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Maryland Medical Marijuana Makes Move: House Of Delegates Approves

Sam Sabzehzar — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:38:26 +0000

By Matt Sledge | Published in The Huffington Post The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill that would make medical marijuana legally available through academic medical research centers in a 108-28 vote on Monday. The bill will now head to the state Senate, where supporters expect passage. Maryland’s marijuana bill is limited, compared to [...]

Medical Marijuana States Welcome Delaware and Maryland

Daily Dose — Sat, 14 May 2011 22:14:02 +0000

Maryland took the latest half-measure, literally, towards creating medical marijuana law, becoming the nation’s 15 1/2 state. Meanwhile, one of the countries credit card capitals fully passed medical marijuana legislation on Friday 13th, as Delaware became the official sixteenth state. If proponents of prohibition are superstitious, perhaps they’ll take this as a sign of a [...]

Pot that kills pain with no high is possible: Study

Daily Dose — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:07:05 +0000

By Sheena Goodyear | Published in London Free Press A new U.S. study has paved the way for cannabis that relieves pain but doesn’t get you high. “The psychoactive effects of marijuana is the major issue that limits, across the country, the use of medical marijuana in the treatment of different diseases,” said Li Zhang, [...]

5 States May Adopt “No Home Grow” Medical Marijuana Laws

Medical Marijuana 411 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:29:21 +0000

Published in NORML New Jersey – The (No Medical Marijuana) Garden State – coming soon to a state near you! In 2010, New Jersey passed the first medical marijuana law that did not allow the patient to grow their own low-cost medicine, instead requiring them to pay street prices for cannabis sold through dispensaries. The District of Columbia followed [...]

Montel Williams Lends Support to Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Effort

Daily Dose — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:53:17 +0000

Williams, who has sought treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will join the bill's sponsors - Sen. David R. Brinkley (R-Frederick) and Del. Dan K. Morhaim (D-Baltimore County) - at a press conference Monday in Annapolis.

Maryland Senator Supports Medical Marijuana, Shares His Story

Daily Dose — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:41:30 +0000

"Public health is now personal for me," Raskin said. "I know what it means for people to be living on the absolute edge of hope and despair, and politicians should not get in the way of people getting the medical relief they need."

Raskin (D) will be one of the leading voices on several issues during the legislative session, but when he speaks about medical marijuana he will add a compelling personal story to the debate over whether Maryland should join more than a dozen other states and the District in legalizing the drug for medical use.

During chemotherapy, Raskin said he did not consider medical marijuana because of a family history of asthma and cystic fibrosis. But he is adamant that he and and his colleagues should work "to relieve suffering." Medical marijuana, proponents and patients have said, can ease pain and stimulate appetite for those suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases.