Cannabis World to DEA: Stop Delaying MED Research Paul Marini | June 02, 2020 By Hilary Corrigan for WeedWeek Cannabis nonprofit Americans for Safe Access called for creating a new agency—the Office of Medical Cannabis Control—to oversee research program requirements and to set standards. This would potentially allow state-licensed cultivators to provide researchers with... Read more
'Illegal To Essential': How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industry Paul Marini | April 20, 2020 By Brakkton Booker for National Public Radio Cannabis advocates argue that marijuana — which some people take for seizures, pain and nausea — is unlike virtually any other therapeutic. And access to it, whether prescribed by a doctor or not, depends... Read more
Majority Of Americans Agree: Pot Shops Are Essential Paul Marini | April 01, 2020 By A.J. Herrington for High Times “We applaud these efforts at the state level and are honored to serve governments and medical cannabis stakeholders on behalf of patients.” - Steph Sherer Read more
As medical marijuana dispensaries change procedures amid coronavirus panic buying, Maryland shop owners fear supply chain shortage Paul Marini | March 30, 2020 By Taylor Deville for the Baltimore Sun “What this points out is why federal oversight is really needed. Even in this crisis, it shows we really do need something that gives medical cannabis patients consistent access to their ... medicine.”-Debbie... Read more
Coronavirus: Pro Cannabis Organization Says Dispensaries Are Essential, Pushes For Curbside Pickup Paul Marini | March 25, 2020 From CBS Local DFW 21 One of the nation’s largest medical cannabis patient advocacy organizations, Americans for Safe Access is calling on the government to consider cannabis businesses and dispensaries “essential” during COVID-19-related closings. Read more
Cannabis Advocates Call On Governors to Protect Patients During Coronavirus Paul Marini | March 19, 2020 By Graham Abbott for Ganjapreneur In a letter addressed to governors and medical cannabis program directors throughout the country, Americans for Safe Access has called on officials to protect cannabis patients during the alarming spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. The letter... Read more
San Francisco Pot Shops Deemed Essential Businesses, Reopen Amid Outbreak Paul Marini | March 19, 2020 By A.J. Herrington for High Times “In light of the current state of COVID-19 and the CDC’s actions, Americans for Safe Access has been monitoring the situation to make sure that medical cannabis patients are not forgotten. We want to ensure... Read more
Medical marijuana card not recognized in public housing Paul Marini | March 06, 2020 By Tom Gaser for NNY360 “It is time our federal government steps up to provide relief so that patients everywhere can medicate without fear of losing any of their civil rights and protections, including while in federal housing or healthcare... Read more
States turn to unenforced federal law to slow medical marijuana legalization Paul Marini | March 04, 2020 By Emily Kopp for Roll Call The patients and providers who cultivate, process and dispense the cannabis these patients rely on in these states for the treatment of debilitating illness do not have to fear federal charges as long as... Read more
Berner’s new Detroit Cookies store shows that despite the emphasis on recreational marijuana, medical marijuana is still a big deal Paul Marini | February 05, 2020 By Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times And there's still plenty of opportunity to bend your lawmakers' ears about medical marijuana. The Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference 2020 takes place March 25-28 in Washington, D.C.... Read more