Fibromyalgia is a painful condition that over three million Americans suffer from. It causes widespread muscle pain and tenderness and, as of today, has no known cure. Those with fibromyalgia can suffer for years or, in chronic conditions, for the rest of their lives. The good news is that there are treatments. There are prescription […]
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How Cannabis Oil Can Help Save A Cancer Patient’s Life
In July 2015, Illinois resident Darren Miller went to the hospital with a variety of unusual symptoms. After an open-heart surgery that occurred a few days later, on his 50th birthday, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and told he only had six months to live. Yet, six months later, Miller proved doctors […]
NSW: Medicinal Cannabis Trial For Cancer Patients To Start At Calvary Mater Hospital
Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital will be involved in a world-first clinical trial into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the appetites of cancer patients. Researchers are now recruiting palliative care cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle for the trial of vapourised cannabis flower buds. Professor Richard Chye, director of the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Service […]
NSW: Medicinal Cannabis Trial For Cancer Patients To Start At Calvary Mater Hospital
Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital will be involved in a world-first clinical trial into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the appetites of cancer patients. Researchers are now recruiting palliative care cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle for the trial of vapourised cannabis flower buds. Professor Richard Chye, director of the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Service […]
Elected Officials, Clinicians, Patients, and Advocates Demand Medical Cannabis Access for New Mexicans Struggling with Opioids
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 […]
Report Finds Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through New York’s Overly Restrictive, Expensive Medical Marijuana Program
Seventy-seven Percent of Patients & Caregivers Surveyed, Who Accessed the Program, Say They Cannot Afford the Medicine They Need Advocates Call On New York State Legislature to Pass Bills to Increase Patient Access to Medical Marijuana New York – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance issued a report assessing the first four months on the state’s […]
New Mexico’s Department of Health Administrative Delays are Preventing Thousands of Patients from Accessing Medical Cannabis
Delays Violate State Law and Put Patients at Risk of Criminal Prosecution SANTA FE— New Mexico’s Department of Health administrative shortfalls are leaving medical cannabis patients without access to medicine and unprotected from criminal liability for purchase, possession, and cultivation across New Mexico. According to law, the Department of Health (DOH) is required to process […]
New York’s Cannabis Growers Lobby for More Medical Patients
New York’s medical marijuana program is considered one of the most restrictive in the nation, a ragtag system currently providing fewer than 4,000 patients across the entire state with access to cannabis products. However, in an attempt to prevent the newfound indus… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Legislature Approves Bill to Help Young Medical Marijuana Patients
School Districts Must Now Establish Policies to Facilitate On-Campus Administration of Medical Marijuana Governor Hickenlooper Expected to Sign Bill Today, in a unanimous vote, the Colorado Senate approved legislation mandating that school districts establish a policy to ensure that young medical marijuana patients can take their medicine on school grounds. As a show of respect, […]
New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Patients Suffer Under Chris Christie
Chris Christie says he will block expansion of New Jersey's medical marijuana program. Read article here: High Times