News & Updates
NC Medical Marijuana Act Introduced
On April 9th the NC Medical Marijuana Act was introduced to the General Assembly! Please urge your legislators to support this bill.
House Bill 1380 - Medical Marijuana Act
House Bill 1383 - Medical Marijuana Act/Referendum
In conjunction with the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Washington, DC, send a letter to your state representative
Petition in Support of HB 1380
Please print out a copy of this petition and start collecting signatures! Our goal is to collect 100,000 names.
Signed petition forms should be mailed to:
NCCPN
42 Edgerton Rd
Mill Spring, NC 28767
828-625-2818
OC Senior Citizens Form Medical Pot Collective
January 20th, 2010
Seniors at the Laguna Woods Village retirement Community formed a non-profit, patient-run medical marijuana...
Debate: Marijuana For Medical Use In NC
November 25th, 2009
Smoking marijuana in our state is illegal, but there is a bill in the North Carolina House that would change that. It is bill 1380, and it would make it legal for people to use the drug for medical reasons. Many are against the idea, but there's a group in our state pushing hard to get it passed.
Boycott Applebee's
October 7th, 2009
After holding one pancake fundraiser breakfast in Clemmons on Sept. 12th, we were told by the manager of Applebee's in Fuquay that we could not hold any more pancake breakfasts at their restaurants. The program which is "open to all non-profits" is not open to any non-profit that is "politically charged" according to the home office at Apple Gold.
Local Lawmakers Have Mixed Views About Medical Marijuana
July 21st, 2009
Prescription painkillers made her retch. Muscle relaxants ravaged her liver. So Jean Marlowe put down her pills and rolled a joint.
Marijuana Activist Named to Outreach Post
July 15th, 2009
Rockingham native and activist Perry Parks was recently appointed to an official position with the North Carolina Cannabis Patients' Network (NCCPN).
Medical Marijuana: Just What the Doctor Ordered for North Carolina?
July 4th, 2009
"I tried marijuana, and in five minutes, my stomach stopped shaking for the first time in five years," said Marlowe, who has used marijuana as medicine since a doctor recommended the drug in 1990. "It really does work."
Time to Legalize Pot for Illness?
June 22nd, 2009
NC lawmakers consider medical marijuana.
No Vote Made, But Medicinal Use of Marijuana in NC Discussed in Raleigh
June 18th, 2009
"The House Health Committee met Thursday in Raleigh to discuss the issue of whether to legalize medical marijuana. Some medical professionals say marijuana has its benefits, but others aren't so sure."
NC House Panel Considers Medical Marijuana Bill
June 18th, 2009
"People who say they smoke marijuana to relieve chronic pain asked House members Thursday to legalize its possession and cultivation for medicinal use, but a bill discussed in committee isn't likely to be considered again this year."
NC Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill
June 17th, 2009
"Jean Marlowe has smoked marijuana every day for the past 18 years. The grandmother has paid a price for her love of cannabis: she's been arrested four times, and she says she 'spent ten months in federal prison. The same one Martha Stewart went to!'"
Lawmakers File Medical Marijuana Bill
April 16th, 2009
"Rep. Nick Mackey,D-Mecklenburg County, and Earl Jones, D-Guilford County, say people with ailments like arthritis, AIDS and HIV and cancer would benefit from the regulated use of the drug. The law would allow North Carolina to join 13 other states that have laws permitting the use of medical marijuana.
But Jean Marlowe, executive director of the N.C. Cannabis Patients Network, isn't waiting. Lighting a pipe filled with marijuana in the middle of Marshall Park in Uptown Charlotte Thursday, she said she's spent time in federal prison for smoking pot for her medical ailments."
Fight to Legalize Moves Forward
April 16th, 2009
"Jean Marlowe started smoking pot nearly 20 years ago when a nurse told her it might relieve the chronic pain she had suffered from most of her life.
Since then, Marlowe, now director of the North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network, has been fighting to make medical marijuana legal in North Carolina.
But she may not have to fight much longer."
Medical Marijuana Advocates Seek Support from NC Cities
March 3rd, 2009
"For Jean Marlowe and Harold Watts, support from Greensboro city leaders concerning the legalization of marijuana as a medical drug is expected to go a long way..."
Greensboro City Council
February 17th, 2009
NCCPN holds a presentation before the Greensboro City Council. The presentation begins at the timestamp 58:55 in the linked video.
