Tag: Oregon
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These states allow medical marijuana for mental illness in 2018
28 states have mental illness on the list and 3 states don’t have a list at all but let doctors depoliticize the process and recommend any patient for whom marijuana may be medically beneficial or preferable. That invisible illness, mental health, is allowed in the following states courtesy of https://www.marijuanabreak.com/medical-marijuana-legal-states: 3. Arkansas PTSD 4. California…
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Column By Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Member | “The growing consensus for legal marijuana”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-marijuana-pritzker-michigan-medical-1108-20181107-story.html “Neither party is consistent on matters of federalism. But this is the rare occasion when Republicans could enlist Democrats in curbing Washington’s meddling in matters that can be handled perfectly well at the state level — deploying a concept that liberals might find attractive under President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Justice…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Endorses Dr. Andy McGuire for Governor
Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Dr. Andy McGuire Gubernatorial Campaign was endorsed by Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana this evening via their Facebook: Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana After careful vetting of the Democratic primary field Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana would like to encourage voters to participate in the June 5th primary by casting…
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Timeline of Events So Far: #FreeBenton
Benton Mackenzie has been found guilty. Sentencing is August 28th. The Governor, the Supreme Court, OR the Legislature can step in and save this man’s life at any time. Here’s an attempt at explaining what has happened thus far: 2005: Iowa Supreme Court denies medical necessity defense in Bonjour v. Iowa, 694 N.W.2d 511 (Iowa…
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Iowa State Police Association Lobbying for Removal of Marijuana From Schedule I
While looking at lobbyist declarations for the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s SSB 1016 (removal of marijuana from schedule I to two to recognize “medically accepted use in the United States”), I saw something interesting: the Iowa State Police Association, previously “Undecided,” is now “For” the bill. Senate Study Bill 1016, this year’s annual Iowa Board…