In response to Monday’s Washington Post editorial, today the following two letters were published, including one from a Safe Access DC member: The April 19 editorial “Medical marijuana” rightly praised the D.C. Council’s efforts to ensure that the city’s pending medical marijuana program will be carefully regulated. Having suffered from chronic migraine headaches, I’m...
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On February 23rd, 2010, the District Council held a hearing on B18-622, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative Amendment Act of 2010. The first and only government witness was Dr. Pierre Vigilance, the Director of the DC Department of Health. In this video he discusses numerous medical ailments for which cannabis can...
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Today’s article by Tim Craig of the Washington Post: Hundreds of chronically ill District residents will be able to buy government-sanctioned marijuana by the end of the year under a measure that was unanimously approved by the D.C. Council on Tuesday. Without debate, the council authorized five medical marijuana distribution centers throughout the city,...
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Today the editors at the Washington Post drafted this editorial: IN 1998, 69 PERCENT of D.C. voters endorsed the medicinal use of marijuana for those suffering from serious illnesses. Nothing came of the initiative because Congress immediately prohibited the use of local funds to support the program. The ban was lifted last year, and...
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Published last year, this research suggests medical marijuana shows promise as a means to prevent cancer. From the journal of Cancer Prevention Research, which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research: Abstract Cannabinoids, constituents of marijuana smoke, have been recognized to have potential antitumor properties. However, the epidemiologic evidence addressing the relationship...
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UPDATE:We are meeting in Building 44, Room A-03. Just follow the signs! SAFE ACCESS DC, the Washington, DC Chapter of Americans For Safe Access, will be having our monthly meeting this Thursday, April 1st from 8 to 10pm at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law ( 4200...
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This memo was sent this morning to members of the Committee on Health: TO: The District of Columbia Committee on Health: Honorable David Catania, At-Large, Chair Honorable Mary Cheh, Ward 3 Honorable Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Honorable Yvette Alexander, Ward 7 Honorable Marion Barry, Ward 8 FROM: Safe Access DC – Local Chapter of...
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District lawmakers are considering an array of issues as they prepare to implement a medical cannabis program. As in other jurisdictions, members of the D.C. City Council are formulating regulations for the cultivation and distribution of cannabis to patients. Unfortunately, patients are often faced with obstacles that are not directly addressed by existing rules....
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Click Here for the full article in the Washington Times.
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Discuss Medical Cannabis! If you are interested in meeting other patients, caregivers, and concerned citizens to discuss the District’s upcoming medical cannabis legislation and what it means for YOU, then join us… WHO: Anyone interested in learning more about medical marijuana in the District of Columbia – Hosted by Drug Policy Reform Group of...
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