June 13, 2016 PDF View the report. DPA Publication New York became the 23rd state to roll out its medical marijuana program on January 7, 2016. The law has been criticized as being one of the most restrictive and burdensome programs in the country. This report, an assessment of the first four months of the […]
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Disabled Vet And MMJ Patient On Hunger Strike After The State Takes Children
“They’re basically using my kids as a pawn to take away freedoms I fought for.” Disabled Navy veteran Raymond Schwab moved to Colorado last year to free himself from addictions that grew out of the pharmaceuticals prescribed by the VA to treat his service-related physical and psychological injuries. Because Schwab is legally using medicinal cannabis in […]
Cancer Patient Shares How He Illegally Healed Himself with Medical Pot
Three months ago, an unidentifiedPennsylvania man's story about breaking the law to use medical marijuana went viral. Now, that man has come forward to share his identity, togive an update on his health and to deliver a message to lawmakers. Read article here: High Times
MMJ Patient Advocates Take Cannabis Issues to United Nations
As medical marijuana advocates try to expand research and use of pot in the U.S., some are taking the case to the United Nations. Read article here: High Times
Lung Cancer Patient Sues to Get Medical Marijuana Card
A New Hampshire woman with late-stage lung cancer filed a lawsuit against the state health commissioner Thursday in hopes of getting a medical marijuana identification card before dispensaries open. Read article here: High Times
Texas Cancer Patient Becomes Medical Refugee, Moving For Marijuana
Toni Anderson considers herself a medical refugee. She and her husband are packing their bags and leaving Texas for a chance to smoke medical marijuana. “My main goal is to get out of El Paso because I want to live,” Anderson said. Anderson has stage three cervical cancer. She has gone through chemotherapy and radiation, […]
Oregon: Fibromyalgia Patient Says Only Pot Helps Her Pain
Carolyn Morse grew up in a conservative, middle-class family in San Francisco, the daughter of a Baptist pastor and police officer. She never experimented with drugs. She didn’t even smoke. But then she developed fibromyalgia, a chronic condition marked by pain, fatigue and insomnia. She tried rounds of medications but they didn’t help. So she […]
Radical Rant: Kansas Medical Marijuana Patient Faces Prison for Her Son’s Honesty
Did you know that there are now just nine states that are absolute marijuana prohibition states? In the other 41 U.S. states, there exists some form of marijuana legalization, medical marijuanalegalizationor marijuana decriminalization. Unfortunately for… Read article here: High Times
New Video Tells Powerful Story of Young Epilepsy Patient without Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Moving Video Features Struggle and Frustration of Ohio Family That Has Run Out of Treatment Options for Their Daughter The Drug Policy Alliance and Learn Liberty have teamed up to tell the emotional story of Sophia Nazzarine, a 7-year-old girl suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy, in a new video. Between clips of Sophia singing and playing […]
Felony Count for MMJ Patient?
An Arizona college student faces felony possession charges because of school policy, despite holding a valid medical marijuana card. High Times