ASA in the News

Trump administration targets recreational pot, placing thousands of marijuana businesses in California at risk

Paul Marini | January 05, 2018

By Evan Halper, Joseph Tanfani and Patrick McGreevy for the Los Angeles Times Sarah Armstrong, director of industry affairs for Americans for Safe Access, which advocates for legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, said the Justice Department...

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V.A. Releases New Policy on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | December 20, 2017

By Danny Reed for mg Magazine “This change in policy is a victory for veterans because it encourages open and honest conversations between V.A. doctors and veterans about cannabis use. The men and women who put their lives on the...

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Cleaning up cannabis

Paul Marini | November 20, 2017

Groups seek standards to ensure safety and quality By Britt E. Erickson for Chemical & Engineering News “We train both the industry and the inspectors that go into the facilities,” -Jahan Marcu, Ph.D.

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Most Cannabidiol Oils Sold Online Mislabeled

Paul Marini | November 08, 2017

By Pat Anson for Pain News Network “This is a wake up call for the CBD industry to standardize their products,” - Jahan Marcu, PhD

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The Real Risk of Buying Medical Marijuana Online

Paul Marini | November 07, 2017

By Amanda MacMillan for Time “The first step is ordering products from reputable sources or getting advice from other people you trust,” he says, “or getting products tested yourself in an independent lab.” (The group Patient Focused Certification can provide names of...

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'A very real danger': U.S. attorney general's views on marijuana create uncertainty over medical cannabis

Paul Marini | November 06, 2017

By Waqas Chughtai for CBC News "The prohibition ... is the only thing that limits the [DOJ] from engaging in federal prosecution of patients ... that stops [it] from conducting large-scale raids or bringing federal penalties for a lot of...

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Activists push for medical marijuana on Capitol Hill

Paul Marini | November 03, 2017

By Alana Austin for WLIX  "I have children that one day may have cancer and I don't want them popping pills all the time. This is 100 percent better alternative," - Amy Catterton

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Activists see marijuana as solution to opioid crisis

Paul Marini | October 31, 2017

By Willis Scott for KSNT News TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Bleeding Kansas Advocates along with Americans for Safe Access are hosting vigils to honor people who die from opioid overdose. Around 90 people die from an opioid overdose each day.

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Republican Senator Wants to Make Marijuana Easier to Study

Paul Marini | September 27, 2017

By Gillian Mohney for Healthline Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah has introduced a bill to relax medical marijuana research regulations. “On the one hand, it’s a political victory. I think having a bill that even touches on the subject...

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Michigan’s war on pot

Paul Marini | September 14, 2017

By Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times Another reason I think that much of our government leadership doesn't believe marijuana is medicine is that in all of the legislating that has been done, there has been nothing calling for...

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