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The Tom Marino Roller Coaster: Three Days of Drug Policy Changes

Paul Marini | October 17, 2017

On October 15, 2017, the Washington Post and 60 Minutes released a scathing report on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). This report, in large part, scrutinized Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) and his potential appointment as...

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Medical Marijuana Expert Ethan Russo Joins Center of Excellence

Paul Marini | October 16, 2017

(Prague, 16th October 2017) International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) welcomes Ethan Russo, MD as the new Director of Research and Development. ICCI is the first-ever international Center of Excellence for the advancement of cannabis and cannabinoid treatments located in...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - October 2017

Paul Marini | October 12, 2017

In the October 2017 Issue: ASA Weighs in as World Health Org Considers CBD PFC Educating Doctors, Conducting Trainings in 3 States American Legion Urges VA Secretary to Back Medical Cannabis Study New Bipartisan Bill to Aid Cannabis Research DC...

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Amy Mellen, Maryland

William Dolphin | October 02, 2017

Amy Mellen knew something about pain from the hormonal migraines she began experiencing in 1998. But a major car accident in 2006 ushered her into the world of severe chronic pain.

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Republican Senator Wants to Make Marijuana Easier to Study

Paul Marini | September 27, 2017

By Gillian Mohney for Healthline Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah has introduced a bill to relax medical marijuana research regulations. “On the one hand, it’s a political victory. I think having a bill that even touches on the subject...

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Working to Influence Global Policy on Cannabidiol (CBD)

Paul Marini | September 22, 2017

This week, we submitted comments relating to the efficacy and medical usefulness of cannabidiol as a medical treatment. In August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice in the federal register asking for public comments on cannabidiol (CBD)...

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Councilmember David Grosso Sets Example for Local Leadership in Opioid Crisis

Paul Marini | September 20, 2017

Washington D.C. — District of Columbia Councilmember David Grosso introduced improvements to the nation’s capitol’s medical cannabis program yesterday, recognizing the power of cannabis to fight the opioid crisis. The Medical Marijuana Improvement Amendment Act of 2017 reduces major barriers...

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ASA Activist Profile: Valencia Elliott, Westchester, New York

Paul Marini | September 18, 2017

Valencia Elliott grew up in what she calls a tough part of the country where she’d regularly smell cannabis being smoked, but she never had any interest in it. That changed late in life when her husband, an Army veteran...

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Michigan’s war on pot

Paul Marini | September 14, 2017

By Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times Another reason I think that much of our government leadership doesn't believe marijuana is medicine is that in all of the legislating that has been done, there has been nothing calling for...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - September 2017

Paul Marini | September 12, 2017

In the September 2017 Issue: Congress Extends Patient Protections to December DOJ Challenged by Congress on Cannabis Research Delays Maryland Approves Three More PFC-certified Companies PFC Trainings in Philly, New Webinar, California Conference ASA Educating State Officials at National Conference ASA...

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