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Port Hueneme starts crafting marijuana dispensary laws

Paul Marini | January 18, 2017

By Anne Kallas for the Ventura County Star Sarah Armstrong, director of Industry Affairs for Americans for Safe Access, asked that the proposed ordinance drop the requirement for state-issued identification, saying certified doctors' recommendations along with identification should be enough....

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Over 100,000 Demand DEA Stop Disseminating False Information About Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | January 18, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC — Over 100,000 people have signed an Americans for Safe Access petition on Change.org demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stop disseminating false information about medical cannabis immediately and ensure that all of their future information on...

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ASA Change.org Petition to Get the DEA to Tell the Truth Reaches 100K Signatures

Paul Marini | January 18, 2017

On Tuesday, Americans for Safe Access delivered more than 98,000 signatures for our Change.org petition to get the DEA to tell the truth about medical cannabis. Today, the number of signers eclipsed 100,000, reaching ASA's goal before President Obama leaves office....

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Indiana American Legion Calls on Congress to Reschedule Cannabis

Paul Marini | January 18, 2017

By Duke London for Marijuana.com “For years, many of the Congressional offices that have been hesitant to vote in favor of medical marijuana reform have asked if groups such as the American Legion have weighed in, with the American Legion...

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Smoke Sessions: AG Nominee Sidesteps Questions on Federal Marijuana Law Enforcement

Paul Marini | January 17, 2017

By Scott Gacek for MedicalJane “The vague answers given by Senator Jeff Sessions during today’s Attorney General confirmation hearing provided little comfort for the 2 million American patients who rely on state-run medical cannabis programs to provide them with physician-recommended...

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Sign and share this petition today

Paul Marini | January 16, 2017

Time is short. We have three more days to ask President Obama to force the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to change its policy on medical cannabis. If you have already signed ASA’s Information Quality Act (IQA) petition, forward this email...

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The Final Barriers to Initiate a Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing May Have Just Been Removed

Paul Marini | January 13, 2017

New Report Suggests That We Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny the Benefits and Risks of Cannabis Use January 12th, 2017- The National Academies of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering issued a cautious report on the health effects of cannabis. The authors...

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Marijuana Industry Fears If Sessions Is Confirmed, Dispensaries Could Get Shut Down

Paul Marini | January 11, 2017

By Debra Borchardt for Forbes "Many medical cannabis patients and their families supported [Trump's] candidacy because they believed he would be better on this issue than his opponent. However, the nomination of Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General of the...

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Americans for Safe Access Responds to Senator Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Confirmation Hearing

Paul Marini | January 10, 2017

Medical cannabis organization expresses concern about Senator Jeff Sessions’ drug enforcement policy plans Washington, DC — Today, confirmation hearings began for attorney general nominee, Senator Jeff Sessions. During the hearing, Sessions was questioned about medical marijuana by Senators Patrick Leahy...

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Make Sure Jeff Sessions Respects Patients

Paul Marini | January 09, 2017

A new President is about to take office, and we need to make sure we continue to move forward, not backward, on medical cannabis reform, in this administration.   On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin...

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