Every Democrat in the Pennsylvania State Senate, and 20 out of 27 Republicans, voted on Wednesday in support of a measure that would legalize medical marijuana in highly restricted forms and for only a small percentage of patients in need. High Times
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Major Step For Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program
Yesterday Pennsylvania took a significant step towards becoming the 24th state to allow medical cannabis. The State Senate in Harrisburg passed 43-7 Senate Bill 1182 which will provide medical cannabis products to qualifying patients. High Times
Pennsylvania Moves Toward Medical Marijuana Legalization
As the Pennsylvania state Senate is set to reconvene on Sept. 15, a hotly contested national issue sits near the top of its agenda: medical marijuana. The bipartisan Senate Bill 1182, titled the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, passed the Senate’s Law and Justice Committee unanimously on June 27. When state senators return from […]
New Mexico: Medical Marijuana OK’d for Workers’ Comp
Physician prescribed medical marijuana for pain relief is covered under the bylaws of workers’ compensation, according to the latest ruling from the New Mexico Court of Appeals. High Times
Colorado: Recreational Marijuana Outsells Medical for First Time
For the first time in Colorado’s legal marijuana market, recreational cannabis outsold medical pot in the month of July, according to numbers from the state’s Department of Revenue. High Times
Terminal Cancer Patient Charged For Using Medical Marijuana
A judge Tuesday gave probation rather than a prison sentence to a dying Iowa man convicted of growing marijuana and using it to treat his terminal cancer. High Times
Medical Marijuana for Pain a Joke?
Supposed health experts often argue that not enough evidence is available to confirm that medical marijuana is an effective treatment for pain. During a recent presentation at the 2014 European League Against Rheumatism Congress, Dr. Mary-AnnFitzcharles, associate p… High Times
34,000 New Mexicans Who Suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease Denied Access to Medical Cannabis
NM Secretary of Health Denies Medical Cannabis Advisory Board’s Recommendation to Add Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurodegenerative Dementia to the List of Qualifying Conditions SANTA FE—Yesterday the Secretary of Health denied a petition to add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of medical conditions eligible for the medical cannabis program, even though the New Mexico Medical Cannabis […]
New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program’s Medical Advisory Board (MAB) Holds Public Hearing on Proposed New Rules
Department of Health Continues to Obstruct MAB’s Statutory Role to Advise the Program; Program Staff Refuse to Answer Any Questions Posed by the Board About the Evidence Supporting Recommended Rule Changes SANTA FE, NM – Today, the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board held a special hearing on proposed rule changes governing the state’s medical […]
Canada – Medical Pot Cookie Prohibition Ruled Unconstitutional
It’s unconstitutional to forbid licensed medical marijuana users from possessing pot-laced products, such as cookies or body creams, a B.C. Court of Appeal judge has ruled. Parliament has been given one year to recraft regulations to allow medicinal marijuana users to use products made from cannabis extract. They can include creams, salves, oils, brownies, cakes, […]