Biography
Joe Stone is a Michigan medical cannabis patient, caregiver, activist, and independent researcher. Interested in maximizing the therapeutic potential of cannabinoid therapies by extrapolating strategies from the most current clinical and preclinical research.
In The News
Experts and Families Demand Legal Protection With Cannabis for Autism
The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review Panel voted 4-2 in favor of a petition calling for the addition of autism to the list of qualifying conditions allowing for a medical marijuana license under the MMMA. This was a tremendous victory for the families and experts that have supported this effort for the past two years. However, the final decision whether to approve or deny the petition is left to the director of LARA, the agency tasked with administrating the MMMA. There appears to be some confusion about what this petition is suggesting, and what it …
Michigan Medical Marijuana Review Panel Denies Overwhelming Research Proving Cannabis is a Medicine
Residents in Michigan may submit medical conditions to LARA in order for the Michigan Medical Marihuana Review Panel to review whether there is ample evidence that cannabis may have palliative relief in the treatment of that condition. It is the voter’s intent to protect those with debilitating medical conditions that may receive palliative relief from cannabis. When the panel is provided sufficient evidence it is their mandate to ensure that new medical conditions be added to the list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis. In 2012 Jenny Allen, the mother of an autistic child, petitioned LARA to …