Tagged With: PTSD
Illinois: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Measure Seeking To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
This legislative session, lawmakers failed to consider legislation, HB 6199, to make post-traumatic stress patients eligible for medical cannabis treatment and to protect patient’s 2nd Amendment rights. The bill sought to amend the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act so that the definition of a ‘debilitating medical condition’ includes post traumatic stress. It … Continue reading
Rhode Island: Governor Signs Legislation To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
Governor Gina Raimondo has signed legislation, House Bill 7142, to make post-traumatic stress patients eligible for medical cannabis treatment and to accelerate access to those patients in hospice care. Members of both chambers previously overwhelmingly approved the measure. Full text of the bill is available here. The law takes immediate effect. Post traumatic stress patients and those … Continue reading
New Jersey: Gov. Christie To Decide On Legislation To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
Lawmakers have sent legislation, A 457, to the Governor’s desk to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions eligible for medical marijuana therapy. Members of the Assembly approved the legislation in a 56 to 13 vote on June 16th. Members of the Senate approved the measure on Monday, August 1. More than a dozen … Continue reading
