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Unity 2014 Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream

Geoffrey Marshall | April 05, 2014

April 5-7, 2014

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Apr 2014

Paul Marini | April 04, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE ASA Second Annual National Conference New scientific review of epilepsy and medical cannabis PTSD study approved by HHS, Michigan adds it to conditions Maryland lawmakers pass competing bills Utah & Alabama pass CBD-only bills PFC for Seattle...

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How doctors built the case for medical marijuana.

Paul Marini | April 03, 2014

Peter Hecht, National Journal Donald Abrams knew that Mark Henry was going to die. It was 1986 when the two met. Abrams, one of the world's leading AIDS doctors, was delivering a lecture in Maui. The speech had been set...

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Los Angeles' finance office says 457 pot shops have filed renewals to pay taxes this year, but more than 1,100 medical marijuana collectives are actively registered.

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times More than 450 medical marijuana shops have filed renewals to pay Los Angeles business taxes this year — more than three times as many as are allowed to stay open under Proposition D.

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17 conditions qualify patients for the NM Medical Cannabis Program

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Matlin Smith, Las Cruces Sun-News To qualify for New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program, patients must meet one of 17 conditions, among them cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and HIV/AIDS.

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Saying Arizona should only use money from the state’s medical marijuana program to fund drug abuse prevention programs, a state senator blocks PTSD-medical marijuana research.

Paul Marini | April 02, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News Lawmakers blocking medical marijuana legalization due to a lack of research, then blocking said research, is a cycle that continues to thrive throughout the U.S. political realm, even though the American public’s support for medical marijuana...

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Navigating Medical Marijuana in the Mainstream: Advocates Return to D.C. This Weekend

Paul Marini | April 01, 2014

Steph Sherer, Huffington Post (Op-ed) Plotting a course forward for state and federal policy on medical cannabis is the agenda for patients, parents, medical professionals and other stakeholders gathering in Washington, D.C., this weekend at Americans for Safe Access’ second...

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A California resident is closer to getting back medical marijuana seized in 2011.

Paul Marini | March 31, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report California resident Valerie Okun is one step closer to reclaiming medical marijuana seized by Arizona police near the Mexican border in 2011.

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ASA California Roundup: March 31, 2014

Paul Marini | March 31, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Maral v. Live Oak – Local Politics MatterCalifornia News Crime Reduces at Steeper Rate in States Allowing Medical Marijuana, Study Says (National) Medical marijuana eases some MS symptoms, neurologists report (National) California Supreme Court...

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Maral v. Live Oak – Local Politics Matter

Paul Marini | March 30, 2014

A local ban on all medical cannabis cultivation stands after the California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Wednesday in Maral v. Live Oak, an appellate decision permitting cities and counties to prevent patients from growing their own...

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