Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 3, 2025

After exhausting all medications and available treatment options for Colton, his doctors mentioned medical cannabis treatment. Crista's passion for advocacy began when her youngest son, Colton, was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy just after he turned two.

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Advocacy Epilepsy Treatment Education 166

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Legislation is pending, House Bill 1089, to protect cannabis consumers from employment discrimination.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 252

NORML

MARCH 7, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients THC 253

NORML

JUNE 1, 2020

House and Senate lawmakers have approved a series of bills to facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabis products. ” Legislators also approved HB 211 , which seeks to encourage banks and other financial institutions to provide services to state-licensed medical cannabis businesses. John Bel Edwards.

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Access Therapy Legislation Patients 228

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? AZ resident?

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 253

NORML

MARCH 12, 2020

On March 12th, the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) passed two separate pieces of legislation pertaining to cannabis policy. The second bill, HR 1647 , known as the Veterans Equal Access Act of 2019, would allow V.A. ” It is critical that the full House cast their votes on the Veterans Equal Access Act this year.

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Marijuana Chronic Pain Policy Access 363

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. NORML opposes this legislation.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 195

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 193

Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 15, 2021

In 1970, President Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act, which updated and consolidated previously scattered narcotics legislation to form the federal guidelines on controlled substances used to this day. Across these states, millions of patients are demonstrating cannabis’ medicinal value through their treatments every day.

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Patients Access Medicine Treatment 312

NORML

MARCH 11, 2020

As a founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, I am pleased to report to you that my legislation to allow VA doctors to fill out state-legal medical marijuana recommendations is scheduled for a committee vote tomorrow. Earl Blumenauer is a member of Congress representing Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District.

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Chronic Pain Marijuana Access Treatment 334

NORML

AUGUST 12, 2019

America has a moral responsibility to pass my legislation to end the prohibition of marijuana and take on the oppression at the heart of the War on Drugs. Allows the existing state-legal marijuana industry to access financial services and enjoy the standard tax treatment available to all legal businesses.

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Legalization Marijuana Decriminalization Policy 279

NORML

JUNE 15, 2020

“This is common sense legislation that provides physicians, not lawmakers, the ability and discretion to decide what treatment options are best for their patients.". The post Louisiana: Governor Signs Bills Into Law Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access for Patients appeared first on NORML.

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Access Patients Law Treatment 135

Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Brian Mast—recently introduced the Veterans Equal Access Act. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the Veterans Equal Access Act would allow doctors at the U.S. This is not the first time the Veterans Equal Access Act has been presented to Congress with bipartisan support, but it has never gained enough support to pass it.

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Access Legislation Cannabis Programs 105

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. California.

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Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 137

NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “This year, my focus was on program improvements to further expand both access and therapeutic value to benefit the health and well-being of all Virginians.”

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Law Patients Access Oil 262

NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Seventy-five percent of military veterans say that they would consider using either “cannabis or cannabinoid products as a treatment option,” according to member survey data compiled by the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). The organization represents over 400,000 veterans nationwide.

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Clinical Trials Chronic Pain Data Treatment 211

MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

While some states have embraced the therapeutic potential of cannabis and established robust medical marijuana programs, others lag behind, leaving patients without access to a potentially life-changing treatment. Disparities in access are primarily driven by the differing state regulations and policies surrounding medical marijuana.

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Access Marijuana Treatment Patients 97

Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2024

Another Democratic representative, Kyra Hoffner, stated, “These changes will empower patients and their healthcare providers to make decisions about the treatments that best fit their needs and make those treatments more readily accessible for our neighbors with the greatest need.”

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Access Legalization Marijuana Dispensary 110

NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

” “I’m pleased to join Representative Crist in introducing this legislation today. As a Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus I remain committed to promoting this bill as well as other legislation to protect individuals and reform our federal cannabis laws.”

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Chronic Pain Legislation Treatment State Laws 208

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.

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Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

Cannabis Info

MARCH 2, 2019

Marijuana as a treatment for epilepsy. Medical cannabis is showing great potential in the treatment of epilepsy. CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT. One of the goals of treating epilepsy is to allow people to continue to live functional and fulfilling life’s epilepsy treatment. CANNABIS AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT.

