3 More PFC Certified Companies Receive Stage 2 License in Maryland Paul Marini | August 17, 2017 On Monday, August 14th, Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission announced the approval of three PFC-certified companies to grow and process medical cannabis for the patients of Maryland who have waited so long. Along with ForwardGro, the first company to receive a... Read more
Educating State Legislators at NCSL Paul Marini | August 12, 2017 From August 6 through August 9, Americans for Safe Access was in Boston attending and exhibiting at the 2017 National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Legislative Summit. The NCSL conference is one of the largest annual gatherings of state legislators,... Read more
Massachusetts Medical Society Promotes Cannabis Education for Medical Professionals Paul Marini | August 11, 2017 Last month, the Massachusetts Medical Society, a leader in continuing medical education (CME) providing accredited and certified activities across the globe for physicians and other healthcare professionals, announced exciting news, endorsing the TheAnswerPage.com Comprehensive Cannabis Curriculum, as their comprehensive curriculum... Read more
Coming Out of the Cannabis Closet Paul Marini | August 03, 2017 After the election of President Donald Trump last year, I have seen how strongly polarized we have become on nearly every issue out there. Healthcare, education, the environment, gun control, immigration.....the list goes on and on. But the one issue... Read more
Now Streaming: National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference Paul Marini | July 21, 2017 If you missed our 2017 Unity Conference: Securing the Role of Medical Cannabis in Modern Medicine, we are excited to let you know of an opportunity to be able to watch all the presentations you missed. You can get 24/7... Read more
Civil Rights Victory for Massachusetts Patients Paul Marini | July 17, 2017 Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a woman fired for using medical cannabis can sue her employer under a state handicap discrimination statute. This represents a great victory not only for the medical cannabis patients in Massachusetts, but... Read more
PFC Offers Free Services for Laboratories To Help Address Opioid Epidemic Paul Marini | July 14, 2017 PFC Offers Free Services for Laboratories To Help Address Opioid Epidemic Across the nation, opioid-related deaths and fatalities are decreasing in states that have medical cannabis programs, but the benefits are limited due to a lack of accurately labeled and... Read more
Utah Patient Advocates Launch medical Cannabis Ballot Initiative Paul Marini | June 27, 2017 On June 26, 2017, in Salt Lake City, patients, advocates, and their families introduced a ballot initiative application that would allow for a comprehensive medical cannabis program in Utah. The initiative grew from patient advocates and their families who are... Read more
Trump Commission Ignores the Role of Medical Cannabis in Fighting the Opioid Crisis Paul Marini | June 16, 2017 On June 16, President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis held its first meeting to begin formulating recommendations on how to combat the opioid epidemic. The meeting provided compelling stories and thoughtful suggestions on how to... Read more
BREAKING NEWS: The CARERS Act of 2017 has been introduced Paul Marini | June 15, 2017 Great news: the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act of 2017 was introduced in the U.S. Senate this afternoon! The bill is being introduced by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), Cory Booker (New Jersey), Al Franken (Minnesota), and Rand... Read more