Let us revisit New Jersey for a moment, with specific regard to a fascinating comment in a recent story in the Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov 26, 2011) about local opposition to Alternative Treatment Centers (“ATCs”)0. First, back in March, the state approved the six entities described as ATCs, i.e. the suppliers to the medical cannabis market.… Read More Irony in federalism – New Jersey

Doug drew my attention to the following article about the Center for Medical Cannabis Research at the University of California: The Gaps in Medical Marijuana Knowledge – voiceofsandiego.org: Q & As. I had heard of the Center but never really focused on it.The article says that the Center has been conducting what are the equivalent… Read More Clinical trials of cannabis in California? What?

Last Friday, November 18, I attended a hearing conducted by the New York City Council’s Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Disability Services. As discussed in my previous post, the subject of the hearing was a proposed resolution by the Council calling upon the New York State legislature to enact a… Read More The City Council hearing

The New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services, jointly with the Subcommittee on Drug Abuse will hold a hearing on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the 16th Floor Committee Room, 250 Broadway, New York, NY to consider Proposed Res. No. 94-A, a resolution… Read More New York City Council to hold hearing on proposed resolution calling on the NYS legislature to enact a medical marijuana law