Why New Jersey’s medical marijuana gets a ‘C’ grade Paul Marini | March 29, 2017 By David Matthau for New Jersey 101.5 "What we’re finding is that in states that have medical cannabis programs that allow recommendations for chronic pain, we’re actually seeing a drop in opioid deaths by as much as 25 percent." -... Read more
City Council Approves Creation Of Cannabis Licensing Commission Paul Marini | March 24, 2017 By Julia Wick for LAist "We're really pleased that they've created the commission. I think it will work better for the city to have this distinct commission, rather than tasking already overburdened agencies with a huge new program." - Sarah Armstrong... Read more
Sessions rips medical marijuana Paul Marini | March 17, 2017 By Daniel M. Jiminez for the Record-Bee “Statements like these from the Attorney General are factually inaccurate. Sessions needs to stop spreading unfounded, unscientific theories about medical marijuana and take the time to actually meet the millions of Americans that... Read more
Map: How do state medical marijuana laws compare? Advocates give report card Paul Marini | March 15, 2017 By Alicia Wallace and Polly Washburn for The Cannabist The majority of U.S. states now have a medical marijuana law in place, but the laws don’t yet go far enough, a national medical marijuana patient advocacy group says. Americans for... Read more
Medical pot group gives California ‘B+’ on access report card Paul Marini | March 10, 2017 By Todd R. Hansen for the Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — California, one of the original eight states to legalize medical cannabis use, received a “B+” in the 2017 annual report by Americans for Safe Access. Overall, the organization said there... Read more
Americans for Safe Access Grades State Medical Marijuana Laws Paul Marini | March 10, 2017 By Carl Wellstone for Weed News Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have been at the forefront of the movement to implement sensible cannabis laws that benefit patients battling severe and debilitating medical conditions since the organization was founded in 2002.... Read more
Higher Ground: Pot and post-fact Paul Marini | March 01, 2017 By Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times Recently, in this era of so-called fake news and alternative facts, the organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA) struck a blow for truth in the Drug Enforcement Administration's information about marijuana. Read more
Sessions reviewing possible crackdown on marijuana Paul Marini | February 28, 2017 By NBCnews for WMGT 41 Mike Liszewski, director of government affairs for the medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, said the reassurances “provided little comfort.” “Sessions has yet to make such a commitment to respect state medical cannabis... Read more
Maryland marijuana dispensaries learn how to do business Paul Marini | February 28, 2017 By George Lettis for WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore From the complicated science of cannabis to the practical issues of a business, Americans for Safe Access also trains people to deal with the legal limbo of medical marijuana. Read more
Sean Spicer Wrongly Links Recreational Marijuana With Opioid Crisis Paul Marini | February 24, 2017 By Debra Borchardt for Forbes We prepared this document to help inform Congress about four important changes in the DEA’s positions on medical cannabis that could have an impact on their policy making decisions this session: cannabis is not a... Read more