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Obama, Instruct the DEA to Tell the Truth About Cannabis

Paul Marini | December 22, 2016

Did you know that it is illegal for federal agencies to distribute false information?  Well it is, and the DEA has been doing just that with information regarding medical cannabis.  So, last week, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), represented by...

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New DEA ruling has local medical marijuana advocates, lawmakers concerned

Paul Marini | December 19, 2016

By Cathy Mckitrick for the Standard-Examiner TRUCE recently rated the pending patient-access measures using over 60 metrics developed by Americans for Safe Access. TRUCE concluded that all three fall woefully short of meeting patient needs. Bills sponsored by Rep. Brad...

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What We Learned at the “Innovation in the Cannabis Industry” Conference

Paul Marini | December 19, 2016

By Edward Dodge for Merry Jane Dr. Jahan Marcu of Americans for Safe Access stressed that industry participants need to be cautious as they move forward and constantly make sure of their compliance with all applicable regulations. An unfriendly administration...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Dec 2016

Paul Marini | December 16, 2016

In this Issue: ASA Petition Demands DEA Correct Misinformation About Cannabis Roadmap for Resolving Medical Marijuana Policy Conflicts Released Voters Approve Medical Cannabis Measures in Four States Congress Extends State Medical Cannabis Protections through April New Medical Cannabis Educational Resource...

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New program launched to educate doctors and patients on medical cannabis

Paul Marini | December 16, 2016

Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, and TheAnswerPage, an international resource for providing accredited continuing medical education since 1998, on Thursday launched Cannabis Care...

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New Program Launched to Educate Doctors and Patients on Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | December 15, 2016

Today, ASA and TheAnswerPage, an international resource for providing accredited continuing medical education since 1998, launched the Cannabis Care Certification (CCC) program. CCC is an online program designed to provide quality information about medical cannabis to individuals who are starting...

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Does the DEA’s website have 25 debunked statements about medical pot still listed?

Paul Marini | December 15, 2016

By Brooke Edwards Staggs for The Cannabist An organization that advocates for medical marijuana patients hopes to force the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove from its website 25 statements about the health risks of cannabis that it argues have been debunked...

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ASA Releases Federal Medical Cannabis Policy Roadmap

Paul Marini | December 15, 2016

By Jason Barker for Weed News An Americans for Safe Access (ASA) national report was released on December 8th, 2016 and calls for an end to contradictions between federal and state guidelines with regard to medical cannabis policies. The Americans...

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ASA and TheAnswerPage Launch New Program to Educate Doctors and Patients on Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | December 15, 2016

Washington, DC — Today, Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, and TheAnswerPage, an international resource for providing accredited continuing medical education since 1998, launched...

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HealthCanada Recommends Keeping Medical and Adult-use Cannabis Programs Separate

Paul Marini | December 13, 2016

Today, HealthCanada issued a report with several recommendations for how the country can implement an adult-use (recreational) cannabis program. One of the recommendations is that Canada should maintain a separate program for medical cannabis patients rather than merge the medical program...

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