Back in June, Cannabis Patients Alliance and the Drug Policy Alliance sent a joint letter to the Colorado Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee (RMPHAC) regarding how they were reviewing and evaluating marijuana research. We finally received a response, and it… Read More ›
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Government Reports Lead To Both Confusion And Cooperation
Cannabis Patients Alliance Executive Director Teri Robnett was interviewed by Dope Magazine about the Colorado Board of Health’s decision to deny Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the challenges to good research. “There’s a trend to focus on research done in… Read More ›
Teri Robnett speaks to NCCC members about medical marijuana (Video)
I was invited to speak at the August 20th meeting of the National Cannabis Chamber of Commerce in Denver. It was a pleasure to update this group of business people on current issues affecting medical marijuana patients in Colorado from PTSD… Read More ›
The Pot Scientist: Catch-22 for PTSD (Video)
I’ve been fortunate to meet Carter Baird on a several occasions and am happy to say that he is a Cannabis Patients Ally. Already impressed by his intellect, I was happy to hear about his exciting video-blog adventure as The Pot… Read More ›
The Board of Health rejects PTSD despite desperate pleas from patients
Yesterday the Colorado Board of Health delivered a chilling message to patients across Colorado: You and your experiences don’t matter. After several previous attempts and hours of heart-wrenching testimony, a petition to add PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical… Read More ›
How we got here: PTSD and that “marijuana magic”
Wednesday is a big day for medical marijuana in Colorado. The Board of Health will be holding a public hearing about adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana. The hearing is scheduled for… Read More ›
Marijuana for PTSD: The Scientific Advisory Council’s Debate
On Friday morning, the Scientific Advisory Council met to discuss the status of the research grants that had been funded as well as the responsibilities of the SAC going forward. A couple of interesting things happened that most folks probably… Read More ›
5 Reasons You Should Support Cannabis Patients Alliance Today!
Just because the 2015 Legislative Session is over doesn’t mean the work stops. It just means our focus shifts a bit from legislation and policy to education and outreach. Cannabis Patients Alliance is still working hard for patients by continuing to… Read More ›
2015 Legislative Update from Cannabis Patients Alliance
2015 Legislative Successes Patients Day at the Capitol brought more than 200 patients and supporters to the Colorado Capitol to meet with legislators and staff SB14 the Caregiver Bill, including Jack’s Amendment, PASSED SB115 the Medical Marijuana Sunset Bill PASSED SB260… Read More ›
Week of April 5: What did you do for patients this week?
It’s been another busy week at Cannabis Patients Alliance! In addition to the on-going work we’re doing, there were two major highlights this week that we are particularly proud of. Medical Marijuana on Probation On Thursday we were at the… Read More ›