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California Law Will End Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients in the Organ Transplant Process

Paul Marini | July 06, 2015

Sacramento, CA - Today Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act.  AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant...

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Medical cannabis news and events from around the state

Paul Marini | July 06, 2015

This may be your last chance to email Governor Brown and ask him to sign the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act (AB 258). Patients who legally use medical cannabis in California are routinely denied a place on the national organ...

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Wyoming parents mull hemp oil for children with epilepsy

Paul Marini | July 06, 2015

By Laura Hancock Casper Star Tribune  Gretchen Wheeler knows her 21-year-old daughter will never be able to drive, marry or have her own children. Katelyn will likely live with her mother "forever," Wheeler says. She is willing to accept some...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - July 2015

Paul Marini | July 02, 2015

In this Issue: White House Scraps Barrier to Cannabis Research Senate Pushes Medical Cannabis Policy Changes Study Finds Many Medical Edibles Mislabeled California Legislature Passes Transplant Bill California Moves toward State Regulation Colorado Court Rules against Employee Rights New Life...

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Washington Action Alert: Demand Governor Inslee Veto Tax on Patients

Paul Marini | June 30, 2015

The Washington State Legislature has passed HB 2136, which revises the tax system for the I-502 adult use marijuana system and imposes a hefty new tax on medical cannabis patients in the state. This bill would create a 37% point-of-sale tax on all...

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Federal progress, more scrutiny, & raids in CA all call for sensible medical cannabis regulations

Paul Marini | June 29, 2015

Federal momentum behind medical cannabis reform continues to build. Last week, the White House lifted bureaucratic hurdles to scientific research. But with progress comes more scrutiny. One national study spotlighted serious inconsistencies in the way edibles are labeled for potency...

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Medical Marijuana: You don't have to smoke it and it doesn't make you high

Paul Marini | June 25, 2015

By Leslie Khan Chicago Now I find myself saying this to people on a regular basis when talking about medical marijuana. This still seems to be the biggest misconception about medical marijuana. These days, the most effective and easiest way...

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Marijuana Research Gets A Break Through From The Obama Administration

Paul Marini | June 25, 2015

By Jaime Williams MMJ Observer  When President Barack Obama was getting into office back in 2008, he owed up to a promise that his administration would give the war on drugs a different approach. The promise has since been fulfilled...

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Bill To Allow Organ Transplants for Medical Marijuana Users Advances

Paul Marini | June 24, 2015

California Healthline  On Monday, the California Senate voted 33-1 to pass a bill (AB 258) that would prevent individuals from being denied an organ transplant because they use medical marijuana, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports (AP/Sacramento Bee, 6/22).

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Drug Caucus Holds Hearing on Barriers to Cannabidiol Research

Paul Marini | June 24, 2015

Washington, DC - Earlier today, the Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus held a hearing on facilitating cannabidiol (CBD) research. CBD is found in cannabis and has shown great potential to treat intractable epilepsy and numerous other therapeutic benefits. According to...

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