Six Cannabis Groups Supporting Equality In The Booming Industry Honored On 'National Nonprofit Day'

| August 19, 2022 |

By Joana Scopel for Benzinga Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is a large and well-established nonprofit with a long list of historical policy changes under its belt. Not only do they advocate for the rights of medical cannabis patients at...

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NY’s medical marijuana patients frustrated as home-grow rules remain elusive

| August 18, 2022 |

By Tom Wanamaker for NY Cannabis Insider “A lot of patients want home-grow because it’s a much more economical way of medicating,” [Nikki] Lawley said, adding that the delay in finalizing the rules “forces more patients into the legacy market.”...

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In Honor of National Nonprofit Day, We Rounded Up Six Organizations Working to Support the Cannabis Industry

| August 18, 2022 |

By Brianna Wheeler for Wilamette Week Consider supporting these groups the next time you have a little extra money in your weed budget.

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Should Medical Marijuana Be Allowed in Schools?

| August 12, 2022 |

By Apoorvaa Mandar Bichu for EducationWeek “There are other policies in some places where schools allow parents to come to the school and they have to take the students out of school and off campus to administer their medication. And...

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In Race to Launch Adult-Use Market, Medical Patients and Caregivers Feel Stuck on Sidelines

| June 16, 2022 |

By Meg McIntyre for Heady Vermont As adult-use consumers and businesses gear up for the debut of Vermont’s retail market, medical patients and caregivers say they are still waiting for much-needed fixes to a program that has seen little substantial...

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NY’s medical marijuana program suffering as state focuses on a recreational market

| June 08, 2022 |

By Brad Racino for New York Cannabis Insider Americans for Safe Access, a national organization advocating for medical cannabis, scores every state’s medical program in its yearly report. At the end of 2021, it awarded New York a “D” grade after identifying problems...

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Marijuana Regulators And Stakeholders Hold Closed-Door Conference To Discuss Future Of Reform And Industry Challenges

| June 06, 2022 |

By Kyle Jaeger for Marijuana Moment Interstate commerce will be among those topics, with a panel moderated by an official from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission that will involve discussions with groups like the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), Americans...

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California medical marijuana patients can get free weed. Here’s how

| June 03, 2022 |

By Adam Tschorn for the Los Angeles Times Other groups that work with Eaze to coordinate compassionate deliveries include Bay Area Americans for Safe Access, Operation EVAC (which stands for Educating Veterans About Cannabis) and the veterans’ support group Weed for Warriors Project.

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Lansing Center hosts third annual Midwest iHemp Expo

| May 20, 2022 |

By Autumn Pitchure for WLNS6.com LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The third annual Midwest iHemp Expo is kicking off Friday, May 20 at the Lansing Center, and will run until Saturday, May 21. Expo sponsor, the Michigan Chapter of Americans For...

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Arizona’s Marijuana Industry Ranked As C- by ASA

| May 17, 2022 |

By Dan Kingston for AZmarijuana.com “For 2022, ASA recommends that Arizona’s legislature protects patients’ stake in the existing market by creating a review board staffed by patients and physicians with independent regulatory control over medical cannabis operations in the state....

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