WIRE: Colorado patients can access medical marijuana while on bond
Denver, CO — Governor John Hickenlooper has signed legislation into law permitting registered patients to access medical cannabis while on bond in a criminal case. [...]
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WIRE: Less use of opioids, anxiety meds common in medical cannabis patients
Scranton, PA — Patients with legal access to medical cannabis decrease their use of opioids, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and other medications, according to [...]
WIRE: New York regulatory changes to expand access to medical marijuana
Albany, NY — Newly enacted regulatory changes to the state’s medical cannabis program are expected to result in increased patient access. As of this week, [...]
WIRE: ASA launches new program to educate doctors and patients on cannabis
Washington, DC — Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, and [...]
WIRE: New York health officials seek to expand medical marijuana access
Albany, NY — Health officials have announced changes to the state’s medical marijuana program in an effort to increase patients’ access to the [...]
WIRE: Veterans groups call for medical marijuana reform
Washington, DC — Two prominent military veterans groups are demanding federal officials take steps to increase medicinal cannabis access. At their annual convention, [...]
WIRE: New Jersey Gov. signs law adding PTSD to medical cannabis list
Trenton, NJ: Governor Chris Christie has signed legislation (A 457) into law adding post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for cannabis therapy. In order to [...]
WIRE: Study shows reduced workplace absences in medical marijuana states
Milwaukee, WI — The enactment of statewide medical cannabis laws is associated with a decrease in the number of reported workplace absences due to sickness, according [...]
WIRE: Vermont Gov. signs medical cannabis expansion law
Montpelier, VT: Governor Peter Shumlin has signed legislation into law expanding the state’s medical cannabis program. Provisions contained in Senate Bill 14 permit [...]
WIRE: Survey indicates pediatric oncologists favor cannabis as a treatment option
Chicago, IL — More than nine in ten pediatric oncology providers with opinions favor patients’ access to cannabis therapy, according to survey data provided [...]