Expert Advisory Board Recommends Adding Opioid Use Disorder for Medical Cannabis in New Mexico SANTA FE, New Mexico — Today pain specialists, people recovering from addiction, community members, and drug policy reformers joined together to call for the inclusion of medical cannabis in New Mexico’s response to heroin and opioids. State lawmakers Representative Debbie Armstrong […]
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NJ Weedman: Officials ‘Exaggerated Big-Time’ in Pot Charges
A New Jersey marijuana advocate dubbed NJWeedmansays authorities "exaggerated big-time" in charging him with distributing pot from his restaurant and cannabis church. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: Massachusetts Officials Cop-Out
Leading state officials in Massachusetts oppose the ballot measure to legalize marijuana that will go before the state’s voters this November. 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
Customs Officials Discover Pot Being Mailed to US Air Base in Japan
Smugglers havebeen usingYokotaAir Base, the headquarters of U.S. troops in western Tokyo,to mail pot into Japan. Read article here: High Times
4 Israeli Government Officials Credited With Leading Fight to Make Marijuana Legal
Israel seems to be softening its stance on marijuana possession and use as more information becomes available on its medical efficacy. While pot is not yet legal throughout Israel, some advocates note that the crackdown on possession is easing in some parts of the country, the website MarijuanaTravels.com notes. Here are four government officials who […]
Tuesday in Albany: Elected Officials Join Patients & Families in Support of Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana
Abandoned by Cuomo, Families Turn to Legislature for Relief in Final Days of Legislative Session Bill Would Create Emergency Access Program to Provide Relief to Suffering Children Albany — Nearly a year since the medical marijuana law passed in New York in June 2014, patients and families will gather in Albany to urge lawmakers to […]
Arizona Officials Are Using Drug Money to Oppose Marijuana Legalization
In anattempt to prevent the legalization of marijuana in Arizona, a multi-agency drug war task force has donated tens of thousands of dollars collected from the civil asset forfeiture program to ensure a statewide cannabis industry never sees the light of day. &… Read article here: High Times
Pro-Pot Officials in California Voice Concerns over Marijuana Legalization
Legalizing marijuana for recreational use in California would raise an array of unknowns, from how it would be taxed to the threat of environmental damage from thirsty pot plants in a state gripped by drought, a commission was told Tuesday. Read article here: High Times
New York State Officials Ignore Patients, Providers and Industry Experts to Instead Pursue One of the Nation’s Most Unworkable Medical Marijuana Programs
Advocates: Final Regulations to Leave Thousands of Patients to Suffer Needlessly Abandoned by Cuomo Administration, Critically Ill Patient and Families Vow to Return to the Legislature to Fix New York's Broken Medical Marijuana Program New York – Last night the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the final regulations for New York’s medical marijuana […]