ASA Releases Federal Medical Cannabis Policy Roadmap Paul Marini | December 08, 2016 Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released a briefing book —“Medical Cannabis in America”— calling on Congress and the Administration to end the conflict between the federal government and States’ with medical cannabis (marijuana) programs. The report includes actions for... Read more
Americans for Safe Access’ Members Challenge DEA Misinformation on Cannabis Paul Marini | December 05, 2016 Today, Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, filed a petition with the Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) immediately update... Read more
NFL Player Seantrel Henderson Suspended for Treating Crohn's with Cannabis Paul Marini | December 01, 2016 This week, the Buffalo Bills announced that left tackle Seantrel Henderson had been suspended for 10 games for violating the National Football League's substance abuse policy. Henderson has come out publicly to say that he has been using cannabis to treat... Read more
Obama Can’t Reschedule Cannabis Before He Leaves…But Can Start the Process Internationally Paul Marini | November 30, 2016 Cannabis is currently classified as Schedule I and IV of the United Nations (UN) Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol (the “Single Convention”). This scheduling was determined based on a report created by... Read more
PFC Review Board Member Jim Tozzi’s Role in Stopping the DEA from Classifying Drug in Schedule 1 Status Paul Marini | November 29, 2016 Until a few months ago, few people in the US had ever heard of kratom, a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family has been known to be used for medicinal purposes. That was until the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)... Read more
Trump’s AG Pick: “Good people don't smoke marijuana" Paul Marini | November 18, 2016 President-Elect Donald Trump announced today that he has nominated Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be the next US Attorney General. If approved by the Senate, Sessions would wield broad authority over federal drug law priorities and enforcement nationwide. What does... Read more
Medical Marijuana Makes A Clean Sweep in 2016 Election Paul Marini | November 09, 2016 Last night, the voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota approved state medical cannabis ballots, with three of the four receiving landslide support! Patient advocates in these states will now turn their attention to working with state agencies to... Read more
What California’s Legalization Initiative Says About Medical Cannabis Paul Marini | November 07, 2016 California voters will decide on Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, on Tuesday. The initiative will legalize the non-medical use, possession and cultivation of cannabis, within certain limits, by adults aged twenty-one and over. It also creates a... Read more
DC Council Passes Lab Testing and Program Expansion Bill Paul Marini | November 03, 2016 The DC Council passed a bill this week that will make several improvements to the District's Medical Marijuana Program. The bill, B21-210, will authorize the Department of Health to license third-party testing labs so that medicine the District can be independently tested... Read more
ASA Re-launches voter advocacy tool, Vote Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | October 31, 2016 It is less than two weeks until the 2016 elections. Do you know where the candidates stand on medical cannabis? It matters. Lawmakers at the local, state and federal level are going to make important decisions about medical cannabis that... Read more