Medical marijuana advocates in Texas are quietly planning their next moves. “We’re getting serious, folks,” Amy Lou Fawell told a few dozen activists, most of them political novices, gathered for a Monday strategy session at the Texas Capitol. What the patients, veterans and volunteers may lack in lobbying experience, they make up in passion. “This […]
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Pennsylvania Becomes 24th Medical Marijuana State
PennsylvaniaGovernor Tom Wolf took the necessary step over the weekend to end the suffering, once and for all, by signing a comprehensive medical marijuana program into law. Read article here: High Times
AU: Medicinal Marijuana Has Been Legalised In Victoria, But How Does It Work?
There has been talk in recent times of medicinal cannabis being legalised in Australia and some have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement. And the Victorian government has finally passed its bill, with some people now able to manufacture and consume the drug. Victoria is the first state in Australia to legalise medicinal […]
New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Patients Suffer Under Chris Christie
Chris Christie says he will block expansion of New Jersey's medical marijuana program. Read article here: High Times
Medical Uses Of Marijuana
Medical Uses of Marijuana by Joseph W. Jacob, B.A., M.P.A This budget-bound book features grainy, blurry, black and white images that appear to be the result of making copies of copies on an older copier with a bad drum. Interspersed around the blurry graphics is a tremendous amount of text, much of which is displaced […]
Pennsylvania Will Become 24th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Pennsylvania will inevitably become the twenty-fourth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive program that allows patients suffering from with a variety of conditions to use medical marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Veterans Access to Medical Marijuana
Amendment Passes for Second Year Running, but Must Pass House before Becoming Law Amendment Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Patients in Medical Marijuana States The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bipartisan amendment today, 20 to 10, allowing Veterans Administration (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to their patients in states where […]
Pennsylvania Senate Surprises Advocates By Passing Medical Marijuana Bill
Pennsylvania officially has a fighting chance at legalizing a comprehensive medical marijuana program in 2016. Read article here: High Times
Denver Council Kills Bill Limiting the Number of Marijuana Dispensaries—For Now
Denver City Council voted not to limit the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city. Read article here: High Times
Rhode Island Finally Gets a Hearing for Recreational Marijuana Bill
Marijuana advocates have been eyeballing Rhode Island for the past couple of years as being a prime candidate to become one of the first states to end prohibition by way of the state legislature, but so far lawmakers have missed every opportunity to bring this progressive… Read article here: High Times