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Jeff Sessions Is Really Going to Hate the World Health Organization’s First-Ever Marijuana Review

Paul Marini | June 08, 2018

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen for Mother Jones The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to review a first-of-its-kind report on the health and safety of cannabis, and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will almost certainly not be thrilled with the report’s...

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Senators Warren and Gardner Release STATES Act to Respect State Cannabis Laws

Paul Marini | June 07, 2018

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) to respect state determinations about cannabis policy. The bill was also introduced in the House of...

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With Trump’s Support, STATES Act Could End Nationwide Cannabis Prohibition

Paul Marini | June 07, 2018

By Bruce Kennedy for Leafly A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced a historic bill this morning that could change the cannabis legalization landscape across the United States. n a move that’s been anticipated for weeks, Sen. Cory Gardner...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - June 2018

Paul Marini | June 06, 2018

In the June 2018 Issue: ASA Brings Citizen Lobbyists to Capitol Hill Opioid Crisis Focus of Sixth Annual Unity Conference  PFC Federal Raid Training Prepares Industry Utah Medical Cannabis Initiative Overcomes Opposition Pennsylvania Expands Qualifying Products and Conditions Activist Profiles:...

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International Medical Cannabis Advocates Address WHO Committee to Reschedule Cannabis

Steph Sherer | June 06, 2018

This week medical cannabis patient advocacy groups from Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to present to world leaders their recommendations for rescheduling cannabis at the 40th...

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The World Health Organization Takes First Steps to Reschedule Cannabis

Paul Marini | June 05, 2018

International Medical Cannabis Advocates Address WHO Committee Set to Advise UN Geneva, Switzerland — Yesterday, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), along with members of the International Medical Cannabis Patients Coalition (IMCPC), attended and delivered testimony at the 40th meeting of...

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Synthetic Weed Is Back, Bigger Than Ever, and Scary as Hell

Paul Marini | June 05, 2018

By Christopher Moraff for The Daily Beast Dr. Jahan Marcu, Senior Scientist at Americans for Safe Access, a marijuana advocacy group, calls the reemergence of synthetic cannabinoids a “product safety nightmare.”“It’s like ordering a drink and not knowing if it’s...

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Legal weed advocates believe victory is near in Washington

Paul Marini | May 24, 2018

By Jonathan D. Salant for NJ.Com "Public opinion is changing on this issue," said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., the chief sponsor of the Medical Cannabis Research Act, which authorizes research into the medical benefits of marijuana. "Congress is behind. We need...

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Unity 2018 End Pain Not Lives-Make Cannabis an Option

Geoffrey Marshall | May 22, 2018

May 22-24, 2018 Welcome from Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Paul Marini | May 22, 2018

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