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Canadian Government: Pardon Rick Simpson

Lend your voice to freedom of health treatment options, and cannabis activist, Rick Simpson.

(EUGENE, OR) - Please help express disdain to the Canadian government for their decision to persecute Mr. Rick Simpson for producing Cannabis Oil for treatment of cancer, and other disorders, providing it free of charge to those who came to him for help, when the medical system had told them there was nothing more they could do for them.

Lend your voice to freedom of health treatment options, and cannabis activist, Rick Simpson.

New York Assemblyman Steve Katz Sets Record Straight on New Medical Marijuana Law

Study after study clearly shows that cannabinoid botanical medicine aids the treatment of intractable visceral pain from cancers...

(NEW YORK CITY) - As one of only two Assemblymembers with a professional background in healthcare, I feel compelled to discuss my recent affirmative vote for A.6357.

In a representative republic, such as ours, my voice and votes have been consistent with the values of my district. Voting on this bill last year was one of the most difficult decisions I have experienced as a legislator.

Medical Cannabis Passed by the New York State Assembly

"Now it’s long past time for the State Senate to act. The science is clear. The moral and ethical needs are obvious." - Gabriel Sayegh, state director of the Drug Policy Alliance's New York Policy Office

(EUGENE, OR) - News is spreading throughout the Big Apple state that a rather unpublicized medical cannabis (aka "Marihuana") bill went forward and was passed for the 4th time by an unofficial vote of 95-38 on Monday, June 3rd 2013.

The bill will now go forward to the New York Senate for a final decision and be enacted into state law.

Oregon Governor Signs SB 281 Allowing PTSD Sufferers to use Cannabis

As of Jan 1, 2014, veterans and others with PTSD, will be able to get their OMMP cards.

(Salem) - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber showed his support of Veterans and others suffering from PTSD when he signed Senate Bill 281 on Thursday, allowing the legal medical use of Cannabis (marijuana).

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was added to the list of "debilitating medical conditions" as defined by Oregon statute with the Governor's signature.

Marijuana: The Unique, Best Tranquilizer

Yes, it really is the best!

(PORTLAND, OR) - I can feel a bunch of psychotherapy-minded psychiatrists jumping up and down, causing a minor earthquake. That's OK, we pharmacologists have a totally different understanding about what goes on under patient's hats.

Besides that, it was the biochemists who made the first discoveries about what made the wheels in the head go around or not go around.

Former Mexican President Proposes Worldwide Decriminalization of Marijuana

Mexico's former President Vicente Fox believes legalizing cannabis will bring great prospects for peace and prosperity south of the U.S. border and beyond.

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has a heck of a proposition, he wants to see medical marijuana legalized worldwide and he's starting with a chain of dispensaries in Washington state.

The former political leader is serious and believes it will bring peace and prosperity to his nation and beyond.

PTSD, PTSD, Depression and Cannabis Therapy

Hemp hemp hooray, it works!

(PORTLAND, OR) - The marvelous news that Oregon's legislature finally passed a bill which will allow PTSD victims - whether military or civilian, to use legalized marijuana, is truly a blessing to possibly as many as one million Oregonians. Cannabis/marijuana has been used by Oregonians as medicine for about 100 years or more.

For starters, it was used as canvas on the covered wagons, and even before that, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Ben Franklin had it in their gardens and used it medically.

Nevada Officials Want Funds from Legal Cannabis Dispensaries

"We don’t want this to look like some Jerry Garcia smoking lounge, we want this to be a serious effort to dispense medicine" - Sen. Mark Hutchison, R-Las Vegas,

(RENO) - Nevada voters approved medical cannabis in their 1998 & 2000 elections. The state constitution directs the Legislature to make cannabis available to medical patients in Nevada period.

The problem however, is the fact that the now Nevada constitutional law doesn’t address any safe access points for patients to obtain their medicine which is becoming the problem for residents whom use cannabis medicinally.

Oregon Legislature Votes to Allow PTSD Sufferers Medical Cannabis

Great news for PTSD sufferers in Oregon, now just waiting for the Governor's signature.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Legislature voted to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA) just a few days after Memorial Day.

While any patient diagnosed with PTSD may get qualified under the state’s medical law, the plight of veterans dominated hearings and discussions surrounding the bill. Now, onto Governor Kitzhaber’s desk.

Medical Cannabis Law May be Changing in California

Californians especially are encouraged to closely examine all details pertaining to any cannabis initiative introduced for your consideration

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act, was the first of it's kind passed into an American state law in 1996 by the majority of Californian voters.

What 215 did was exempted medical cannabis patients and their doctors from punishment, for those who prefer medicinal cannabis use over pharmaceutical drugs for the state's ill patients suffering from diseases like cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, wasting syndrome, PTSD, pain & etc.