Vermont Governor Shumlin Signs Bill Expanding Medical Marijuana Access

Good news out of Vermont today. See the legislative alert that I received below:

Vermonts medical marijuana program took an important step forward today when Gov. Peter Shumlin signed S. 14, a bill that will make it possible for more patients to qualify for the medical marijuana program. At a time when opiate addiction is ravaging our state and drug companies continue to urge our doctors to pass out painkillers like candy, we need to find a more practical solution to pain management,Shumlin said in a statement.

Specifically, the bill reduces the threshold for a pain diagnosis from severe pain to chronic pain. It also adds glaucoma as a qualifying condition, and it reduces the required provider-patient relationship from six months to three ...