Marijuana Group Releases ‘Robbery Preparedness Guide’ For Dispensaries Amid Spike In Thefts

| December 23, 2021 |

By Kyle Jaeger for Marijuana Moment “No one wants to think about robberies and burglaries, but they are a reality for all businesses, particularly retail operators. Even if your staff or fellow employees are not talking about robberies, they are...

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Marijuana Group Helps Thousands Of California Hospitals Get Ready For Patient Access Under New Law

| December 23, 2021 |

By Kyle Jaeger for Marijuana Moment “It is our hope that these resources will help healthcare facilities implement this important law for patients. In our watchdog capacity, ASA will be monitoring to assure state-wide compliance.” - Steph Sherer, ASA Founder...

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ASA PFC Program Approved in New York as Cannabinoid Hemp GMP Certifier

| December 10, 2021 |

“GMP certification represents the next steps in standardization of the cannabis and hemp industries, and PFC is pleased to be able to provide this high-level certification to New York hemp processors.” - Heather Despres, PFC Program Director

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California changed the country with weed legalization — is it high time for the feds to catch up?

| November 08, 2021 |

By Evan Halper for the Los Angeles Times “There is often no one available to you but a budtender to guide the treatment conversation.”Antonio Frazier, President of CannaSafe and ASA Board Member

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Affordable Cannabis Flower Brands Find Enthusiastic Market

| September 09, 2021 |

By Ross Gardiner for mg Magazine Cannabis was prohibitively expensive for many consumers even before the pandemic upended the market. “I would say affordability is the number-one barrier to access,” Debbie Churgai, executive director at Americans for Safe Access, told NBC. In...

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'Ridiculous' price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling

| July 19, 2021 |

By Merritt Enright, Nigel Chiwaya and Robin Muccari for NBC News In a 2018 survey by Americans for Safe Access, more than 25 percent of the 525 respondents said they often go without treatment because they cannot afford medical marijuana...

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Woman who used medical cannabis while pregnant appeals child neglect charge

| July 16, 2021 |

By Emma Spears for the Regina Leader-Post Under the supervision of her physician, the Arizona woman used cannabis to treat symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum, a first-trimester illness that can cause severe nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weight loss and dehydration in pregnant...

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Where’s the weed aisle? Study shows 1 in 3 Americans want cannabis in grocery stores

| June 30, 2021 |

By Elissa Esher for GreenState “If medical cannabis were to be sold in grocery stores, the ideal place would be the pharmacy. We are concerned with patient access as well as safety. So, if a grocery store pharmacy was legally...

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Can I smoke weed legally at the shore?

| June 30, 2021 |

By Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer For patients who need to treat their condition with marijuana coming in from out of state, that creates something of a catch-22, [Dustin] McDonald says. Do you break federal law and put yourself at...

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Weed trucks are rolling across America, but how legit are they?

| June 23, 2021 |

By Elissa Esher for GreenState “When a product is not manufactured in a sanitary facility, the product runs the risk of containing potentially harmful amounts of contaminants or being able to support the rapid growth of microbiological contaminants once packaged....

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