Desperate parents, chronically ill patients – even a doctor – fought back tears as they urged state lawmakers to make medical marijuana legal in South Carolina during a meeting in Charleston Thursday. “I’m in pain as I stand before you. I can’t take a lot of medicines,” said Summerville resident Frances Hoffman Darling, a retired Read more about Patients, Parents Plead For Lawmakers Support Of CBD At Charleston Forum[…]
Medical marijuana legislation for New York State was passed over the summer, but dispensaries will likely not be functional until January 2016. After pressure from concerned parents, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has requested a waiver for children and young adults with severe seizure disorders. The waiver, which needs approval by the U.S. Department of Read more about NY Needs Medical Marijuana Waiver[…]
Gov. Tom Corbett has changed his position on medical marijuana policy and now supports the legalization of a marijuana extract to treat severe seizures in children, his office said Thursday. Corbett’s office confirmed to The Associated Press that the Republican governor was meeting with several parents to tell them in person about his decision. The governor remains opposed to other forms of medical Read more about Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Backs Cannabidiol Treatment[…]
ALBANY – New York’s senators on Monday urged the federal government to approve the state’s first-of-its-kind request to temporarily transport medical marijuana across state lines. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer sent the letter Monday to outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, pledging support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration’s request to disperse out-of-state cannabidiol — a Read more about Schumer, Gillibrand Push Feds On Out-Of-State Cannabidiol[…]
Less than a year after he opposed the use of medical marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is now asking the U.S. Justice Department for a waiver to permit the state to import limited amounts of marijuana for the treatment of seriously ill children and young adults who suffer from rare seizure disorders. A mid-August letter Read more about Gov. Cuomo Seeks U.S. Waiver On Medical Marijuana[…]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week was the first in months that two-year-old Autumn Gordon from Lenexa, Kan., has been able to play outside. Autumn suffers from Sodium Channelopathy. It’s a genetic mutation that causes her to have prolonged seizures several times per month. Her mother, Christine Bay, said it’s hard for her to enjoy Read more about Families Waiting On Government For Hemp Oil That Could Save Children[…]
HARRISBURG — Legislation that would permit patients with certain medical conditions to be treated with marijuana derivatives cleared the Pennsylvania Senate 43-7 on Wednesday. Applause broke out in the gallery, and the bill’s main champions, Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, and Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, hugged on the Senate floor. Minutes earlier, senators had taken turns Read more about Pa. Senate Legalizes Medical Marijuana Derivatives[…]
There was a lot of back-slapping and ceremony near the end of the legislative session last March. Lawmakers had successfully passed a bill that allowed a sick little girl, and other children like her, to enter a study at UAB that would provide her with cannabis oil, or CBD, to treat her debilitating seizures. That might Read more about Narrow Use Of CBD Oil Makes No Sense[…]
Jeremy Jeffress could have walked into anything. Insincere smiles. Dubious glances. Cold shoulders. Instead, the first time he opened the clubhouse door at Miller Park, he saw an old friend from Class A, Jonathan Lucroy, and the guys at the card table. Their warm welcome gave him a sense of belonging. “It was like I’m Read more about With Epilepsy Under Control, Jeremy Jeffress Is Back On The Mound[…]
Landon’s initial chemotherapy treatments for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia were considered successful. Landon’s chemotherapy wasn’t over, though; Landon’s doctors said he would still need chemotherapy treatments to destroy any remaining cells. The Cannabist featured a story about Landon and pointed out why chemotherapy was still considered important for Landon by his oncologists even though he Read more about 4 Year Old Landon’s Leukemia Remains In Remission, Mom Thanks CBD[…]