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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Medical Marijuana: Florida Parents Fight To Help Children Suffering With Seizures
Nicolas Peruyero was 8 years old, blind and unable to walk or talk when his mother saw a documentary about the benefits of medical marijuana and its promise to reduce seizures. For a few moments, Nancy Peruyero imagined what Nicolas’ life might be like without the relentless myoclonic seizures every day. And for the first […]
Colorado Not Suffering Buyer’s Remorse Over Legal Marijuana
Nine months after Colorado shops opened their doors to sell the first bags of recreational marijuana, a majority of state residents still support legal weed sales. A new NBC News/Marist Poll shows that 55 percent of adult Colorado residents back the law that legalized the regulated use, possession and sale of cannabis by adults. The […]
Colorado Veterans Suffering From PTSD Denied Legal Marijuana in Colorado
Veterans With PTSD Who Use Legal Marijuana in Colorado Can Lose VA Medical Care and Benefits Legislation to Add PTSD As Qualifying Condition for Medical Marijuana Rejected By Colorado Legislature DENVER – Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) […]
January 13th: Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Travel to Albany to Urge Cuomo and Senate to Pass Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation to Effectively Relieve Patient Suffering
NY Patients, Families and Medical Experts: We Do Not Need "Feasibility Research Pilot Program," We Need Comprehensive System Albany – On Monday, January 13th, dozens of patients, families, caregivers and healthcare providers will gather in Albany for a press conference and lobby day to call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Senate to pass […]