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Advocacy: Americans for Safe Access

Paul Marini | October 29, 2019

By Lindsey Getz for CRx Magazine In the not-so-distant past, the use of medical cannabis was not only socially unacceptable but also thoroughly illegal. In those early days, the need for patient advocacy was vital, and Americans for Safe Access...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - October 2019

Paul Marini | October 10, 2019

In the October 2019 issue: Historic Federal Cannabis Bill Passes House ASA Urges FDA Action on Vaping, Issues Patient-Focused Recommendations ASA Leads Women Grow Webinar Registration Opens for ASA’s 8th Annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference Patient Focused Certification Training...

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Hemp CBD scorecard draws controversy

Paul Marini | October 08, 2019

By Todd Runestad for New Hope Network “We cover all aspects of cannabis hemp cultivation and processing. People are like, ‘Who says you are doing it the right way?’ To answer that question, we are getting our ISO-17065 standard. We are...

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ASA Creates Patient-Focused Recommendations in Light of the Vaping Crisis

Paul Marini | October 02, 2019

Washington, DC -- In light of the emergence of Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Illness (VAPI), which has sickened at least 805 people and killed 12, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) strongly recommends that patients and consumers stop using cannabis-containing cartridges entirely (or...

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Gabrielle Brown-Wing, Portland, Oregon

William Dolphin | October 01, 2019

Gabrielle Brown-Wing, a driving force in organizing a new chapter of Americans for Safe Access in Portland, Oregon, has come to medical cannabis activism gradually. A licensed massage therapist for more than a decade, Gabrielle began using cannabis topicals after...

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Patient-Focused Recommendations Regarding the Vaping Crisis

Paul Marini | October 01, 2019

Update 11/8/2019: The CDC has confirmed that out of 29 samples of lung fluid from affected patients all samples tested positive for Vitamin E acetate. This has led the CDC to consider Vitamin E acetate to be a "chemical of concern." Over...

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Adult-Use Legalization Could Hurt Michigan Workers at Drug-Testing Time

Paul Marini | September 27, 2019

By Kimberly Haynes Taylor for Weedmaps News “You're going to see a fadeout of these pre-employment employment drug screening tests as a requirement for employment with many of these larger companies.”- David Mangone

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How the Historic Passage of the SAFE Banking Act Could Benefit Patients

Paul Marini | September 26, 2019

“The potential benefits that patients stand to gain from passage of the SAFE Banking Act are significant. Americans for Safe Access is proud to have supported this historic bill since its introduction and reiterates its call for swift passage in...

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Americans for Safe Access Urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to Sign SB 34

Paul Marini | September 24, 2019

Washington, DC — Americans for Safe Access urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign SB 34, Cannabis: Donations, which passed in the California state legislature on September 11, 2019. SB 34 would exempt medical cannabis from California state taxes.  Governor Newsom has until...

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Would legalizing recreational marijuana be good for Pa.'s fledgling medical pot program?

Paul Marini | September 23, 2019

By David Hurst for the Daily Iowegian "With the rise of recreational shops, processors are turning their attention to products that have wider appeal. They have to make the most popular products to compete. And suddenly, specialized concentrates that some...

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