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Tennessee Takes a Step Back in Pursuit of Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | March 23, 2017

Tennessee patients who need access to medical cannabis will have to continue waiting. Despite the opportunity to pass a bill that would have legalized medical cannabis in Tennessee, lawmakers, particularly in the Senate were apprehensive to move the bill forward....

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Virginia Quietly Moves Forward with Medical Cannabis Program

Paul Marini | March 20, 2017

On Thursday, March 16th, Virginia Governor McAuliffe signed Senate Bill 1027 into law allowing the production and distribution of cannabidiol oil (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) with up to 5% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for patients with intractable epilepsy.  Unlike the signing...

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No More Delays for Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Program

Paul Marini | March 20, 2017

Despite its promising beginnings, the medical cannabis program in Maryland has suffered since its implementation in 2013. For the past four years, Maryland's medical cannabis program has been subjected to repeated legislative changes, an extensive public debate over establishing a regulatory...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - March 2017

Paul Marini | March 20, 2017

ASA’s Annual Report on State Programs Finds Improvements DEA Yields to Pressure, Removes Misinformation on Cannabis House Cannabis Bills Introduced, Senators Pressure AG Sessions LA Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Cannabis Regulation ASA and PFC to Contribute to International Cannabis Standards New...

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Sessions rips medical marijuana

Paul Marini | March 17, 2017

By Daniel M. Jiminez for the Record-Bee “Statements like these from the Attorney General are factually inaccurate. Sessions needs to stop spreading unfounded, unscientific theories about medical marijuana and take the time to actually meet the millions of Americans that...

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Map: How do state medical marijuana laws compare? Advocates give report card

Paul Marini | March 15, 2017

By Alicia Wallace and Polly Washburn for The Cannabist The majority of U.S. states now have a medical marijuana law in place, but the laws don’t yet go far enough, a national medical marijuana patient advocacy group says. Americans for...

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Medical Marijuana Group Responds to AG Sessions Comments

Paul Marini | March 15, 2017

WASHINGTON DC -- Earlier today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters that “I think medical marijuana has been hyped, maybe too much.” In reaction to Sessions’ comments, Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated...

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NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA REPORT: Americans for Safe Access Cites Widespread Improvement in State Marijuana Laws Nationwide

Paul Marini | March 10, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released their annual report, Medical Marijuana Access in the United States: A Patient-Focused Analysis of the Patchwork of State Laws, in which U.S. states are assigned letter grades based on how...

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Medical pot group gives California ‘B+’ on access report card

Paul Marini | March 10, 2017

By Todd R. Hansen for the Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — California, one of the original eight states to legalize medical cannabis use, received a “B+” in the 2017 annual report by Americans for Safe Access. Overall, the organization said there...

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Americans for Safe Access Grades State Medical Marijuana Laws

Paul Marini | March 10, 2017

By Carl Wellstone for Weed News Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have been at the forefront of the movement to implement sensible cannabis laws that benefit patients battling severe and debilitating medical conditions since the organization was founded in 2002....

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