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The first medicine developed straight from pot plants is poised for FDA approval. What would that mean for medical cannabis, legalization, and patients in need?

Paul Marini | March 05, 2014

Paul Tullis, TakePart he Mayflower in Washington, D.C., is one the capital’s grand old hotels, presenting to Connecticut Avenue a broad, brick facade and an awning festooned with the flags of many nations, as if the king of one of...

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Georgia's House Approves Medical Cannabis Bill, but Patient Access Remains in Doubt

Paul Marini | March 04, 2014

Late yesterday, the Georgia House of Representatives approved HB 885, a piece of medical cannabis legislation aimed at fixing the state's current but non-functioning medical cannabis law that was approved circa 1980. Bill sponsor Allen Peake and GA House of...

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Health risks and benefits to medicinal cannabis

Paul Marini | March 04, 2014

Matlin Smith, Las Cruces Sun-News He got a severe knee injury in 2000. Soon after, there were three knee surgeries and many doses of high-strength pain medication. This Las Cruces man, a former school teacher for 15 years who asked...

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How safe is marijuana?

Paul Marini | March 03, 2014

Kris Hermes, Letter to the Editor of USA Today It's disingenuous for the head of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, to say that the trend of marijuana legalization has made research into it more "feasible." The National Institute...

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5 Reasons Washington's Proposed Restrictions on Medical Marijuana Have Patients Worried

Paul Marini | March 03, 2014

Jacob Sullum, Reason.com It looks increasingly likely that Washington's legislature will approve new restrictions on medical marijuana by the end of its current session a week from Thursday. The two leading bills both involve mandatory registration of patients, sharp reductions...

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California cities, police chiefs support pot regulation for first time

Paul Marini | March 03, 2014

Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The last time lawmakers tried to regulate California’s medical marijuana industry, the League of California Cities warned of “a radical expansion of existing law” and “a slippery slope to distribution of marijuana for recreational use.” And...

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Obama Hasn't Pardoned One of Them

Paul Marini | March 03, 2014

Nora Caplan-Bricker, New Republic When Robert Duncan got laid off from his job in T.V. production and a friend offered him a gig at a medical marijuana dispensary in northern California, he paid a lawyer $800 to review the company’s...

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ASA California Roundup: March 3, 2014

Paul Marini | March 03, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - 34 Days Until the Conference!California News State Senator Lou Correa Authors First Marijuana Bill Backed by Cops (California) Editorial: California needs to solve medical marijuana mess first (California) Robert Duncan Begins Prison Sentence For...

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State lawmakers are poised to make significant changes to the state’s medical-marijuana system. Advocates and patients have concerns.

Paul Marini | March 01, 2014

Bob Young, Seattle Times State lawmakers are poised to make significant changes to Washington’s medical-marijuana system. And the changes likely will come from two bills that have emerged as the vehicles for reconciling the largely unregulated medical system with the...

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Deadlines Approaching

Paul Marini | February 27, 2014

Deadlines are fast approaching and we are less than six weeks away from the National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference and Lobby Day. This conference will be the largest gathering of people who believe safe access is a human right.  Will you be there?Research...

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