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New Medical Marijuana PAC Hopes to Cultivate Scientific Freedom

Dr. Sue Sisley has been trying to work with medical marijuana on PTSD patients and has had her FDA-approved trial blocked by NIDA.

“Federally-regulated Marijuana research must be implemented…” Senator Carolyn Allen (R-AZ) By Sam Sabzehzar  |  Americans for Scientific Freedom Watch Dr. Sisley discuss how medical marijuana may help symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Calling it a disorder is about as accurate as the scheduling of cannabis in the CSA, especially when it is war-related. [...]

Parkinson’s Patient Finds Only Marijuana to Improve His Quality of Life

David has been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for the past 13 years and only finds that medical marijuana improves his quality of life.

With Southern California cities closing down medical cannabis dispensaries, people like David are losing safe access to the medicine they need By Sam Sabzehzar  |  April 27, 2013 David has been a medical marijuana patient ever since his primary physician recommended he try it, and has experienced a much better quality of life. Currently, there [...]

International Psychedelic Science Conference Returns to California

Follow the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) on FB and Twitter, and use #PsychedelicScience2013 to see up to the minute news.

Over 1,600 attendees from 33 countries are gathering in downtown Oakland to demonstrate the successes, the strength, and the spirit of the new wave of psychedelic science and medicine. By Brad Burge  |  Communications Director, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 starts tomorrow. It is a genuinely historic moment. At Psychedelic Science 2013, over 100 of the [...]

Peter McWilliams Shaped More Than a Movement

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By Julia | Curator, PeterMcWilliams.org “As it turns out, even with the endless medical miracles available today, some people in this country, lacking in effective anti-nausea medication, must choose death by malnutrition or death by cancer. The words I had waited a whole lifetime to hear coming from a doctor, ‘Eat as much as you [...]

Michigan Medical Marijuana Patient Denied Medical Facility Despite Judge’s Recommendation

After federal court proceedings where state medical marijuana laws are not allowed to be introduced, this is where convicted medical marijuana patients, the sick and dying, end up. (Photo credit: Kathy Csus)

53-year-old transplant patient Jerry Duval recently received a federal surrender order to serve out 10-year sentence By Kris Hermes  |  April 15, 2013 Late last week, 53-year-old Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval received a Justice Department order to surrender to federal authorities on June 11th to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence at the [...]

Cannabinoid Patent for Cancer Treatment Goes to GW Pharma

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The US Patent & Trade Office granted GW Pharma a medical patent covering all plant-based phytocannabinoids for use in the treatment and prevention of basically all forms of human cancer. By Ron Marczyk  |  Published in Toke Signals In January of this year, the National Cancer Institute updated its Cannabis and Cannabinoids PDQ® webpage with [...]

Why Good Parents Should Support Cannabis Reform: Case and Point

From the Colbert Report to Congress members calling for new cannabis regulations, will the Federal Government soon realize the kids are in the cross-hairs in the War on Drugs.

By Claire Kaufmann  |   Published in SeattlePI.com I’m a parent and overall I’d like to believe I’m a half decent one. My kids are well adjusted, they go to great schools and I work my butt off to ensure I am guiding them to be their highest and best. Since I’ve started working in the [...]

Could Marijuana Dispensaries Help San Bernardino Through Budget Crisis?

SoCal residents like Anna Boyce, RN (ret.) have been educating the community about the benefits of medical cannabis, yet dispensary bans sends her to the street market for her medicine.

With a myriad of major announcements surrounding San Bernardino’s budget crisis, could well-regulated and controlled medical marijuana dispensaries be the solution? By Sam Sabzehzar  |  April 8, 2013 The City of San Bernardino is going through a crisis few cities in the U.S. have ever seen. Scandal after scandal among the elite circles of San [...]

ASA Medical Cannabis Unity Conference DVD Now On Sale

Steph Sherer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access.

Order a copy of the DVD Today! By Steph Sherer  |  Executive Director, Americans for Safe Access Americans for Safe Access first ever National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference was a huge success! More than 250 patients, advocates, and others from thirty-four states met in Washington, DC, for three days of education, strategy, and skills building, [...]

Medical Marijuana Charges Against Robert and Cathy Jordan Dropped

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By Chris Joseph  |  Published in New Times Back on February 25, cops raided the home of president of the Florida Cannabis Action Network Cathy Jordan, like a SWAT team crashing into Pablo Escobar’s mansion. Law enforcement officials swarmed Jordan’s home after a government employee who was visiting a neighbor spotted some marijuana plants on [...]

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