{"id":1070,"date":"2012-05-28T18:49:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T18:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=16382"},"modified":"2012-05-28T18:49:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T18:49:50","slug":"legal-updates-on-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/legal-updates-on-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Updates On Medical Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/legal-updates-on-medical-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"260\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/legal-updates.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"legal updates\" title=\"legal updates\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16384\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/legal-updates-on-medical-marijuana\/attachment\/legal-updates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16384\" title=\"legal updates\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/legal-updates-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Marijuana.net is hopeful that everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.\u00a0 Getting together with friends and family is always important, as is remembering those who have fought hard for our freedom, and those who are less fortunate.\u00a0 We would like to take this time to mention some of the legal updates that came to light toward the end of last week, over the weekend and yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>While North Dakota is often more recognized for the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coen_brothers\" target=\"_blank\"> Coen Brother\u2019s<\/a> classic film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116282\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFargo\u201d<\/a>, marijuana activists are trying to have the state join a very high profile group.\u00a0 Activists are attempting to run a ballot initiative, which would see North Dakota become the 18<sup>th<\/sup> state to permit marijuana use for patients.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.nd.gov\/assembly\/62-2011\/house\/representatives\/bios\/szaiser.html\" target=\"_blank\">State Rep. Steve Zaiser (D-Fargo)<\/a>, is chairman of the campaign and recently stated \u201cMarijuana has proven that it has helped people, and doctors will testify to that effect, I don\u2019t want any more North Dakotans to suffer unnecessarily.\u201d\u00a0 The initiative was submitted to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.gov\/sos\/about\/jaeger-bio.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Secretary of State Al Jaeger<\/a> last week.\u00a0 There will have to be 13,452 signatures collected from eligible voters in North Dakota in order for the issue to come to a vote in November.<\/p>\n<p>We also learned about some good news coming out of Arizona.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Arizona often provides negative or legally baffling news, however we are pleased to see that after a tumultuous start the medical marijuana program there is looking to help even more patients.\u00a0 The law passed in 2010 actually requires that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Health Service<\/a>s officially considers requests to expand the programs coverage.\u00a0 The law may soon allow medical cannabis to be used for migraines and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmedhealth\/PMH0001923\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTSD<\/a>.\u00a0 Other states, such as Colorado have declined to expand their programs for PTSD.\u00a0 However, as more studies and testimonials are revealed that show PTSD symptoms being aided by cannabis, the momentum seems to be mounting.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona and <a href=\"http:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Governor Jan Brewer<\/a> has taken a great deal of political heat over the past few years.\u00a0 Thankfully, their medical marijuana laws are more progressive than other states in certain areas.\u00a0 Our duty to provide compassion to one another is taking a deeper hold on us than our blue and red politics.\u00a0 Relief is unaware of what side of the political aisle it sits on.\u00a0 Only a few years ago many would have laughed at the prospect of medical marijuana in North Dakota.\u00a0 It is not clear if the law will pass there (voters in South Dakota have previously voted down the issue previously) but it seems no longer possible to assume that <strong><em>any <\/em><\/strong>state will just downright dismiss marijuana reform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"260\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/legal-updates.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"legal updates\" title=\"legal updates\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16384\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/legal-updates-on-medical-marijuana\/attachment\/legal-updates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16384\" title=\"legal updates\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/legal-updates-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Marijuana.net is hopeful that everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.\u00a0 Getting together with friends and family is always important, as is remembering those who have fought hard for our freedom, and those who are less fortunate.\u00a0 We would like to take this time to mention some of the legal updates that came to light toward the end of last week, over the weekend and yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>While North Dakota is often more recognized for the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coen_brothers\" target=\"_blank\"> Coen Brother\u2019s<\/a> classic film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116282\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFargo\u201d<\/a>, marijuana activists are trying to have the state join a very high profile group.\u00a0 Activists are attempting to run a ballot initiative, which would see North Dakota become the 18<sup>th<\/sup> state to permit marijuana use for patients.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.nd.gov\/assembly\/62-2011\/house\/representatives\/bios\/szaiser.html\" target=\"_blank\">State Rep. Steve Zaiser (D-Fargo)<\/a>, is chairman of the campaign and recently stated \u201cMarijuana has proven that it has helped people, and doctors will testify to that effect, I don\u2019t want any more North Dakotans to suffer unnecessarily.\u201d\u00a0 The initiative was submitted to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.gov\/sos\/about\/jaeger-bio.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Secretary of State Al Jaeger<\/a> last week.\u00a0 There will have to be 13,452 signatures collected from eligible voters in North Dakota in order for the issue to come to a vote in November.<\/p>\n<p>We also learned about some good news coming out of Arizona.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Arizona often provides negative or legally baffling news, however we are pleased to see that after a tumultuous start the medical marijuana program there is looking to help even more patients.\u00a0 The law passed in 2010 actually requires that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Health Service<\/a>s officially considers requests to expand the programs coverage.\u00a0 The law may soon allow medical cannabis to be used for migraines and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmedhealth\/PMH0001923\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTSD<\/a>.\u00a0 Other states, such as Colorado have declined to expand their programs for PTSD.\u00a0 However, as more studies and testimonials are revealed that show PTSD symptoms being aided by cannabis, the momentum seems to be mounting.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona and <a href=\"http:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Governor Jan Brewer<\/a> has taken a great deal of political heat over the past few years.\u00a0 Thankfully, their medical marijuana laws are more progressive than other states in certain areas.\u00a0 Our duty to provide compassion to one another is taking a deeper hold on us than our blue and red politics.\u00a0 Relief is unaware of what side of the political aisle it sits on.\u00a0 Only a few years ago many would have laughed at the prospect of medical marijuana in North Dakota.\u00a0 It is not clear if the law will pass there (voters in South Dakota have previously voted down the issue previously) but it seems no longer possible to assume that <strong><em>any <\/em><\/strong>state will just downright dismiss marijuana reform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[155,52,1024,1025,157,56,9,51,300,70,107,1026,1027,1028,1,3,61],"tags":[2733,2632,3595,3596,2735,2636,2631,2878,5,2685,3597,3598,3599,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}