The state House on Wednesday approved legalizing medical marijuana, marking the end of a two-and-a-half year effort led by sick people and people caring for sick loved ones. The vote was 149-46. The new law now only needs the signature of Gov. Tom Wolf, who has promised to sign it. It’s expected to take another […]
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Texas: Autism, PTSD, Cancer Next Medical Marijuana Targets
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 […]
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
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
Patients and Their Families Gather in Albany to Demand Changes to New York’s Broken Medical Marijuana Law
Advocates: Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through the Overly Restrictive, Expensive Program Slate of Bills Would Remove Barriers to Participating in the Program and Expand Patient Access Albany – Today, dozens of advocates gathered in Albany to urge legislators to support a slate of bills that would amend the Compassionate Care Act, New York’s […]
Residents of Medical States Choose Vapes and Edibles Over Smoking
Research recently published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found that residents of states with medical marijuana laws are more likely to vaporize or consume edibles, indicating a natural shift towards healthier alternatives to smoking as states legalize c… Read article here: High Times