana patients moved one step closer to being able to legally buying their medicine in Nevada. Nevada bill SB374, proposing medical marijuana dispensaries, cleared a keyNevada legislative committee, and now moves on to the Nevada Senate floor, needing just 14 votes to advance. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval would need […]