Medical Marijuana and Diabetes: How Cannabis Use Can Help Reduce a Very Common Disease

Medical Marijuana and Diabetes: How Cannabis Use Can Help Reduce a Very Common Disease

By Cherise Paramour I found out this past weekend while going car hunting in South Jersey that my mother, in a way, supports medical marijuana legalization: that those who suffer from diseases and illnesses should have the right to use marijuana for relief and that a certain NJ politician should not try and prevent those […]

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Breaking: Pennsylvania House Satellite Hearing on Medical Marijuana in Philadelphia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Derek Rosenzweig derek@phillynorml.org ### Pennsylvania House Satellite Hearing on Medical Marijuana in Philadelphia March 3, 2015 – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives will hold a joint satellite hearing of the Health and Judiciary Committees on medical marijuana. The hearing will take place on March 24, 2015 at 10:00AM at the University […]

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Politics Eclipses Needs Of Cannabis Patients: SB1182 Passes Senate 

Politics Eclipses Needs Of Cannabis Patients: SB1182 Passes Senate 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10/1/2014 PhillyNORML – local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Contact: Derek Rosenzweig derek@phillynorml.org Politics Eclipses Needs Of Cannabis Patients: SB1182 Passes Senate Last week the Pennsylvania Senate passed a heavily amended version of SB1182, a bill intended to allow for the compassionate use of medical […]

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Senate Law and Justice Committee to Hold Second Senate Bill 1182 Hearing

Earlier today, Senator McIlhinney announced that the PA Senate Law and Justice Committee will be hosting a second hearing on Senators Folmer and Leach’s medical marijuana bill SB1182. Testimony from the first hearing was streamed online and is still available to watch. The second hearing will be June 10th at 10:00AM. The exact room is […]

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Pennsylvania marijuana reform: Progress on the horizon for 420

Pennsylvania marijuana reform: Progress on the horizon for 420

Philadelphia – The country is going green and celebrating 4/20, America’s Marijuana Holiday. While tens of thousands are expected to light up without fear of prosecution in Colorado such freedom has yet to reach the Keystone State. Yet progress is on the horizon. Pennsylvania now has three active marijuana reform bills, more than any other […]

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Keystone Cannabis Reform Rally in Harrisburg on March 31st

Keystone Cannabis Reform Rally in Harrisburg on March 31st

Keystone Cannabis Rally We’re proud to work with organizer Les Stark to host a large pro-cannabis rally in the State Capitol. More than 500 people have already signed up to attend The Keystone Cannabis Reform Rally on March 31 in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. The event will emphasize the urgent need for cannabis […]

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Clearing the Air on Senate Bill 1182 – Highlights & Facts

Senate Bill 1182 On January 15, 2014, PA State Senators Folmer and Leach co-sponsored and introduced legislation to legalize marijuana/cannabis for medical use in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 1182, or the Governor Raymond Shafer Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, had its first hearing in the Senate Law and Justice committee on Tuesday, January 28th. You […]

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