National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana

Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups,  Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]

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Holder Announced A Major Shift On U.S MJ Policy

U.S. treasury and law enforcement agencies will soon issue regulations opening banking services to state-sanctioned marijuana businesses even though cannabis remains classified an illegal narcotic under federal law, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday. Holder said the new rules would address problems faced by newly licensed recreational pot retailers in Colorado, and medical marijuana […]

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10 Unprecedented Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy In 2013

#1 Public Support For Legalizing Marijuana Hits Historic Highs An unprecedented 58 percent of Americans believe that marijuana ought to be “made legal” for adult consumption, according to survey data reported in October by Gallup. The percentage is the highest level of support ever recorded by Gallup, which has been inquiring on the issue since […]

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Drug Policy Reform Conference

Activists, scholars, researchers, politicians, and elected officials met at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado, for the biennial conference of the Drug Policy Alliance. Slated for three full days, Day One featured an opening plenary session, numerous afternoo… High Times

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US Policy Clouds Approvals of Medical Marijuana

Doctors at Massachusetts community health centers have been advised not to authorize any of their more than 638,000 patients to obtain marijuana for medical purposes because the centers fear they would lose their federal funding. The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers has advised its 36 federally funded facilities to hold off on issuing patient […]

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