UPDATE January 23, 2017 The committee hearing to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions for the treatment of Medical Marijuana has been POSTPONED until next Monday, January 30th. The hearing will be at 1:30 PM in Senate Committee… 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 ›
The lack of randomness in the MED’s new random testing program
Last week the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) finally announced their plans for a random testing program. After months of pressuring the MED to implement what the legislature directed in 2015, you’d think this would be cause to celebrate. Unfortunately, this… Read More ›
The frenzy over Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome
I’ve been watching all the frenzy about a report that came out last week on Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) saying that they’ve discovered some new mystery disease in legal marijuana states. Oh, the humanity! What is Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome? Leafly explains… Read More ›
Post-Traumatic Stress is a Women’s Issue
When people think about Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), they usually think about male combat veterans (only about 17% of combat veterans are female). But PTS isn’t limited to the horrors of war. There is plenty of trauma to go around. NOTE:… Read More ›
In Support of Medical Marijuana for Post-Traumatic Stress (Video)
On September 21, 2016, I testified before the 2016 Interim Study Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado in support of a proposed bill that would add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the list of conditions qualifying one for… Read More ›
An Evening with Cannabis Advocate Rx MaryJane (Part 2)
Thank you Carter Baird, The Pot Scientist, for recording this informative presentation by medicinal cannabis advocate, Rx MaryJane/Teri Robnett. In this Part 2 of 2, Teri Robnett talks about her experience as a fibromyalgia patient dealing with chronic pain, the events that… Read More ›
My Friend Jack
Let me tell you about my friend Jack Splitt. I first met Jack in January 2015 when he and his nurse came to Cannabis Patients Day at the Capitol. His mom Stacey Linn was unable to be there, but he… Read More ›
DEA Continues to Deny the Medicinal Value of Cannabis
I’m not surprised, but I’m still outraged and heartbroken by the DEA’S decision not to reschedule, much less deschedule, cannabis. Not surprised because… well… it’s the Drug Enforcement Administration. They’ve rejected all previous attempts to change the scheduling of cannabis. Sure,… Read More ›
Why is determining a patient’s plant count so difficult?
How many plants a patient needs has become quite the hot topic among law enforcement and the medical community lately. How many are too many? The Medical Board has decided that more than 75 plants is too many, even dangerous,… Read More ›
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