Virginia

Sun
01
Mar

Idaho may follow Virginia to approve marijuana oil

BOISE, Idaho

Ten-year-old Alexis Carey has a rare but intractable form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. The genetic disease causes severe and multiple seizures, which often leave parents guessing if the terror of watching their child seize up will pass or turn fatal.

Her Boise, Idaho, family learned that oil extracted from marijuana had helped other children and wanted to see if it would help Alexis too.

"Parent to parent, when you're in a small community and 10 people that you know are all having success, that's no longer anecdotal," Clare Carey, her mother, said. "That's hope."

Sat
28
Feb

Virginia governor signs bill permitting medical use of marijuana oil

[JURIST] Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe [official website] on Thursday signed a legislative measure [HB 1445] aimed at permitting use of medical marijuana oils for individuals suffering from severe forms of epilepsy.

Tue
13
Jan

Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Filed in Virginia Senate

RICHMOND, VA — A bill that would remove criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana has been filed in the Virginia Senate in advance of the upcoming 2015 legislative session. If passed, Senate Bill 686, filed by Sen. Adam Ebbin (D – Alexandria), would reduce the penalty for possession to […]

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