ASA in the News

Medical pot users complain they’re caught between Obama, Congress

Paul Marini | April 07, 2014

Rob Hotakainen, McClatchey In January, President Barack Obama said reclassifying marijuana and making it legal in any way “is a job for Congress.” Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/04/07/223680/medical-pot-users-complain-theyre.html#storylink=cpy

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How doctors built the case for medical marijuana.

Paul Marini | April 03, 2014

Peter Hecht, National Journal Donald Abrams knew that Mark Henry was going to die. It was 1986 when the two met. Abrams, one of the world's leading AIDS doctors, was delivering a lecture in Maui. The speech had been set...

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Los Angeles' finance office says 457 pot shops have filed renewals to pay taxes this year, but more than 1,100 medical marijuana collectives are actively registered.

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times More than 450 medical marijuana shops have filed renewals to pay Los Angeles business taxes this year — more than three times as many as are allowed to stay open under Proposition D.

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17 conditions qualify patients for the NM Medical Cannabis Program

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Matlin Smith, Las Cruces Sun-News To qualify for New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program, patients must meet one of 17 conditions, among them cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and HIV/AIDS.

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Saying Arizona should only use money from the state’s medical marijuana program to fund drug abuse prevention programs, a state senator blocks PTSD-medical marijuana research.

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News Lawmakers blocking medical marijuana legalization due to a lack of research, then blocking said research, is a cycle that continues to thrive throughout the U.S. political realm, even though the American public’s support for medical marijuana...

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Navigating Medical Marijuana in the Mainstream: Advocates Return to D.C. This Weekend

Paul Marini | April 01, 2014

Steph Sherer, Huffington Post (Op-ed) Plotting a course forward for state and federal policy on medical cannabis is the agenda for patients, parents, medical professionals and other stakeholders gathering in Washington, D.C., this weekend at Americans for Safe Access’ second...

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A California resident is closer to getting back medical marijuana seized in 2011.

Paul Marini | March 31, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report California resident Valerie Okun is one step closer to reclaiming medical marijuana seized by Arizona police near the Mexican border in 2011.

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Proposed legislation would clamp down hard on medical cannabis, but weed activists are pushing for saner reforms.

Paul Marini | March 26, 2014

David Downs, East Bay Express In a recent interview for a Culture magazine cover story, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the one-time US Surgeon General candidate, told me he believes that FDA-approved medical marijuana products should be available in every pharmacy...

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A budding industry with high demand, but facing legal, manufacturing and consistency concerns, cannabis suppliers see a kindred situation with the natural products industry.

Paul Marini | March 24, 2014

Sandy Almendarez, Natural Products INSIDER While the botanical has been popular in the United States for centuries, January 2014 saw a bump in cannabis discussion with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing that the state will be the 22nd state...

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Amendment derails cannabis oil plan despite both houses’ backing

Paul Marini | March 22, 2014

Emma Witman, Gainesville Times In the expiring moments of the 2014 legislative session Thursday, Georgia lawmakers gleefully threw shredded paper in the air, a tradition signifying the end of business.

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