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Petition Demands DEA Correct Misinformation About Marijuana

Paul Marini | December 06, 2016

By Johnny Green for Weed News 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) today demanding that the...

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Orrick, Representing Marijuana Advocate, Challenges DEA Statements About Pot

Paul Marini | December 06, 2016

By Marcia Coyle for The National Law Journal A national nonprofit advocacy group supporting legal access to medical marijuana has petitioned the U.S. Justice Department to require drug enforcers to correct allegedly false and misleading information about cannabis use on...

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Hey, DEA: Stop Lying About Marijuana! Group Files DOJ Petition Demanding Accurate Info

Paul Marini | December 06, 2016

By Steve Elliott for Toke Signals Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, on Monday filed a petition with the Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding...

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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...

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ASA Files Petition with DOJ Demanding DEA Correct Misinformation About Cannabis

Steph Sherer | December 05, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — 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) today demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...

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Jeff Sessions' reefer madness

Paul Marini | December 05, 2016

By Megan Carpentier for The Week Michael Liszewski, the director of government affairs for Americans for Safe Access, however, isn't banking on Trump's campaign promises quite yet. "A lot of people are aware of the pretty good things that President-elect...

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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...

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Bullock’s medical marijuana tax opposed by advocates, Republicans; growers undecided

Paul Marini | November 30, 2016

By Hunter Pauli for the Montana Standard “We understand that it may be tempting to look at the medical cannabis program as a means to help balance the budget or pay for a few new programs, but we think it’s...

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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...

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Patient Focused Certification Attracts Europe’s Top Cannabis Companies

Paul Marini | November 29, 2016

By Bill Griffin for The Marijuana Times Organisations like ICCI, PFC, ASA and their colleagues in universities and medical practices throughout Europe will make it happen in a way that ensures it is safe for consumers by coaching players in...

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