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Victory for Cathy Jordan, ‘patron saint’ of Florida medical marijuana

Steph Sherer | March 26, 2019

By Zac Anderson for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Her confidence and persistence are big reasons patients can now smoke cannabis. Cathy Jordan had just finished dinner and was sitting in her Parrish home one evening last week when her attorney called. “He...

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Unity 2019 The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient

Geoffrey Marshall | March 18, 2019

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'Good, bad, crazy,' Medical marijuana takes center stage in Cheatham forum

Paul Marini | March 13, 2019

By Kelly Fisher for the Nashville Tennessean Mathew Binkley said a year and a half ago, it would have been “crazy” to think of himself going before a crowd and promoting medical marijuana. Binkley, a senior systems administrator at the...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - March 2019

Paul Marini | March 10, 2019

In the March 2019 Issue: House Subcommittee Considers Cannabis Banking Barriers Administration Seeks Input on Cannabis Rescheduling Administration Working to Establish New CBD Rules ASA’s Unity Conference Announces Agenda, Award Winners PFC Distribution Training, March 11-12 Activist Profile: Joshua Crossney,...

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Representatives Gabbard and Young introduce legislation on marijuana reform

Paul Marini | March 07, 2019

Via Hawaii 24/7 “The Marijuana Data Collection Act represents a critical foundation to larger cannabis reform. Without quality data, it is impossible to move policy forward. The National Academies has already recognized the therapeutic potential of cannabis, and we trust...

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Is CBD Legal Now? How the Farm Bill Changed The Landscape for Hemp

Paul Marini | March 06, 2019

By Sonja Soderlund for CBD Hacker “It is incumbent upon consumers to look into the products that they are purchasing and ask questions about the product. Has the cannabinoid content been verified by an independent testing lab? Has the product...

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Joshua Crossney, Baltimore, Maryland

William Dolphin | March 01, 2019

Joshua Crossney first got interested in the medical cannabis industry in 2015 when he realized that, compared to other fields of medicine and science, the research and testing standards for cannabis were lacking.

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Banking Access for Cannabis-Related Businesses

Paul Marini | February 13, 2019

Representatives Tackle Safety Issues, the Business Environment, and Patient Access, and Discuss the Draft of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 CONTACT: David Mangone, [email protected], 202-618-6975 WASHINGTON, DC – On February 13, The House Subcommittee on...

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U.S. Pain Foundation, Partner of Americans for Safe Access, Testifies about Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis

Paul Marini | February 12, 2019

Senators Press Witnesses About Usefulness of Medical Cannabis CONTACT: David Mangone, [email protected], 202-618-6975 WASHINGTON, DC – On February 12, The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee held a hearing entitled “Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis.” Witnesses included Dr....

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ASA Activist Newsletter - February 2019

Paul Marini | February 08, 2019

In the February 2019 Issue: WHO Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis Medical Cannabis Program Enacted in the U.S.V.I. Opioid Addiction Now a Qualifying Condition in New Jersey Arkansas Announces Dispensary Licenses ASA Staff Attend ICCI Meetings in Prague ASA Event Raises Awareness,...

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