Washington state Senate OKs new medical marijuana rules

Happy Valentines Day, everyone! Hope you’re staying warm inside during this blizzard. The people of Washington state have had legal recreational marijuana for a year now, but the state has also been working to improve it’s current medical marijuana situation. One of these new rules includes allowing medical patients to purchase more than those purchasing […]

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N.C. Legislators file medical marijuana bill

Some fresh hope for North Carolina patients in the news today! Hopefully it passes down there. Best of luck to patients there. You can read more about the proposed bill here.

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No Quick Decision On Medical Marijuana For Pain

The decision has been held off another year in Minnesota on whether or not sufferers of chronic pain will be eligible within the state for medical marijuana cards. To most of us, this seems a bit ridiculous. Pain relief is one of the major applications of medical cannabis, and we recently covered types of strains […]

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Debate rising over proposed marijuana law in the Granite State

A bill has been filed in New Hampshire that would allow patients to grow their own plants until a medical marijuana dispensary opens within 30 miles of their home. Similar legislation is already in place in many other states that have medical marijuana, including Massachusetts. Garry Rayno does a great write-up on the issue over […]

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Medical Marijuana will be Reconsidered by the Louisiana Legislature

Good news for Louisana patients! Medical Marijuana is back on the table for discussion this spring in the pelican state. Medical Marijuana was legalized in the state in 1991, but current law doesn’t allow for medical dispensation. The bill that has been pre-filed for consideration seeks to change that. You can read more on the […]

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Stay Optimistic, Massachusetts

Hello, and here’s hoping everybody’s able to stay warm and safe inside during this blizzard! Medical  Marijuana in the Bay State has been, admittedly, somewhat of a struggle. Getting marijuana legalized for medicinal use was only one part of the battle- patients also have had to deal with a long series of delays and set […]

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Virginia Senate Approves Medical Marijuana For Epilepsy

“The Virginia Senate has overwhelmingly approved a proposal to legalize two derivatives of the marijuana plant for treating severe epilepsy.” A great moment for patients dealing with epilepsy in Virginia! The states laws only previously  allowed medical marijuana to be used by cancer and glaucoma patients. There’s a brief article on the decision here at […]

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Dr. Monica Bharel appointed to head Massachusetts DPH

Dr. Bharel, who currently serves as chief medical officer at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, was appointed to head the Department of Public Health in Massachusetts. She has a strong history of compassion and dedication to improving the lives of citizens within the state. Here’s hoping this marks a new chapter in the […]

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What Kind of Strains Are Right For Me? – Chronic Pain

When you’re suffering from chronic pain, no matter what the source or condition, you want to find something that works well for you to help ease it. For medical marijuana patients, sometimes learning about all the different strains can be somewhat overwhelming- people have been breeding strains more and more specialized for treating certain conditions, […]

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Medical Marijuana Ingestion Poll

Hopefully everyone is staying warm this week! We’ve made a very short poll question over at polldaddy.com to help us better understand local patients methods of taking their medicine. If you could take a minute to answer the question, it would help us provide better and more relevant content in the future. The poll can […]

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