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Epilepsy Treatment Marijuana Research and Development 69

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2022

Wednesday, Representative Michael Davis, R-Kansas City, proposed legislation that would modify Missouri’s existing ‘Right-to-Try’ law. Right-to-try permits those patients to have access to investigational drugs. Right-to-try permits those patients to have access to investigational drugs.

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Treatment Access Clinical Trials Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Access Law Patients Programs 98

PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 12, 2018

While we have seen a sharp rise in cannabis access across the U.S., Today, a number of Governors continue to veto medical cannabis legislation as well as other marijuana measures. In some cases, patient access was a prime focus of the legislation. that does not mean the fight is by any means over.

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Legislation Consumption Access Patients 69

CannaMD

AUGUST 6, 2020

In 2017, Florida legislators acknowledged the wealth of peer-reviewed scientific literature supporting the use of medical cannabis through statewide legalization. As a state, Florida either acknowledges marijuana’s validity as a medically useful treatment or it doesn’t. Click to Sign Petition. PROBLEM IN PRACTICE.

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Law Marijuana Treatment Patients 116

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic mushrooms in mental health therapy aimed at overcoming depression, anxiety, psychological trauma and alcoholism. He warned legislators that public interest is spawning illicit, underground experimentation without safeguards. “I

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Therapy Legislation Access Decriminalization 52

NORML

APRIL 4, 2019

Our outdated laws have ruined lives, devastated communities, and wasted resources for critical medical treatment and research. territories of Guam and Puerto Rico have enacted legislation specific to the physician-authorized use of cannabis. ” Said Rep. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S.

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Policy Business Marijuana Research and Development 192

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee. “So again, I am open to this concept, but we need to have more discussion.”

Decriminalization 186

Decriminalization Legislation Topical Programs 186

MGC Pharma

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

While at home in Australia, the Medical Cannabis industry is still working hard to gather more evidence-based research to substantiate treatment assertions, relevant studies are already occurring overseas. It’s heartening to see the release of more and more evidence-based global research surrounding Medical Cannabis-based treatment.

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Research and Development Pharmaceutical Chronic Pain Treatment 100

Veriheal

MARCH 20, 2023

Using psilocybin in small doses, or microdosing, has been shown to aid in the treatment of various mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Smith cited results from clinical trials showing that MDMA holds promise in the treatment of PTSD. Minnesota Rep. Missouri Rep.

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Clinical Trials Therapy Decriminalization Treatment 98

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

This is big: Today @SenBooker @SenSchumer and I are releasing our draft legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis. Senate Leadership Releases Draft Legislation to Make Cannabis Federally Legal. Legislation opens doors for cannabis policy reform in the current Congress. Summary-Schumer-Booker-Wyden. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Legislation Banking History Access 71

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 4, 2022

Connecticut lawmakers sent the governor a large-scale budget bill on Tuesday that includes provisions to set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment using substances like MDMA and psilocybin. The language largely mirrors a standalone bill that moved through committee earlier this session.

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Treatment Programs Therapy Access 52

MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In recent years, a significant shift has occurred in Ohio’s approach to healthcare, with the introduction of medical marijuana (MMJ) marking a new era of treatment options for patients in the state. These dispensaries are carefully regulated and serve as the primary access points for patients to obtain their medical cannabis products.

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Access Chronic Pain Conditions Patients 52

MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This guide aims to navigate the intricate web of cannabis legislation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, exploring key aspects such as medical marijuana laws, cannabis regulations, qualifying conditions, patient eligibility, and the overall impact on the local cannabis industry.

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Legislation Law Marijuana Dispensary 52

Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

law—specifically, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999—for a total of 225 days. Without new emergency legislation or more permanent action, the program expansion will expire on Feb. Lawmakers’ goal behind both pieces of emergency legislation has been to encourage participation in D.C.’s

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Patients Programs Access Treatment 98

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Assemblyman Pat Burke (D) filed the legislation, which would create a system in New York that’s similar to the psilocybin program that was legalized via a ballot initiative in Oregon last year. There would also be a license for scientists to research the fungi.

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Treatment Legalization Therapy Environment 52

MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The evolution from stigma to acceptance has been a journey marked by changing perceptions, legislative shifts, and a growing understanding of the therapeutic potential of cannabis. The legislative steps taken to decriminalize its use for medicinal purposes signify a departure from earlier prohibitions.

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Research and Development Marijuana History Legislation 105