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How Testing Inconsistencies Affect Medical Cannabis Patients: A Webinar on a Special Report from Americans for Safe Access

Erin McEvoy | July 28, 2023

By Erin McEvoy for Cannabis Science and Technology Americans for Safe Access, the nation’s largest member-based organization promoting safe access to medical cannabis, recently released a detailed report on how disparities in state cannabis testing programs affect the health of...

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Medical Marijuana Group Calls Out State Testing Labs for Not Protecting Patients

| July 18, 2023

By Thomas Mitchell for Westword Inconsistent, faulty and unregulated testing laboratories put medical marijuana patients at risk of adverse health affects and imprecise treatment, according to a new report from a consumer protection group.

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ASA Report Reveals Major Disparities in State Cannabis Testing Programs

Cannabis Business Times | July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2023 – PRESS RELEASE – Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a leading organization promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use, released "Regulating Patient Health: An Analysis of Disparities in State Cannabis Testing Programs." The...

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Americans For Safe Access Looks At Disparities In State Cannabis Testing In New Report

Benzinga | July 12, 2023

By Joana Scopel for Benzinga Americans for Safe Access (ASA) unveiled a comprehensive report titled "Regulating Patient Health: An Analysis of Disparities in State Cannabis Testing Programs." In addition to advocating for the rights of medical cannabis patients at the federal and...

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Ohio has plenty of medical pot but not enough buyers

| July 05, 2023

By Jeremy Nobile for Crain's Cleveland Business Product affordability and the lack of employment protections for medical consumers were among patients' top areas of dissatisfaction with the state's medical marijuana program in 2022, according to surveys conducted by Ohio State University's Drug...

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County Public Safety Officials Prepare for Recreational Cannabis Launch This Saturday

Maryland Association of Counties | June 29, 2023

By Sarah Sample for MACo Aaron Shepherd, an advocate from the organization Americans for Safe Access, said that while the format of this session was for officers to see and understand the behavior of someone who is intoxicated, it was...

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Roll Up for Cannabis Equity

Terrie Best | June 28, 2023

By Terrie Best for OB Rag The US president does not like cannabis. In fact, I am told by DC lobbyists that he hates it. He does not want to be the president that reschedules the plant – which I’m...

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Rhode Island Ushers In New Era for Medical Weed Patients with Digital Applications

| June 06, 2023

By Nicole Potter for High Times Rhode Island’s medical cannabis program was enacted in 2006, according to a breakdown by Americans for Safe Access. At the time, patients were legally allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis, could...

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Want to be in medical marijuana program? Here are the basic steps

| June 06, 2023

By Judy D.J. Ellich for The Daily American It is important to understand that medical cannabis laws are still evolving and there are special considerations beyond just determining if cannabis is a good option for medical treatment, according to Americans...

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State cannabis laws are scattershot. That’s why we need federal legislation

Tony Bowles | May 31, 2023

A Letter to the Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle by Tony Bowles I recently attended the Americans for Safe Access Medical Cannabis Academy and Hill Day conference, which highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive medical cannabis legislation.

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