Category: Advocacy

Can Medical Marijuana Benefit People With Autism?

Can Medical Marijuana Benefit People With Autism? It’s helping with several conditions that get slim to no relief from prescription medication, but can medical marijuana benefit people with autism as well? Published February 8, 2018 By Burgess Powell Cannabis has a growing list of medical applications and promising new research. …

Seattle Moves To Dismiss Marijuana Misdemeanors

Seattle Moves To Dismiss Marijuana Misdemeanors February 8, 20184:20 PM VANESSA ROMO Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes (left) looks as Mayor Jenny Durkan (right) announces on Thursday the city’s intention to vacate misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions. Elaine Thompson/AP   Seattle’s mayor and city attorney announced plans to ask the courts …

West View woman wants to help other families after medical marijuana helped her daughter

West View woman wants to help other families after medical marijuana helped her daughter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stwedt@post-gazette.com February 7, 2018 Days before Solevo Wellness is scheduled to open its Squirrel Hill medical marijuana dispensary, patient care consultant Annie Corbin and her colleagues are logging long hours to make sure everything …

Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction

Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction Army veteran CW4 Perry Parks reaches to lift a symbolic pill bottle that was placed in front of the White House by a group of medical marijuana supporters to raise awareness of opioid addiction. Rick Morgan | @RickAnselMorgan …

Medical marijuana used to treat autism-related disorders

Medical marijuana used to treat autism-related disorders Michael Williams 10:56 PM, Feb 5, 2018 2:43 PM, Feb 6, 2018 PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Abigail Dar’s son, Yuval, is 24-years-old, and she says he is severely autistic. Mollie Ryckman Barrett’s youngest daughter, Sumer, is 13-years-old and has Asperger Syndrome. This is …

Bill would let people get medical marijuana instead of presciption opioids

Bill would let people get medical marijuana instead of presciption opioids By Brenden Moore Posted Feb 7, 2018 at 7:30 PMUpdated Feb 8, 2018 at 6:39 PM    A bill that would allow people who have been prescribed opioids to apply for a temporary medical cannabis card passed a Senate committee Wednesday. The measure, Senate Bill 336, passed the Senate Executive …

Fox News Poll: Support for legalizing marijuana hits record high

Fox News Poll: Support for legalizing marijuana hits record high By Victoria Balara | Fox News  February 7, 2018 Legal marijuana sales generate millions in state tax revenue Dan Springer reports on how the states are allocating the funds. Watch here. With recreational use of marijuana now legal in nine states …

Greece fast-tracking plans to legalize medical marijuana cultivation

Greece fast-tracking plans to legalize medical marijuana cultivation PUBLISHED: FEB 7, 2018, 12:17 PM • UPDATED: 3 DAYS AGO By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government says it’s fast-tracking plans to legalize growth of medical cannabis, arguing that growing interest from investors could help efforts to pull the country out of years …

Is Colorado About To Release Prisoners With Marijuana Convictions?

Is Colorado About To Release Prisoners With Marijuana Convictions? With Colorado about to release prisoners with marijuana convictions, progress in criminal justice reform is undeniable. Will Colorado lead other states? February 7, 2018 By Nick Lindsey Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently announced that he may release prisoners serving time for …

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