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ASA Activist Newsletter - 2017 Year in Review

Paul Marini | January 15, 2018

In the January 2018 Issue DOJ Memo on Prosecutions Rescinded; Temporary Protections Remain ASA Launches Campaign on Cannabis as a Tool in Opioid Crisis Veterans Administration Loosens Cannabis Policy WHO Initial Report Says CBD Needs No Restrictions DEA Yields to...

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The grass is green for careers in cannabis research

Paul Marini | January 11, 2018

By Beryl Lieff Benderly for Science Magazine Growing up with a close relative who used marijuana before legalization to alleviate symptoms of a medical condition inspired [Dr. Jahan] Marcu’s fascination with the plant’s relationship to the human body. Having researched...

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Can veterans be penalized for using pot? Answer is hazy

Paul Marini | January 09, 2018

By Libby Denkmann for 89.3 KPCC “As long as there’s a federal conflict with state laws, any patient has significant reason to be worried,” said David Mangone, legislative counsel for the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access. He added, while...

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Medical cannabis community must join together and resist any action taken against us

Paul Marini | January 08, 2018

By Steph Sherer for The Hill Yesterday, I awoke to the news that I have been fearing since Jeff Session was nominated as Attorney General, his Department of Justice is rescinding the non-interference cannabis policies from the Obama Administration, the 2013...

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Medical marijuana supporters worry in light of Sessions' guidance

Paul Marini | January 08, 2018

By Jen Christensen for CNN "I'm very nervous," [Steph Sherer] said. The Drug Enforcement Administration "is run out of Washington, and while they are supposed to serve states' attorneys general, the DEA doesn't need their permission to do anything in...

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Legal pot's future jeopardized

Paul Marini | January 05, 2018

By Kyle Midura for KTUU 2 Advocates for medical marijuana patients and providers - like Steph Sherer with Americans for Safe Access - describe the protection as "a ceasefire." She said she hopes Sessions' move leads Congress to permanently offer...

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Colorado Senator fires back on DOJ pot policy change

Paul Marini | January 05, 2018

By Kellie Meyer for GrayDC “Many providers of cannabis products grow for both medical and recreational so it would be very difficult to for the DOJ to crack down without affecting patients," - Beth Collins

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Trump administration targets recreational pot, placing thousands of marijuana businesses in California at risk

Paul Marini | January 05, 2018

By Evan Halper, Joseph Tanfani and Patrick McGreevy for the Los Angeles Times Sarah Armstrong, director of industry affairs for Americans for Safe Access, which advocates for legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, said the Justice Department...

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Sessions’ Actions Against Cole Memo Triggers Call to Action from Medical Cannabis Advocates

Steph Sherer | January 04, 2018

Still Protected by the CJS Amendment, Patients Prepare for A Return to Pre-Cole World Washington D.C. — As first reported by the Associated Press, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is planning on rescinding the 2013 memo created by then Deputy Attorney...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2017

Paul Marini | December 28, 2017

In the December 2017 Issue: Veterans Administration Loosens Cannabis Policy Federal Protections for Patients Extended to Jan. 19 ASA Releases State Policy Blueprint for Medical Cannabis WHO Initial Report Says CBD Needs No Restrictions PFC Trainings and Talks Span the U.S....

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