Illinois Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill

The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn. The issue pitted supporters arguing for compassion for those suffering from pain they say only cannabis can ease against opponents who contend the legislation would undermine public safety. Sponsoring Sen. […]

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MediSwipe Inc. Announces First Cloud-Based HIPAA Compliant Subscription-Based ‘Digital ID’ for Medicinal Marijuana Patient Records

LOS ANGELES, Calif — MediSwipe Inc. (MWIP), a data management solutions company for the medicinal marijuana and health care industry, today announced that the Company has launched the first HIPAA compliant toll free number and faxing application that will allow medical marijuana patients and their caregivers/dispensaries to send state certification forms and selected medical records […]

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Medical Marijuana Shouldn’t be for ‘Adults Only’

My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple seizures every day, with rare exception — probably to the tune of nearly 200,000 seizures in her lifetime. For […]

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Vermont Moves Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana

Vermont’s legislature on Monday approved a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, a measure the state’s governor expects to sign into law in the coming weeks. The move sets up the New England state to be the 17th in the United States to remove criminal penalties for having small amounts […]

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