ASA in the News

Big changes could be coming to how Washington state regulates medical pot

Paul Marini | February 11, 2015

Jake Thomas, The Inlander The number keeps growing. Nearly 100 bills related to marijuana have been introduced in Olympia so far this legislative session. One of them, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Ann Rivers of La Center, seeks to address...

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Judge’s ruling allows Berkeley Patients Group to continue operations

Paul Marini | February 10, 2015

Frances Fitzgerald and Logan Goldberg, Daily Californian A judge ruled Friday that Berkeley Patients Group, a well-known marijuana dispensary, will be allowed to continue its operations while an appeal regarding a federal case against the dispensary is settled.

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App by Sacramento State graduate brings medical marijuana to your door

Paul Marini | February 07, 2015

Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A Sacramento Web developer is taking online orders for medical marijuana using a new mobile application that he hopes will make purchasing it more convenient. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article9472139.html#storylink=cpy

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ACLU to State Legislature: A Mandatory Medical Marijuana Registry Is an Awful Idea and You Should Kill It

Paul Marini | February 05, 2015

Heidi Groover, The Stranger Lawmakers in Olympia are currently debating lots of questions about marijuana. Among them: If we believe medical pot should remain cheaper than the recreational stuff in order to allow access for people who are sick and...

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State House lawmakers began Monday a two-day session of public hearings on nearly 20 separate bills that would tweak the state’s marijuana laws

Paul Marini | February 02, 2015

Joseph O'Sullivan, Seattle Times So many tweaks are needed to reform Washington state’s marijuana laws that state House lawmakers began Monday a two-day session of public hearings on nearly 20 separate bills.

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The future of Washington State’s medical marijuana may depend on one rich man and the legislators who support him

Paul Marini | February 01, 2015

Bill Conroy, The Daily Beast The state of Washington’s legal marijuana market is at a major crossroads, with its fate to be determined by pending legislation that seeks to address a conflict in the system.

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Will Iowa Now Become the Next Battleground for Political Pot?

Paul Marini | January 28, 2015

Marguerite Arnold, Main Street In a stunning move that started on the first working day of the new year, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has now recommended that cannabidiol (or CBD) be classified as a Schedule II substance (with known...

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On medical marijuana in Washington

Paul Marini | January 26, 2015

By Tom Lauerman for Cannabis Chronicles It’s been a long haul and the good news is my experience of the political energies surrounding the opening of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Patients Lobby Day in Olympia last Thursday, Jan. 22,...

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A cosmic shift in pot hearings?

Paul Marini | January 24, 2015

Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review If you live long enough, things that once seemed impossible will become common place.

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Reluctance of suburbs to allow dispensaries could make city lone legal place

Paul Marini | January 23, 2015

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune With every city in the county declining to allow medical marijuana dispensaries except San Diego, the city could become a sort of mecca for legal pot in the region.

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