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North Carolina War Hero’s Battle: Legalizing Medical Use of Marijuana
RALEIGH Perry Parks, a 68-year-old former Vietnam helicopter pilot, is relentless in his campaign to convince the N.C. legislature to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. He doesn’t just walk the halls of the legislature, often attired in his old National Guard uniform. To publicize his cause, he agreed to be photographed smoking…
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Conflicting Laws Trap Patients on Medical Marijuana
November 9, 2010 – Marijuana helps Robert Jones deal with nausea and anxiety that come with chemotherapy. He has been dealing with a lot of stress ever since he was told that his rent subsidy would end because marijuana is illegal under federal law. The drug, which was recommended by his doctor, is legal in…
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Can Medical Marijuana Aid Vets & the Prescription Addiction Epidemic?
August 30, 2010 – For months, media reports have chronicled fiery debates over marijuana’s medicinal utility and its impact on our broader communities. But what about those constituencies who don’t have a lobbyist down at the Capitol or City Hall? What about our veterans? National polls consistently show support for medical marijuana rights at over…
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Veterans Affairs Department Issues Directive Allowing The Prescription Of Medical Marijuana
WASHINGTON — Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines. The directive from the Veterans Affairs Department in the coming week is intended to clarify current policy that says veterans can be denied pain medication if…
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Canada: Social Assistance to Cover Woman’s Medical Marijuana
Halifax woman overwhelmed after province ordered to pay for her medical marijuana April 2, 2010 – Sally Campbell no longer has to choose between buying a bag of apples or a few grams of marijuana. The Halifax woman is on social assistance and the subject of a Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruling that the Community…
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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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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…