Frustrated with Inaction by Cuomo, Patients and Families Returned to Legislature for Help Patients and Families Demand Governor Sign the Bill into Law Immediately Albany– Last night, in an unusual show of bipartisan support, the New York Senate voted 50 to 12 in favor of a bill, sponsored by Senator Joe Griffo, that directs the […]
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New Survey Finds Nearly 1 in 6 MS Patients Use Medical Pot
New survey data has revealed that 16 percent of all multiple sclerosis patients currently use medicinal cannabis and 25 percent have tried medical pot at least once to treat symptoms of the debilitating disease. Read article here: High Times
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Employers Rights to Fire Medical Marijuana Patients for Off-Duty Marijuana Use
Advocates Call for State and Federal Reform Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients and Legal Adult Users of Marijuana Today the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed lower court decisions allowing employers to fire employees for marijuana use while off-duty. The decision hinged on the state’s lawful off-duty activities statute. The Court held that in order for the off-duty […]
New York Hospitals Will Treat Patients With Medical Marijuana
On the heels of the deadline for pot growers to submit applications to hold one of five licenses to supply New York with medical marijuana comes news that the state’s newfound cannabis industry has gained the support of many influential hospitals. Read article here: High Times
As Clock Runs Out on Legislative Session, Patients & Families Rally in Albany to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Before More Loved Ones Needlessly Die
Abandoned by Cuomo, Families Turn to Legislature to Pass a Bipartisan Bill Bill Would Create Emergency Access Program to Provide Relief to Critically Ill Patients, including Children with Epilepsy Albany– Patients, family members, and advocates stood with legislators from both sides of the aisle today in support of A.7060 (Gottfried) / S.5086 (Griffo), a bill […]
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 […]
Congress Will Not Allow VA Doctors to Discuss Medical Marijuana with Patients
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives gathered on Capitol Hill to hash out the details of an amendment to a bill, which would have allowed physicians working with the Veterans Administration to recommend medical marijuana to their patients. Unfortunately, it did… Read article here: High Times
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in New York to Expedite Access to Medical Marijuana for Critically Ill Patients
Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried and Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb Join as Co-Sponsors Patients & Families Rally in Albany to Demand Emergency Access Before More Loved Ones Die Albany– Patients, family members and activists stood with legislators today as they announced the introduction of Assembly bill A.7060 that would direct the […]
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 […]
Popular Party Drug Could Help Terminal Patients
Physicians in the United States could be prescribing a popular psychedelic drug by 2021. Researchers learned last week that they have been given a green light by the DEA to launch a clinical trial in an effort to size up the drug's potential in assisting patients with… Read article here: High Times