ASA Activist Newsletter - July 2018

• Jul 10, 2018
• William Dolphin

In the July 2018 Issue: FDA Approves First Medicine Derived from Cannabis World Health Organization Takes First Steps to Reschedule Cannabis New Bipartisan Congressional Bill to Respect State Cannabis Laws Oklahoma Voters Pass Robust Medical Cannabis Initiative Activist Profile: Christy and Mark Zartler, ASA 2018 Courage Award ACTION ALERT: Urge...

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Oklahoma Legalized Medical Marijuana, to the Likely Dismay of Scott Pruitt

• Jun 28, 2018
• Geoffrey Marshall

By Thomas Mitchell for Westword "Question 788 is a tremendous victory for patients and for access to medical cannabis. We hope we can replicate this success in Utah and Missouri this November when those states will vote on improving their medical cannabis programs,"- David Mangone

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FDA Approves First Medicine Derived from Cannabis

• Jun 27, 2018
• David Mangone

Washington, DC — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug that contains an active ingredient derived from the cannabis plant. The drug, Epidiolex, an oral solution containing cannabidiol (CBD), will be the first and only FDA-approved CBD drug on the market. The FDA has approved Epidiolex for...

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Senators Warren and Gardner Release STATES Act to Respect State Cannabis Laws

• Jun 07, 2018
• David Mangone

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) to respect state determinations about cannabis policy. The bill was also introduced in the House of Representatives by David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).

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The World Health Organization Takes First Steps to Reschedule Cannabis

• Jun 05, 2018
• Debbie Churgai

International Medical Cannabis Advocates Address WHO Committee Set to Advise UN Geneva, Switzerland — Yesterday, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), along with members of the International Medical Cannabis Patients Coalition (IMCPC), attended and delivered testimony at the 40th meeting of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence...

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