by Sue De Gregorio-Rosen | Apr 21, 2019 | Law & Policy
Many nurses have been asking about how medical cannabis is playing into the protected fields of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) which is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding...
by Cannabis Nurses Network | Mar 28, 2019 | CNN News, Law & Policy
Cannabis Nurses Network Letter of Support for SB 305 Allowing Medical Cannabis Access in Healthcare Facilities Dear Senator Hueso, We are writing to express our strong support for Senate Bill 305 (Hueso) Ryan’s Law, otherwise known as the Compassionate Access to...
by Bryan Krumm, MSN, RN, CNP, BC | Jul 23, 2018 | Law & Policy
Continued from: Oaths, Duties and the Pursuit of Harmony In 2009, I filed a Rescheduling Petition for Cannabis with the DEA, demanding that Cannabis be removed from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act now that it has “accepted medical use in the United...
by Rachel Parmelee, BSN, RN, CRRN, MSN-Ed Student | Jul 16, 2018 | Advocacy, Law & Policy
Many states within the U.S. adopted laws for the use of marijuana (or its constituents) for medical or recreational purposes, leaving policy makers with the difficult task of implementing regulations.1 Some states included protection for healthcare professionals who...
by Wendy Turner | Jul 24, 2017 | Advocacy, Law & Policy, Patient Stories
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can...
by Stacey Linn | Jul 24, 2017 | Advocacy, Law & Policy, Patient Stories, Pediatric
Jack Splitt pioneered the way to allow children to take their medicine on school grounds in Colorado. Cirque 2016 Colorado’s medical cannabis program began with the passage of Amendment 20 in 20001. Cannabis was legalized to treat a specific list of medical...
by Heather Manus, RN | Jun 24, 2017 | Law & Policy
As Nurses, we have to advocate for patients and to educate as needed when understanding or knowledge is lacking. Knowledge and understand-ing regarding the science and practical use of cannabinoid therapeutics within the context of healthcare is an area that is...
by Cannabis Nurses Network | May 24, 2017 | Law & Policy
Many nurses have been asking about how medical cannabis is playing into the protected fields of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) which is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding...
by Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN | Feb 24, 2017 | Law & Policy
Re-schedule, De-schedule, or Legalize – What Does that Mean? Currently, marijuana (cannabis) is prohibited under federal law. Cannabis was arbitrarily placed in Schedule I of the regulatory system that was created under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970 and...
by Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN | Dec 30, 2016 | Law & Policy
Cannabis is a natural non-toxic plant that is biologically synergistic with human health and wellness: Whereas, Cannabis has been used as a food source and an herbal medicine for thousands of years throughout the world; and, Whereas, Cannabis in its natural form has a...
