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Cannabis Effects on PTSD: Can smoking Medical Marijuana Reduce Symptoms?
May 22nd, 2014 – Clinical research from New Mexico supports a conclusion that smoking cannabis [marijuana] is associated with PTSD symptom reduction in some patients. The study, published in the newest special issue of Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, was mentioned in a presentation on the topic of medical marijuana to the New Mexico Legislative Health…
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States Where Pot is a Slap on the Wrist
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010 – In case you forgot American Government 101, the U.S. has a federal system in which states can make their own laws. Nowhere is that more evident than with marijuana policy. Laws differ drastically state-to-state, and certain states are significantly more progressive than others. Here’s a look at some of the…
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Medical Marijuana & PTSD: Veterans Affairs Doctors Can’t Prescribe Pot Despite New Mexico’s Promising Example
March 31, 2010 – ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Paul Culkin came home to New Mexico after serving with an Army bomb squad in Iraq, he tried counseling and medications offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cope with his post traumatic stress disorder. Nothing worked very well. Then he found a new alternative: marijuana.…
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NM Sets Good Example in PTSD Medical Marijuana Treatment for Veterans
March 23, 2010 – A Colorado legislator wants to amend a medical marijuana licensing bill to allow any military veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder to use the drug after obtaining a recommendation from a psychiatrist. In offering the amendment to Colorado House Bill 1284, Rep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, mentioned New Mexico’s certification of…
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Colorado Health Department Lobbies Against Access to Medical Marijuana For Veterans with PTSD
March 21, 2010 – (DENVER, Colo.) – On Monday, March 22, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee will consider HB 1284, a bill to regulate the distribution of medical marijuana in the state. Rep. Sal Pace will offer an amendment to allow individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to have access to medical marijuana, if they…
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New Mexico House Panel Shelves Tax on Medical Marijuana
January 30, 2010 – SANTA FE, N.M. – A proposal to tax medical marijuana in New Mexico ran into strong opposition on Friday and a House committee shelved the measure. The proposal would impose a 25 percent tax on the value of marijuana grown for medical purposes. A 2007 law allows people with certain medical…
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New Mexico: Medical Marijuana Patients Oppose Taxing the Drug
Patients already pay about $400 per ounce to buy the drug from nonprofit producers. January 26, 2010 – Medical marijuana patients need to have a voice in discussions about how medical marijuana laws and policies are crafted, according to Paul Culkin, a 30- year-old military veteran who recently organized a patients’ organization. About 35 people…
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Medical Marijuana: New Mexico
December 29, 2009 – Cannabis for medical use in New Mexico was approved via Senate Bill 523 “The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act” on Mar. 13, 2007. The law became effective on July 1, 2007. The law removes state-level criminal penalties on the use and possession of marijuana by patients “in a regulated system…
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Medical Marijuana In New Mexico: Patients Getting Acess To State-Licensed Pot Without The Political Turmoil
November 16, 2009 – SANTA FE, N.M. — Businessman Len Goodman owns a company that makes hand-painted art tiles, but these days his office desk is strewn with the raw materials of a new enterprise: fat, sweetly pungent marijuana buds. Newly licensed by the state to produce and distribute medical marijuana, Goodman must decide which…
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List of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Co-ops, Collectives & Clubs-November 2009
HempNews makes no representation as to the quality, service, reliability, or compassion of any of the following coops, dispensaries, delivery services or patients’ groups. Delivery services are listed here. MEDICAL MARIJUANA LISTINGS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Northern California North Coast * Humboldt Patient Resource Center, 980 6th St. Arcata 707-826-7988 Open 10-5 M-Th, 10-5:30 F. *…