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ASA California Roundup: March 17, 2014

Paul Marini | March 17, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Let's do it again!California News ‘Cannabis Madness’ Revives Debate Over Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy (National) New rules for medical pot (California) In a Radical Shift, California Police Chiefs Push for Regulation of Medical Marijuana...

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Can We Count on You?

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

We believe safe access is a human right and if there were ever a year to show our strengthened solidarity in numbers, its 2014. Deadlines are fast approaching and we are less than three weeks away from the 2nd Annual National...

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Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to advance public health policy reforms

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced today its second annual Unity Conference, "Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream," to be held in Washington, D.C. on April 5-7, 2014. The...

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Medical marijuana bills dead, but efforts to create a cohesive system will continue

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Conor King Devitt, The Oregonian An effort to resolve differences in how Washington regulates medical and recreational marijuana will continue despite the death of legislation intended to accomplish that goal, a House Republican said.

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Cannabis-growing expertise barely rated by Mass. regulators

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Shelley Murphy and Kay Lazar, The Boston Globe The co-owner of one of the oldest marijuana cultivation facilities in Colorado assisted seven companies seeking Massachusetts licenses to sell and grow medical marijuana. Not one of the applicants was picked.

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The future of medical marijuana in the state is in question after legislators failed to agree on regulations. Western Washington’s federal prosecutor now says all dispensaries are illegal and violators could be prosecuted according to priorities outlined

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Bob Young, Seattle Times The future of the state’s medical-marijuana system remains in limbo after state lawmakers failed to adopt regulations for a market that Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor has called “not tenable.”

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Legislation from state considers medical marijuana reform

Paul Marini | March 13, 2014

Shannon Smith, The California Aggie Administration for California is backing Senate Bill (SB) 1262, which would license medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivators while ensuring that healthcare providers are regulated in their medicinal marijuana recommendations. This is the first marijuana bill...

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Medical marijuana regulations locked up in partisan gridlock as session nears scheduled end

Paul Marini | March 13, 2014

Conor King Devitt, The Oregonian A revenue disagreement in Washington’s House has people in the medical marijuana community worried that lawmakers will fail to pass regulating legislation this year -- leaving patients at the mercy of the federal government.

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New Medical Marijuana Restrictions Look Dead for Now in Washington

Paul Marini | March 13, 2014

Jacob Sullum, Reason.com Today is the last day of the Washington State Legislature's 2014 session, and the two chambers still have not come to terms on medical marijuana regulation. It looks like the proposed restrictions, including a ban on dispensaries and...

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"Cannabis in the Treatment of Epilepsy" comes as demand grows for using the plant to treat intractable seizure disorders

Paul Marini | March 12, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- The medical research group American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) issued a new scientific review today entitled, "Cannabis in the Treatment of Epilepsy," which it is offering for free to the public. The review compiles much of the leading...

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