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Patient advocates call on Congress to adopt binding changes to new federal policy

Paul Marini | November 25, 2013

Washington, DC -- Medical marijuana advocates Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued a report today that analyzes the Obama Administration's latest enforcement guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that regulate medical marijuana distribution. The report, "Third Time the Charm? State...

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ASA's Newest Chapter Starts off With a Bang!

Paul Marini | November 22, 2013

Safe Access Virginia (SAV) held its first meeting last Saturday, November 16th, at a restaurant in downtown Richmond, VA. Nearly twenty people attended, representing areas from all around the commonwealth. Members from drug policy reform organizations including VA NORML, Students...

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In the weeds: Medical marijuana in Florida

Paul Marini | November 21, 2013

Arielle Stevenson, Creative Loafing The petition still needs thousands of signatures to make it onto next year's ballot.

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With Pot Legal, The Days Of Washington's Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Numbered

Paul Marini | November 21, 2013

Jacob Sullum, Forbes Patient advocates have become increasingly concerned by an apparent unwillingness to accommodate two parallel markets and a desire to roll the state’s 15-year-old medical marijuana program into the emerging recreational marijuana program by making the medical-use law...

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The New Battleground In Washington State

Paul Marini | November 20, 2013

The eyes of the world are on Washington right now. Together with Colorado, we are the guinea pigs in a grand experiment to legalize marijuana. No other state has done this before and there’s bound to be some mistakes along...

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Sick Kids in Harrisburg Get Results; Bipartisan Medical Cannabis Bill Announced

Paul Marini | November 19, 2013

I saw a beautiful thing at the Capitol building in Harrisburg yesterday. There was hope on so many faces that too often look scared and sad. Parents of sick children who have felt hopeless and helpless for so long have...

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San Diego Medical Marijuana Patients Beware

Paul Marini | November 19, 2013

 The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has re-launched a massive eradication effort against dispensaries, collective cultivation efforts, and medical marijuana patients. Those using cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation are not safe from the very law enforcement that’s supposed to protect...

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ASA California Roundup: November 18, 2013

Paul Marini | November 18, 2013

Contents:California News US Attorney Defies White House (California) Modesto City Council committee split on parents’ pleas for medical marijuana access for sick kids (Modesto) Pastor who is a top aide to Baca is under investigation (Los Angeles) County Planning Commissions...

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Don’t treat medical-marijuana patients like recreational users

Paul Marini | November 18, 2013

Steph Sherer, Seattle Times (Op-Ed) The recreational retail model for selling marijuana in Washington state will not meet the needs of medical-marijuana patients, writes guest columnist Steph Sherer.

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Join Safe Access Virginia tomorrow at 12pm for inaugural meeting!

Paul Marini | November 15, 2013

Safe Access Virginia (SAV) is the brand new ASA chapter dedicated to bringing medical cannabis to our commonwealth. While Virginia was one of the very first states to adopt a medical cannabis policy in the late 1970s, the still-extant law...

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