Greensboro City Council
February 3rd, 2009
NCCPN members appear before the Greensboro City Council again to explain NCCPN. The mayor granted a 30 minute presentation briefing for the next council meeting on February 17th, 2009.
Greensboro City Council
January 21st, 2009
Harold Watts, Greensboro area contact for NCCPN appears before the Greensboro City Council explaining NCCPN, our work and how their community is affecting the sick and dying.
Should Smoking Marijuana be a Medical Option?
January 18th, 2009
The Greensboro News & Record recently published an article covering medical marijuana in North Carolina.
"...Representatives of the nonprofit N.C. Cannabis Patient Network have toured the state this winter, meeting with politicians, clergy and medical professionals and airing programs on local public-access TV stations..."
Media Coverage of ASA-WNC
- November 25th, 2009: Debate: Marijuana For Medical Use In NC
- July 21st, 2009: Local Lawmakers Have Mixed Views About Medical Marijuana
- July 15th, 2009: Marijuana Activist Named to Outreach Post
- July 4th, 2009: Medical Marijuana: Just What the Doctor Ordered for North Carolina?
- June 22nd, 2009: Time to Legalize Pot for Illness?
- June 18th, 2009: No Vote Made, But Medicinal Use of Marijuana in NC Discussed in Raleigh
- June 18th, 2009: NC House Panel Considers Medical Marijuana Bill
- June 17th, 2009: NC Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill
- April 16th, 2009: Lawmakers File Medical Marijuana Bill
- April 16th, 2009: Fight to Legalize Moves Forward
- February 10th, 2009: The Wild Out Wake Up Show on 102 Jamz FM
- January 23rd, 2009: News-Talk 1110 WBT with Keith Larson
- January 17th, 2009: Virato Live (880AM) - Download here!
- January 15th, 2009: Greensboro Glimpses
- January 15th, 2009: Fox WGHP Channel 8, Buckley Report: Medicinal Marijuana
- January 15th, 2009: WFMY News 2
- December 7th, 2007: ASA-WNC, YouTube.
- December 4th, 2007: National group for Medical Cannabis comes to Mill Spring, Tryon Daily Bulletin.
- December 4th, 2007: Americans for Safe Access Opens Chapter in WNC, WLOS-TV-13.
October Newsletter Now Available
The October newsletter is now available and covers the following topics:
- Scholarships, Networking and Alliances Coming Up
- NCCPN Officers Head To NC Center for Nonprofits Annual Conference Thanks To Scholarships & Donations
- Newsletter Spotlight
- New Study Shows Cannabis Smokeless Delivery Method Safe
- More Recent Research
July Newsletter
The July newsletter is now available and covers the following topics:
- AMA Medical Students Endorse Medical Marijuana
- Anti-Inflammatory Compound Found in Cannabis
- Cannabinoids Fight Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Tumor Growth
- Research Shows Cannabis Effective for Clinical Neuropathy
- N.C. Medical Marijuana Study Bill Introduced
New Study Finds Compound In Cannabis Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth!
November 19th, 2007
A new study announced today by the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) found that a non-psychoactive, naturally occurring compound in the cannabis plant (marijuana) called cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits the activity of breast cancer cells "in vitro" and in animals. While previous studies have found that tetrahydrocannabinol, another cannabis compound known as THC, has properties found to inhibit cancer growth, the CPMCRI study is the first time that CBD has been shown to have a similar effect. According to CPMCRI, the study was accepted for publication in October.
Psychiatrists for Medical Marijuana
November 10th, 2007
The Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association, a legislative body composed of representatives from APA districts throughout the country, has unanimously approved an action paper that urges the federal government to stop interfering with the medical use of marijuana in states where it's legal. The paper, which will not be official until it receives approval from the APA's Board of Trustees in December, notes that 12 states allow patients to use marijuana for symptom relief with a doctor's recommendation.
Abraham L. Halpern, professor emeritus of psychiatry at New York Medical College and past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, called the vote "a landmark", adding, "As physicians, we cannot abide our patients being subject to arrest and jail for using a physician-recommended treatment that clearly relieves suffering for many who are not helped by conventional treatments". Other organizations that support the therapeutic use of marijuana include the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Preventive Medical Association, and various state medical societies. Medical marijuana also has been endorsed by groups such as the American Public Health Association, the Federation of American Scientists, and the Lymphoma Foundation of America. The American Medical Association, like the APA in earlier votes, has called for more research on the medical utility of cannabis and has said that doctors and patients should be free to discuss all "treatment alternatives" without fear of "criminal sanctions."
