While using, selling or growing marijuana is illegal in Germany, chronically ill patients will now be able to grow their own medicine without the threat of criminal punishment. A recent ruling from the administrative court in Cologne declared that certain pain sufferers may cultivate cannabis after five patients filed suits …
ALBANY—The State Legislature voted last week to legalize medical marijuana, making New York the 23rd state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow use of the drug for medical purposes. Each state has unique restrictions on the drug, which remains illegal under federal law, and New York’s program is …
Pain Clinics Test Patients for Marijuana Use By Dale Gieringer, California NORML From O’Shaughnessy’s, Reprint Summer 2009 Like many medical marijuana users, Kristin Redeen needed additional prescription medications for her severe chronic pain. For seven years she had been treated at a private pain clinic in the Central Valley, where …
“What about marijuana?” It’s a question that likely will soon be posed by a growing number of patients in more and more doctors’ offices across the country. Revamped federal regulations governing access to medical marijuana officially take effect this week, and Health Canada projects the number of users will balloon …