Senate Leadership is Holding Up a Vote on the Bill, Leaving Sick New Yorkers to Needlessly Suffer Senate Refuses to Act on Bill Supported by More Than 80% of New York Voters and Thousands of New York Patients, Doctors & Caregivers Rockville Centre, Long Island — Today, parents of children with epilepsy and patients living […]
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George Maziarz Becomes Third Republican State Senator to Co-Sponsor Compassionate Care Act, New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Republican Support for Medical Marijuana Builds After GOP-Led U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Bill Directing Feds to Respect State Marijuana Laws Patients, Families and Advocates Cheer Maziarz and New York Times Editorial, Travel to Albany Today to Demand Vote in Senate Finance Committee New York: In a another strong sign of growing GOP support […]
Florida Senator: Zero Tolerance for Recreational Marijuana
In an interview this week, Florida senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said, "I don't believe there's a responsible way to recreationally use marijuana.” The 42-year-old senator also refused to admit if he ever personally smoked pot and attempted to justify … High Times
BREAKING: State Senator Bonacic Becomes Fifth Republican Senator to Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act, New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Rapidly Building Republican Support for Bi-Partisan Bill Comes as Republican Senator Phil Boyle Introduces Inadequate Measure Patients, Families and Advocates Respond: Good that Boyle Supports Medical Marijuana; Now He Can Support Patients by Endorsing the Compassionate Care Act New York : Today in a meeting with patients, caregivers and providers, Senator John Bonacic […]
Arizona State Senator Blocks Funding for Long-Sought Medical Marijuana Research
Clinical Trial for Veterans with PTSD Has Already Obtained Approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U. Arizona Institutional Review Board, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday, April 2: Veterans, Military Family Members and Supporters to Rally at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza After 22 years of hard-fought efforts, the non-profit pharmaceutical company […]
Senator: Kids Will Get Handed Joints, Like Beers, If Pot Is Legal
One of the greatest challenges marijuana proponents are faced with is not changing the minds of gray haired Republicans, but it’s getting a nation of supposed “liberal” legislators to truly start thinking progressively enough to actually make a change. High Times
Fourth Republican State Senator, Thomas O’Mara, Announces His Support for Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill – the Compassionate Care Act
Support to Pass Compassionate Care Act Continues to Grow Patients and Families: We Cannot Wait Any Longer for Relief NEW YORK: Yesterday, Senator Tom O’Mara (R, C – Big Flats, Elmira) stated his support for the Compassionate Care Act, a bill that would allow New Yorkers with serious and debilitating conditions to access to medical […]
Senator Leahy to Hold Congressional Hearing on Conflicting Marijuana Laws, Reiterates Call for Federal Government to Respect States’ Marijuana Reforms
Attorney General Eric Holder and Deputy AG James Cole Invited to Testify Statement from Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced Monday that he will address discrepancies between federal and state marijuana laws in an upcoming hearing on September 10. Leahy has invited Attorney General Eric Holder […]
Senator Rand Paul Identifies Racism, Corruption In War on Drugs
Republican Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul stated, “The War on Drugs has disproportionately affected young black males” in testimony Wednesday morning at the Senate Judiciary Committee, referring to US drug laws as “Jim Crow” laws that prevent one-… High Times