Compassionate Care Foundation to Name Dispensary in Honor of Late Medical Marijuana Advocate Diane Riportella EGG HARBOR—This Friday, October 18th, Compassionate Care Foundation will hold a ceremony to dedicate its soon-to-open medical marijuana dispensary to Diane Riportella, a medical marijuana advocate who lost her battle with ALS last year. Officiating the ceremony will be William […]
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New Mexico Patients and Veterans Fighting Employment Discrimination and Stigma from Medical Professionals that Create Barriers to Medical Marijuana
November 9: New Mexico State Rep. Antonio Maestas, Veterans and the Drug Policy Alliance Come Together to Share Stories and Answer Questions About Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana Albuquerque — After many returning veterans seeking to enroll in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program to combat symptoms of PTSD and other qualifying conditions began sharing stories […]
Largest County in New Mexico Bucks Medical Marijuana Law, Prohibits County Employees From Using Medical Marijuana
New Policy Follows Firing of Iraq Veteran Veterans, Patients, Physicians and Advocates Fighting Back (Albuquerque, NM) – New Mexico’s largest county is bucking the state’s medical marijuana law by prohibiting any use of marijuana by county employees, following a new policy issued on November 12 by Bernalillo County Manager Tom Zdunek. The county memorandum cites […]
Poll: 82% in Florida Support Medical Marijuana
Despite the ravings of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, it appears more than four out of five Floridians support making medical marijuana available in the state through a Constitutional amendment. High Times
The Potbroker: InvestorPlace Names Top 4 Medical Marijuana Stocks
Many pot savvy investors have turned to medical marijuana stocks as a way of getting in on the ground floor of a burgeoning industry. This is a smart move, of course, considering that as more states continue to legalize marijuana for medicinal use, investors standing in t… High Times
Feds Raid Medical Marijuana Businesses In Colorado
Today federal agents, assisted by local police, staged the biggest crackdown on marijuana dispensaries in Colorado since the state legalized cannabis for medical use in 2000. The Denver Post reports that the raids hit more than a dozen dispensaries in the Denver area, plus businesses in Boulder and elsewhere. Federal officials wouldn’t give specific reasons […]
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?
Legalization advocates rejoiced after this election when Portland, Maine, became the first East Coast city to vote for the legalization of marijuana possession for adults 21 and over. Buoyed by the support, Portland Democrat Diane Russell is going to try once again to mov… High Times
The Clinic: Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Grown in Canada?
Last week, a Michigan Senate Committee approved a bill that would, if passed, potentially lead to medical cannabis sales through local pharmacies. Although it's unlikely, at least in the short term, that the federal government would move marijuana out of it’s cu… High Times
FDA: No to Medical Marijuana, Yes to “Super-Vicodin”
For years we have been told that raw, crude marijuana plants do not meet the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidelines for a safe, effective medicine. Cannabis remains a Schedule I substance, deemed to have no medicinal value, is dangerously addictive,… High Times
Arizona Cracks Down on Medical Marijuana Doctors
Arizona is growing suspicious of a handful of doctors responsible for prescribing the majority of the medical marijuana throughout the state, and officials say they fully intend to impose a crackdown to put them out of business. High Times