Next week, the PA Senate will take on the question of Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) law with the bill known as SB3 (recently passed by the PA House of Representatives). The bill has a number of positive aspects – for instance, it provides coverage for seventeen medical conditions, gives the Health Department the ability to […]
2016 Philadelphia Flower Show We are thrilled to announce that PhillyNORML will be participating in the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show! From March 4th – March 13th, we will have the opportunity to educate over 250,000 attendees about cannabis and the need for legal reform. Joining us at the “Coming Out Green” (booth 1021 in the […]
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 […]
Medical cannabis bill SB3 in danger of being unworkable in practice
URGENT CALL TO ACTION – On April 21st, the PA Senate State Government committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 3 (Sen. Mike Folmer and Daylin Leach), a bill originally intended to legalize medical cannabis in PA. SB3 will go to the Senate Appropriations committee for a vote likely on May 4th, and could get a vote […]
An editorial by Skip Shuda We’re all familiar with citizens who believe that cannabis is and should remain a schedule 1 drug. These people’s story is grounded in fear that cannabis is personally dangerous, highly addictive, has no known medical use and is a strong gateway to hard drugs. Additionally, they believe that any claims […]
Why is an Orthodox Rabbi Supporting Marijuana Legalization? “Because it’s the right thing to do. Period.” Says the Philadelphia regulated substances attorney, Executive Director of the Cannabis Growers Association of Pennsylvania, and observant Jew- Steven Auerbach. “American Jews have always championed the rights of others- from marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to speaking […]
Save the Date – Medical Cannabis Gets Another Hearing Updated: 2/24/15 at 6:52pm. Feb 25, 2015 – SB3 State Government Committee Hearing; Hearing Room 1, North Office Bldg. Harrisburg PA On February 25th at 9:00AM, the PA Senate State Government Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 3. This session, 26 members of the Senate have co-sponsored this bill. That […]
by Chris Goldstein – In the fall of 1994 I walked up Pine Street on one of those clear autumn days that make living in Philly a joy. The smell of the gigantic apple pies baking at More Than Just Ice Cream filled the air. The tall trees lining the street were just beginning to […]
by Derek Rosenzweig. On June 27th, 2014 history was made in Pennsylvania. For the first time ever, a medical cannabis bill cleared a major legislative hurdle. PA Senate Bill 1182, the “Medical Cannabis Act,” received an astonishing unanimous vote, 11 – 0, to amend and move the bill out of the Senate Law and Justice […]
Sections read by my attorney in parentheses – sections cut and not read in court indicated by *** ….all else was read aloud and appeared in official court transcript Chris Goldstein: Notes for Elocution to Judge Jacob Hart – Sentencing hearing 3/26/14 Your honor, despite what has been stated by the US Attorney, I stand […]
