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How Medical Marijuana Could Help John McCain With Glioblastoma

Paul Marini | July 24, 2017

By Ray Stern for the Phoenix New Times "But this is not to say if you could smoke cannabis it will cure your brain cancer. What we know is that, in animal studies, for rats and mice, we can cure...

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Senate Committee Stands up for Veterans Using Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | July 24, 2017

Washington D.C. --  This morning, the Senate Committee on Appropriations voted 24-7 to include an amendment introduced by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in the FY2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill.  The amendment allows military veterans...

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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...

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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...

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Opioid Commision Delays Action

Paul Marini | July 17, 2017

Washington D.C. — A meeting scheduled by the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis for this afternoon has been postponed until July 31, 2017. This is the second time the Commission has moved a meeting or...

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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...

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International Laboratory Certification Program Offers Free Services for Laboratories To Help Address Opioid Epidemic

Paul Marini | July 13, 2017

Free medical cannabis laboratory assessments offered in an effort to help decrease opioid use and associated fatalities. Washington, DC – Across the nation, opioid-related deaths and fatalities are decreasing in states that have medical cannabis programs, but the benefits are...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - July 2017

Paul Marini | July 07, 2017

In the July 2017 Issue: Mexico President Approves Safe Access Greece Announces Medical Access Attorney General Asks Congress to End Patient Protections New Revision to Cannabis Law for California ASA Urges Administration to Fight Opiate Crisis with Cannabis PFC Launches...

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Frank Buress, Wisconsin

William Dolphin | July 03, 2017

You have 72 hours to start anti-virus medicine after the shingles rash appears. Miss that window, and your odds of developing painful post-herpetic neuralgia skyrocket. That’s what happened to Frank Buress, whose case of shingles was so severe, covering every...

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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...

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