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Americans for Safe Access Board of Directors Congratulates Steph Sherer for Her New Position as President of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI)

Paul Marini | April 30, 2019

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Board of Directors is proud to announce that ASA Founder and President of the ASA Board, Steph Sherer, has been made President of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) in Prague, Czech Republic. Co-founded...

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Music, Food, and High Times in DC at National Cannabis Festival on 4/20

Paul Marini | April 23, 2019

By Bill Barlow for Weedmaps News David Mangone, the director of legislative affairs for the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, added that affordability remains an issue, and proposed that insurance companies reimburse patients for medicinal cannabis to avoid costs...

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Tell the FDA WTF Is Up with CBD (As Long as You Do It Nicely)

Paul Marini | April 12, 2019

By Josh Jardine for The Stranger I wish we could sway federal policy with patient stories—and, to a degree, we can on Capitol Hill—but with a regulatory body like the FDA, they’re looking for very specific answers to very specific...

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The Status of CBD

Paul Marini | April 11, 2019

With passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the framework was put in place for states to pass laws legalizing the production and distribution of industrial hemp. But what does that mean for CBD and products containing CBD? A search for...

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New Mexico is now the 8th Medical Cannabis State to allow Safe Access to Medical Cannabis at Schools

Paul Marini | April 11, 2019

By Jason Barker for Cannabis News Journal On Thursday, April 4th 2019, Governor Lujan Grisham made history for the state of New Mexico by signing into law Senate Bill 204, Medical Cannabis in Schools. Currently there are now eight states...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - April 2019

Paul Marini | April 07, 2019

In the April 2019 issue: Unity Conference 2019 Brings Advocates to DC ASA Announces New Board of Directors Georgia Governor Gets Bill to Allow Cannabis Oil Production Committee Passes Banking Bill, STATES Act Reintroduced FDA to Hold Hearings on CBD...

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Equity programs coming soon?

Paul Marini | April 04, 2019

Lara McCaffrey for San Diego City Beat Terrie Best, San Diego chapter chair of Americans for Safe Access (which works to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis), notes there aren’t any legal dispensaries in communities where residents have been...

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Americans for Safe Access Announces New Board of Directors

Paul Marini | April 03, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has announced its new Board of Directors for 2019. The new Board of Directors convened during ASA's annual National Medical Cannabis Unity conference, which was held in Washington, DC March 18-20. The Board includes physicians, patients, researchers, industry professionals,...

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Georgia Legislature Passes Georgia’s Hope Act

Paul Marini | April 03, 2019

Contact: David Mangone | [email protected] | 202-618-6975 Georgia Poised to Allow In-State Production of Medical Cannabis Oil WASHINGTON, DC — Late in the evening of April 2, the Georgia Legislature approved a bill that would allow for the in-state cultivation...

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Diana Dodson, ASA Courage Award

William Dolphin | April 02, 2019

Diana Dodson, recipient of the 2019 ASA Courage Award, has demonstrated unyielding commitment to advocating for medical cannabis patients since before the first state law was passed.

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