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Tell the Pennsylvania Senate to Add Qualifying Conditions & Lift Patient Restrictions

Paul Marini | May 05, 2015

The Pennsylvania State Senate will soon be voting on SB 3, which would create a medical marijuana program in the Commonwealth. While the bill is far from ideal in its current form, it can still be amended on the Senate floor...

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News, events, action alerts, court support, and more

Paul Marini | May 04, 2015

Please join me for a live online broadcast entitled “California Lawmakers: Medical Cannabis is Medicine for Real” on Thursday, May 7, and 7:00 PM. I will be talking about the need to treat medical cannabis like other herbal medicine when...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - May 2015

Paul Marini | May 04, 2015

In this Issue Veterans Equal Access Amendment Vote Shows Progress New House Bill Would Recognize State Programs DEA Head Resigns during Sex Scandal CNN Special Shows Barriers to Medical Cannabis Research Washington State Undermines Patient Access New York Opens 30-Day...

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Bill Would End Organ Transplant Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients

Paul Marini | May 01, 2015

Sacramento, CA - The California State Assembly passed AB 258,The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, yesterday by a vote of 52 to 8. The bill is authored by Assembly Member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) and sponsored by Americans for Safe...

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Washington State Update: Moving Forward to Guarantee Safe Access for Patients

Paul Marini | April 30, 2015

Last Friday, Governor Inslee signed, and partially vetoed, Senate Bill 5052, titled the “Cannabis Patient Protection Act.” Americans for Safe Access and our members worked the legislative process every step of the way. It was a hard slog, and we...

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Be a part of the biggest and most important medical cannabis lobby day yet

Paul Marini | April 30, 2015

I am happy to report that the California Assembly just adopted AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act by a vote of 52 to 8! This ASA-sponsored legislation will reduce unnecessary suffering and preventable death by ending pervasive discrimination...

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Medical cannabis news & events from California

Paul Marini | April 27, 2015

Registration for the California Citizen Lobby Day, June 14-15, in Sacramento will begin this week. This two-day event will be the biggest and most important lobby day yet. We will have workshops on local regulations and voter initiatives, special legislative briefings,...

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Congress to Vote on Veterans Equal Access to State Medical Marijuana Programs

Paul Marini | April 27, 2015

This week, perhaps as early as Wednesday, the U.S. House of Represenatives will be voting on the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which sets the budget for the Veterans Administration (V.A.). Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Tom Reed...

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Take Action Washington: Make sure the 502 fix bill is also a fix for patients!

Paul Marini | April 24, 2015

We just learned that as early as this morning, the Washington State Senate will be voting on House Bill 2136. The bill’s purpose is to fix issues plaguing the implementation of Initiative 502. While we were able to create a...

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You Say You Want A Medical Marijuana Revolution

Paul Marini | April 23, 2015

In the wake of the third installment of CNN’s Weed documentary series Dr. Sanjay Gupta is upping the ante suggesting it’s time for a “medical marijuana revolution.” Dr. Gupta sees signs of revolution everywhere and isn’t equivocating about what he...

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