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Help Protect Medical Cannabis in New Mexico

Sam Sabzehzar — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:34:52 +0000

Join the Don’t Take Away Our Medicine campaign in support of these seriously ill patients. Published by The Drug Policy Alliance Today, more than 3,000 New Mexican residents with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are actively enrolled in our state’s Medical Cannabis Program. Many of them are military veterans, patients living with disabilities, and victims of serious [...]

Local, State Officials Decry Federal Attacks on Medical Marijuana Program

Sam Sabzehzar — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:28:05 +0000

By Kris Hermes | Published in Americans for Safe Access A coalition of medical marijuana patients, activists, dispensing centers, and concerned citizens has compelled public officials to stand up to recent federal attacks. Last week, the coalition “San Francisco United for Safe Access” held a press conference with several city supervisors and state officials, decrying [...]

Coming Soon: Tetracan, a Medical Pot Patch for Pets (and Humans)

Sam Sabzehzar — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:01:16 +0000

By Jonathan Walczak | Published in Seattle Weekly It’s intended to help animals manage chronic pain, but you may be tempted to slip it on Fido when he gets a little too rambunctious. A Seattle company is developing a medical marijuana patch for humans and animals, and intends to press for a change in state [...]

Some US Military Veterans Allowed to Use Cannabis Medicinally

Daily Dose — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:20:52 +0000

In the current patchwork of Medical Marijuana laws and regulations across the country, clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patients’ need for medicine, but rather where they live. This practice is, of course, totally illogical. Realizing that Veterans are not being treated for their injuries properly, is not surprising to me. I [...]

Raided pot providers sue government

Stella Tyler — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:52:35 +0000

By MATT VOLZ Associated Press | May 12, 2011 HELENA, Mont. – (WPVI) — Two medical marijuana providers have accused the U.S. government of civil rights violations in what may be the first lawsuit of its kind in response to a federal crackdown on pot operations across the nation. The owners of Montana Caregivers Association [...]

What Mothers Day Means to Me

Daily Dose — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:16:19 +0000

By Diane Goldstein | Mother and LEAP Speaker You might not expect a mom and former police officer to advocate legalizing marijuana but that’s just what I would like our elected officials to think about. On mother’s day each year I reflect back on my obligation as a mom and what it means to me, [...]

Vermont: Universal Health Care and State Distributed Cannabis

Daily Dose — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:36:39 +0000

By Rhonda Winter | Published in Ecolocolizer.com Lost this week amid the deafening cries for the bloody corpse of Osama bin Laden, is the fact that the state of Vermont has passed a single payer universal health care plan for all of its residents. On Thursday lawmakers in Vermont’s State House approved the final version of [...]

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 [...]

Freshman Lawmaker in New Mexico Withdraws Medical Marijuana Repeal Bill

Medical Marijuana 411 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:26:41 +0000

Published in NECN A freshman lawmaker has withdrawn a measure to repeal New Mexico’s medical marijuana law, and instead is asking for a study of it. Republican Rep. Jim Smith of Sandia Park asked that his repeal measure not be heard by the House committee where it was sent. Smith says there wouldn’t be enough [...]

State: City Can’t Regulate Medical Marijuana

Daily Dose — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:22:05 +0000

The city says it will quickly develop zoning regulations on medical marijuana during its six-month moratorium, but the state contends the city lacks the authority to regulate.

The New Mexico Department of Health is the agency tasked with regulating medical marijuana throughout the state, department spokeswoman Deborah Busemeyer said.

"It doesn't appear as if local municipalities have any legal authority over that system," Busemeyer said. "The state is in charge of approving producers and we will continue to do so as needed. The moratorium I don't think would affect our decisions."