Mesa, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Patients with legal access to medical marijuana reduce their consumption of conventional pharmaceuticals, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published online in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Investigators affiliated with the Medical Marijuana Research Institute in Mesa surveyed responses from 367 state-qualified patients recruited[Read More…]
Latest News
Most Consumers Choose Retail Marijuana Access Over The Illicit Market
Pawtucket, RI–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Retail cannabis providers are far more popular with consumers than are illicit market providers, according to survey data compiled and published by Marijuana Business Daily. Sixty-nine percent of respondents who resided in states that permit regulated marijuana sales reported no longer purchasing cannabis from the black[Read More…]
Washington: Marijuana Law Changes Not Associated With Increased Teen Use
Olympia, WA–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Changes in marijuana laws are not associated with increased use of the substance by teens, according to data compiled by Washington’s Healthy Youth Survey and published by the Washington State Institute of Public Policy. State survey results from the years 2002 to 2014 show little change[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Calls Pope Francis ‘the Antidote’ to Donald Trump’s ‘Venom’ in House Floor Speech
“On one shoulder, we have a billionaire out there saying Mexicans are murderers… On the other shoulder is a man who is not afraid to touch the feet of the poor and recognizes their humanity even in their poverty.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Yesterday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) wasted[Read More…]
VA More Than Triples Volunteers in Facilities Nationwide through Summer of Service
Department Welcomes New Volunteers, Strategic Partnerships to Better Serve Veterans WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) yesterday announced that the 2015 Summer of Service initiative, which launched in May, has exceeded the goals set for community volunteers serving Veterans and the development of new partnerships to[Read More…]
CTA Awarded $1.25 Million in Federal Funding to Continue Improvements to Red & Purple Line
Modernizations to Red and Purple Lines will bolster Chicago’s ability to meet growing demand for transit WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today announced that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Over $450,000 in Federal Funding to Assist Victims of Sexual Assault in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a $459,058 grant to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to support rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide essential services, direct intervention, and related assistance[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Vote in Favor of Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after voting to not advance a resolution of disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran: “Make no mistake, the reason Iran came to the negotiating table was[Read More…]
Expanded Insurance Coverage Under Affordable Care Act Linked with Major Improvement in Chronic Disease Diagnosis, Treatment
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. People with health insurance are more likely to have their high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure correctly diagnosed—and to have these chronic conditions under control—than similar uninsured people, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Statement in Support of Iran Nuclear Deal
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program: “This week I will vote to support the JCPOA. This is a vote with enormous consequences for U.S. national security interests. I[Read More…]
