Billboards to Run In Syracuse, Rochester, Albany and Other Media Markets Across the State On the Eve of Veterans Day, Patient Advocates Ask Cuomo Administration to Grant Veterans Suffering from PTSD Access to Medical Marijuana New York — Today, on the eve of Veterans Day, Compassionate Care NY and the Drug Policy Alliance launched a […]
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Court Ruling Highlights Federal, State Discord Over Medical Marijuana
In 1991, amid the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, a former jazz and blues singer named Lynnette Shaw was hired as the intake officer at the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, California’s first medical marijuana dispensary. The modest Cannabis Buyers Club would eventually transform into a flamboyant weed emporium on Market Street that founder Dennis […]
Michigan State Police Lab Falsely Reports to Help Prosecutors Get Felony Convictions
While most Americans are in favor of reforming marijuana laws across the United States, law enforcement agencies have continued to work diligently with prosecutors to devise underhanded scams that will ensure more people go to prison for weed. Read article here: High Times
New York State Department of Health Launches Required Doctor Training for Medical Marijuana Program
Less Than Three Months Before the State’s Medical Marijuana Program is Supposed to Become Operational, Advocates Urge State to Move Quickly to Enroll Doctors and Patients Advocates: No Delays or Excuses, Patients Need Medicine Now New York – Less than three months before New York’s medical marijuana program is supposed to become fully operational in […]
Federal Ruling Protects Medical Marijuana Dispensaries That Follow State Law
In Precedent-Setting Case, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer Rules Justice Department in Violation of Federal Law and Lifts Injunction Against Medical Marijuana Dispensary Judge Cites Recent Congressional Reforms, as Support for Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Continues to Grow in Congress Yesterday, a federal judge lifted an injunction against one of California’s oldest medical marijuana dispensaries. […]
Washington State Health Care Provider Survey: Who’s Got the Dank?
A recent survey amongst doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers in Washington State found that three-fourths are in favor of rescheduling cannabis and say that educational institutions need to start teaching more about medical cannabis. While most are in favo… Read article here: High Times
Blue Ribbon Pot: Cannabis Represented at Oregon and DC State Fairs
It may be time to break out the green ribbons as the cannabis industry is officially represented at two major state fairs: the Oregon State Fair and the D.C. State Fair. Read article here: High Times
Republican Voters in Key Election States Want Feds Out of State Marijuana Laws
Presidential candidates who believe they are going to win the nomination of their respective parties by threatening to dismantle the cannabis industry in legal states are dead in the water. Read article here: High Times
Florida: Medical Marijuana Rumble Between the State Legislature and the Voters
Florida lawmakers are spinning their wheels once again in hopes of creating a functional medical marijuana program in the next legislative session. Republican State Representative GregSteuberefilled a piece of legislation last week aimed at putting the state&r… Read article here: High Times
New York State Department of Health Announces Five Medical Marijuana Producers
Statement by the Drug Policy Alliance and Compassionate Care NY July 31, 2015 Drug Policy Alliance read more Read article here: Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana