SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72. The San Francisco Chronicle reported …
SEATTLE — JoAnna McKee, a pioneering medical marijuana activist in Washington state who went to sometimes difficult lengths to obtain the drug for the patients she served, has died at age 74. McKee passed away Nov. 18, said her longtime …
There is growing support for the use of medical cannabis. Port Pirie identity Dianah Mieglich attended a Medical Cannabis Course at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. She said the course was presented by Associate Professor Dr David Caldicott …
A first and crucial step in putting the decision about medical cannabis in the hands of voters wrapped up this weekend. Advocates had to host a series of public meetings before they can start gathering signatures. In addition to those …
Amy Farah Weiss, founder of Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge, is working on a new strategy to address opioid addiction by providing houseless residents with access to medicinal cannabis. “One of the issues at the encampments at present is that there …
Next year Canada will hit a high no other G7 country has reached: legalizing marijuana as a recreational drug. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party passed a bill easing restrictions in March—the drug has been available …
A big issue involving medical marijuana has emerged in the past year: Many people prefer using marijuana for their condition rather than opioids. Former NFL and NBA players have come forward to say that both leagues should allow players to …
Activism runs deep in my soul. I moved to Colorado 20 years ago, an idealistic college student searching for community. I found a meaningful opportunity to make a difference as a cannabis advocate when I first built a hemp food …
Cannabis wasn’t their first choice. Doctors in the Philippines prescribed Valium to calm her down. They also tried Rivotril, a sedative that slows down the activity of the brain. Everything going into her frail body damaged her liver and left …
Marijuana activists gathered outside Philadelphia Police Headquarters on Sunday with “Honk for free weed” signs to protest the arrest of 22 people taken into custody when cops raided a pot party in Frankford on Saturday night. “As human rights and …