July 2019

Oregon Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Landlords from Discriminating Against Medical Marijuana Patients | Paul Armentano

SALEM, OR — Oregon’s Democratic Governor Kate Brown has signed legislation, Senate Bill 970, prohibiting landlords from taking discriminatory action against those who either use medical cannabis or possess cannabis-related convictions. The measure states that a landlord may not take into consideration an applicant’s “status as a medical marijuana patient” or whether they have a “conviction based solely […]

Oregon Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Landlords from Discriminating Against Medical Marijuana Patients | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94070/oregon-governor-signs-law-prohibiting-landlords-from-discriminating-against-medical-marijuana-patients/

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Expedited Expungement Legislation | NORML

TRENTON, NJ — Members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly on Monday advanced legislation to the desk of Governor Phil Murphy facilitating the expungement process for those with past marijuana convictions. Senate Bill 3205 revises the state’s expungement procedures. Specifically, it expands the pool of crimes eligible for expungement and it establishes an expedited process for those with […]

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Expedited Expungement Legislation | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94212/new-jersey-lawmakers-advance-expedited-expungement-legislation/

Medical Cannabis Enrollees Typically Reduce Their Use of Opioids, Multiple Studies Find | Paul Armentano

Patients diagnosed with chronic pain and other debilitating conditions typically reduce, or in some cases, eliminate their use of opioids following their enrollment in state-sanctioned medical cannabis access programs. Several peer-reviewed studies now document this trend. In contrast to observational, population-based studies — which only seek to identify whether an association exists between the passage […]

Medical Cannabis Enrollees Typically Reduce Their Use of Opioids, Multiple Studies Find | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94074/medical-cannabis-enrollees-typically-reduce-their-use-of-opioids-multiple-studies-find/

ASA and Aurelius Data Join Forces to Create a Research Platform to Benefit Cannabis Patients | Americans for Safe Access

WASHINGTON, DC —  Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a leading advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to marijuana for therapeutic use and research, and Aurelius Data, Inc.(AD), the premier patient perception big data company, have announced a bold new partnership to gather and analyze millions of data points from cannabis patients. ASA and AD […]

ASA and Aurelius Data Join Forces to Create a Research Platform to Benefit Cannabis Patients | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94041/asa-and-aurelius-data-join-forces-to-create-a-research-platform-to-benefit-cannabis-patients/

NORML Storms New Jersey | Carly Wolf, NORML Political Associate

TRENTON, NJ — NORML New Jersey stormed the halls of the state legislature during Monday’s press conference, rally, and lobby day to help break the legalization deadlock and demand that state lawmakers take action in support of adult use cannabis legalization in the Garden State. The crowd of activists and press heard from NORML’s state […]

NORML Storms New Jersey | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94078/norml-storms-new-jersey/

Pennsylvania Could Cap Prices on Medical Marijuana | Chris Goldstein

Are you paying too much for medical marijuana? Millions of Americans are legally replacing pharmaceuticals with cannabis and the question of affordability has become critical. All of the state programs are independent and in various stages of maturity. Prices, even for closely similar products, have a wide range. Confused consumers are often paying $1000 per month […]

Pennsylvania Could Cap Prices on Medical Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94080/pennsylvania-could-cap-prices-on-medical-marijuana/