While both chambers of the Ohio legislature prepare to embark on separate fact-finding missions in order to evaluate the benefits and risks of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), a national cannabis advocacy group based in the Di… Read article here: High Times
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Despite Staggering Public Support for Medical Pot, Illinois Lawmakers Continue to Restrict Usage
Exceeding national polls, a staggering 80 percent of Illinois voters said that they support allowing patients to use medical marijuana as recommended by a doctor. Read article here: High Times
Illinois Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fear Bankruptcy Without More Patients
While medical marijuana businesses in states like Illinois have been forced to invest unimaginable amounts of money for a chance to sell pot products to qualified patients, some of the dispensaries that have opened their doors over the past few months claim that bankruptc… Read article here: High Times
Slow Start for NY’s Strict Medical Marijuana Program
When medical marijuana became available this month in New York, BrittanyBargerwas one of the first patients to navigate the state's rules and make it through a dispensary door. Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant – Kansas to Colorado Vet: Your Medical Marijuana or Your Kids!
Oklahoma and Nebraska have filed suit with the Supreme Court because they claim Colorado’s marijuana legalization interferes with their marijuana prohibition. But in neighboring Kansas, one county is using a veteran’s kids to enforce their marijuana prohibitio… Read article here: High Times
New York Health Officials Deny Additional Qualified Conditions for Failing Medical Marijuana Program
New York recently launched its ultra-restrictive medical marijuana program for patients suffering from “severe, debilitating, or life-threatening” conditions, but so far there are no signs that state officials are eager to expand the program to service a wider… Read article here: High Times
Schools Mull Medical Marijuana Policies Over Student Use
After years of trying to keep marijuana out of schools, educators across the country are grappling with how to administer cannabis to students with prescriptions for it. Read article here: High Times
New York Dips Its Toe into the National Flood Waters of Medical Cannabis
The first medical marijuana dispensary in NYC opened January 7, 2016 in Union Square, but patients will not be obtaining marijuana in the traditional sense. Read article here: High Times
New York to Launch Medical Marijuana Program Tomorrow
Advocates: Program Is Only a Success If and When Patients Can Access Medicine Significant Concerns About the Program – Including Low Physician Enrollment – Remain New York City – Yesterday, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) announced that New York’s medical marijuana program will officially open tomorrow on Thursday, January 7th. While the […]
Kentucky Could Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2016 With Help From Ex-Congressman
Although Kentucky has struggled for the past several years to get any attention from the General Assembly on the issue of medical marijuana, the cause will have stronger reinforcement in 2016. Read article here: High Times