Medical marijuana card not recognized in public housing
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · March 06, 2020 2:44 PM
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · March 06, 2020 2:44 PM
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · March 04, 2020 3:24 PM
By Emily Kopp for Roll Call
Read moreThe patients and providers who cultivate, process and dispense the cannabis these patients rely on in these states for the treatment of debilitating illness do not have to fear federal charges as long as they are in compliance with state law, says Sean Khalepari, regulatory affairs coordinator for the pro-medical marijuana group Americans for Safe Access.
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · February 05, 2020 10:54 AM
By Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times
Read moreAnd there's still plenty of opportunity to bend your lawmakers' ears about medical marijuana. The Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference 2020 takes place March 25-28 in Washington, D.C. Check out their website for more information.
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · January 31, 2020 1:04 PM
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · January 29, 2020 3:14 PM
By Jamie Bittner for Fox 43
Read moreIn its court briefing, the ACLU included the following:
- A request that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rule that the policy contradicts the commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Act and to permanently end its enforcement
- An amicus brief (friend-of-the-court brief) written by the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the Association of Cannabis Specialists, the Drug Policy Alliance, and Americans for Safe Access Foundation, represented by attorneys Tom Wilkinson and Abby Sacunas of the law firm Cozen O’Connor
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · January 02, 2020 11:21 AM
By Jonathan Wolfe for The New York Times
Read more“We tell patients to bring their doctor recommendation with them, just in case law enforcement stops them. We also tell them to keep their medical recommendation and their medical I.D. card with them, and know their physician’s number and maybe their lawyer’s number — just in case.” - Debbie Churgai
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · December 11, 2019 3:59 PM
Written by Jenna Fletcher and Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT on December 10, 2019 for Medical News Today
Read moreGenerally, there are minimal side effects when using marijuana to get high. According to Americans for Safe Access, a person would need to smoke the equivalent of 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes to overdose. However, this is untested and more or less impossible.
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · November 22, 2019 10:35 AM
By Mona Zhang for Politico
“Although Schedule II might not be a perfect solution, anything is better than where it is now in Schedule I,” said Steph Sherer, president of medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access. While the group would certainly like to see marijuana removed from the Controlled Substances Act, its stance is that rescheduling is the more realistic option, politically.
Read morePosted by Americans for Safe Access · November 18, 2019 10:41 AM
By Billy Cox for Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Read more“Some states do not include a cost for the medical cannabis card at all (NM). IL offers veterans a discounted cost, OR offers a veteran discount that reduces the fee to $20, and there are a few other states that offer need-based discounts. So it is possible FL may be the first to charge a registration fee but offer a free application to vets.”
- Debbie Churgai
Posted by Americans for Safe Access · October 30, 2019 2:30 PM