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Cannabis Patients Alliance (formerly CannaPAN) is committed to educating policy-makers, medical professionals and the public on the medicinal benefits of cannabis as well as advocating for the rights and needs of cannabis patients
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100 People You Should Know
Great big THANK YOU to The Hemp Connoisseur magazine for including Cannabis Patients Alliance Executive Director Teri Robnett in their list of 100 People You Should Know. This isn’t just Colorado; this is nationwide! What an honor to be recognized… Read More ›
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Medical Marijuana for Older Adults
Marijuana has changed since back in the day, and your body has changed as well. Back when baby boomers were in high school or college, marijuana was mostly about youthful experimentation. Now, medical marijuana gives cannabis new meaning for some… Read More ›
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Lobbyist Cindy Sovine-Miller Is a Growing Force at the Colorado Legislature
“Welcome to ground zero,” says Teri Robnett. She gestures at her desk, which takes up much of the living room in the cozy bungalow that the 58-year-old shares with her husband, Greg Duran, near Regis University. By this point in… Read More ›
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Protect Home Consumption and STOP the “Front Porch” Amendment!
We’re down to the wire. Just three days left, and there are shenanigans afoot at the Capitol. It’s not over ’til it’s over. The Cannabist reported on Wednesday that there is a move in the final days of the 2017 legislative… Read More ›
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South Dakota House Blunts GW Pharma Bill
A South Dakota House committee has amended a controversial cannabidiol (CBD) bill to exclude language that would have given the pharmaceutical company GW Pharma a temporary de facto monopoly of the state’s CBD market. Senate Bill 95 passed the South… Read More ›
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5 Biggest Lies from Anti-Pot Propagandist Kevin Sabet
It is time to bust the myths Sabet has been perpetuating. By Sunil Kumar Aggarwal / AlterNet Kevin Abraham Sabet-Sharghi, Ph.D., aka Kevin Sabet, has been a headline-grabbing right-winger ever since his U.C. Berkeley days—where he did not study science… Read More ›
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DR. SANJAY GUPTA: Here’s Why You Can’t Get The Medical Benefits Of Weed Without The High (Video)
CNN correspondent and neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta explored the medical benefits of marijuana in his 2013 documentary “WEED,” and apologized for misleading the public about cannabis for years. Dr. Gupta found that some types of marijuana have transformed the lives of patients with severe seizure disorders… Read More ›
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Long-Term Marijuana Use Could Have Zero Effect on IQ
You’ve probably heard about the New Zealand study showing that early pot smokers have lower IQs. When you hear claims about a 6-8 point drop in IQ for people who use cannabis during their teen years, this is generally the study… Read More ›
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Stop the Nomination of Jeff Sessions
Donald Trump has picked Jeff Sessions to be the next Attorney General. It really couldn’t get any worse. Jeff Sessions is a drug war extremist who has supported policies with racist impacts. He will bring back militarized, Reagan-era drug war tactics… Read More ›
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Why patients’ stories matter (Video)
Teri Robnett, founder and Executive Director of Cannabis Patients Alliance, spoke to clinicians at the CORE Network Conference in October 2016 about why patients’ stories matter. In addition to sharing her background in advocating for the rights of patients to… Read More ›