Medical Marijuana

Cannabidiol, one of the two major compounds in Sativex (courtesy Cacycle, wikimedia.org)

Canada Approves Marijuana Extract Sativex for MS Spasticity

The marijuana extract Sativex has been approved to treat another condition in Canada. That makes three.

Dispensary Ban? Let the Voters Decide!

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Sensible Colorado Action Puts Trust in Voters

Dispensary Ban Overturned (for now)

BROOMFIELD, CO -- Last night the Broomfield City Council voted to place a question on the November ballot to allow local voters to decided whether to permit medical marijuana dispensaries. This vote occurred after community members turned in over 1500 signatures opposing a ban on these centers which the City Council enacted in July 2010.

“Hundreds of sick patients who live in Broomfield deserve safe access to their constitutionally protected medicine at centers regulated by the Colorado Department of Revenue,” stated Brian Vicente, executive director of Sensible Colorado Action which provided funding and strategic support for the local campaign. “Sensible Colorado Action is proud to support the Broomfield citizens who stood up to City Council over the last month and collected the signatures necessary to force the Council to suspend it's ill conceived ban,” continued Vicente.

“Today’s victory for patients’ safe access to medicine should be a warning to other local politicians who think they can infringe upon the constitutional and statutory rights of Colorado’s nearly 150,000 medical marijuana patients,” stated Vicente.

On November 2, 2010, Broomfield voters will decided whether to uphold this suspension of the local ban.

**Interested in helping out with the Broomfield campaign or developing a plan to fight for safe access in your community? Contact Sensible Colorado today. Click here.

Sensible Colorado | PO Box 18768 | Denver CO 80218

Maine Chooses 2 More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The state of Maine has finished deciding who will get to give out medical marijuana, and officials say the new dispensaries could be up and running by this fall.

NM Proposes Changes to Medical Marijuana Rules: Agency Proposes Fee Increase For Growers

New Mexico proposes to raise fees on medical marijuana producers to bring in money to administer the program.

6-month Delay for Medical Marijuana Permits Stressful: MD

Patients seeking to use medical marijuana are being forced to wait as long as six months by Health Canada because a backlog of permit applications, says British Columbia's Dr. Gwyllyn Goddard. Because of the delays many patients buy pot illegally while they wait for the official government permit.

TV Station to Air First-ever Medical Pot Ad

Fox's KTXL television station in Sacramento, California will be the first-ever in the United States to air a paid commercial advertisement for a medical marijuana dispensary.

Marijuana Effective for Pain Relief, Study Finds

The results of a published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal: smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high. The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain.

cannabis prescription legally produced in Netherlands (courtesy Marijuana Policy Project)

Reports of Germany Legalizing Medical Marijuana are Premature

The German health ministry announced last week that it was moving to legalize medical marijuana, and that no law changes are necessary, merely the changing of some regulations.

Ferndale Raid Underscores Silliness of Drug War (Opinion)

Darrell Dawsey reflects on the logic of the Oakland County Sheriff's Department raiding a medical marijuana dispensary mere days after the City Council of Ferndale, Mich., lifted a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses in the Detroit suburb. Their actions are in defiance of the will of the City Council and the majority of voters in the state. It seems especially odd given the U.S. Department of Justice said it won't prosecute marijuana dispensaries that abide by state laws.

We Miss You!

Dear friends,

The last few months, we've told you about the strides we're making to ensure everyone has safe and legal access to their medicine. We told you about the grassroots base we're building, the impact cases we've filed (and won!) and the many, many services we offer to patients across the country. Still, we haven't been able to renew your membership.

Take a moment to watch this video. We hope it inspires you to renew your commitment to our movement and renew your membership to ASA.

We are in a unique political climate that has a window of opportunity we're not likely to see again, and ASA will act on it; but we cannot afford to lose the support of a good friend like you. Click here to renew your membership today.

We really need you with us this year.

Steph Sherer

Executive Director

To learn more about what we're up to federally, and in your area, after you renew, visit us at www.safeaccessnow.org

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