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New Trump nominee puts legal marijuana sales in jeopardy

Paul Marini | November 21, 2016

By Rob Motakainen for McClatchy Washington Bureau via The Daily Herald “It could be really bad news, if we don’t fight back,” said Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a group that promotes medical marijuana.

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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...

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Ojai OKs delivery, pickup of medical marijuana

Paul Marini | November 18, 2016

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett for the Ventura County Star Sarah Armstrong, director of industry affairs for Americans for Safe Access, applauded the council’s decision to allow delivery and pickup of medical marijuana. She said she hoped it would inspire other cities and...

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Medical Cannabis Group Responds to Jeff Sessions Appointment as DOJ Head

Paul Marini | November 18, 2016

Americans for Safe Access cites concerns for medical cannabis patients as Sessions named leader of Department of Justice Statement from Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, on President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Jeff Sessions to head the...

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Congress Just Got More Marijuana Friendly

Paul Marini | November 11, 2016

By Tom Angell for Marijuana.com Mike Liszewski of Americans for Safe Access said that the House version of the bill should have a shot of moving next year. “There may me be an opportunity to get a hearing for the successor to...

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Medical Cannabis Legalization Wins in 4 States

Paul Marini | November 10, 2016

By C.M. Watts for TheWeedBlog   “Last night was a historic victory for the movement to legalize medical cannabis and provide safe, legal access for patients who are in critical need of medical cannabis for therapeutic uses,” said Steph Sherer,...

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Floridians Pass Amendment 2 Legalizing a New Medical Marijuana Program

Paul Marini | November 09, 2016

By Noelle Skodzinski for Cannabis Busines Times Florida was one of 16 states receiving “a grade of F or F+ in a [recent] report, ‘Medical Marijuana Access in the United States: A Patient-Focused Analysis of the Patchwork of State Laws,’...

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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...

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Americans for Safe Access Responds to 2016 Medical Cannabis Ballot Initiative Victories, Presidential Election Results

Paul Marini | November 09, 2016

Last night, residents of Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Montana voted on ballot initiatives to legalize the medical use of cannabis. All four of the measures passed making a total of 29 states with medical cannabis laws now in effect....

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This election, don't let the lights go out on medical marijuana

Paul Marini | November 08, 2016

By Steph Sherer for The Hill The 2016 election will have lasting effects on the future of medical cannabis programs that affect the lives of millions of Americans. This is not a year to sit on the side lines. Educate...

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