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Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to further advance public health policy reforms

Paul Marini | March 24, 2015

Washington, D.C. -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), will hold its third annual national Unity Conference, "Wellness is Winning," in Washington, D.C. on March 27-31, 2015. The conference will highlight medical and legal...

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Lawmaker: Misinformation about issue creating 'frenzy'

Paul Marini | March 23, 2015

Lauren Dake, The Columbian Washington’s unregulated medical marijuana market has repeatedly been described as the wild, wild West.

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Senator Boxer supports CARERS as ASA members head to DC!

Paul Marini | March 23, 2015

California Senator Barbara Boxer is supporting the CARERS Act in Congress. It is great to see one of our state Senators standing up for our voter-approved medical cannabis laws! I will be with hundreds of other advocates in Washington, DC, this week...

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Washington's Medical Marijuana Mess - Part Two

Paul Marini | March 22, 2015

In part one of our in depth two-part series, we provided a synopsis of Legislative action to date. Now, we delve a bit deeper with a point-by-point analysis of the latest version of 5052, passed via a striking amendment in...

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Senator Boxer Joins Bill to End Federal War on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | March 19, 2015

David Downs, East Bay Express California Senator Barbara Boxer has signed on as a major co-sponsor to curtail the federal war on medical marijuana.

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Washington State’s Medical Marijuana Mess – Part One

Paul Marini | March 18, 2015

We’re just past the halfway mark of the 2015 Legislative session in Washington state. When it comes to medical cannabis, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Senate Bill 5052. The overarching goal of the legislation is to funnel the...

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Let's see some CA in DC

Paul Marini | March 16, 2015

Are you one of the Californians getting ready for ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference and Citizen Lobby Day in Washington, DC? I would like to see hundreds of patients, doctors, industry workers, and grassroots advocates at the conference and in the...

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MMJ Patients Form International Coalition at UN

Paul Marini | March 13, 2015

Michael Krawitz, The Leaf Online Patients in need of cannabis treatment from 13 different countries, including those represented by KOPAC from the Czech Republic, met at the “Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice” conference in Prague March 4-7, 2015...

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DOJ continues to waste tax dollars trying to lock up family of medical marijuana patients, despite acquittal of almost all charges

Paul Marini | March 12, 2015

Spokane, WA -- Just one week after three medical marijuana patients were acquitted by a federal jury of all but one charge stemming from the widely watched Kettle Falls Five trial, US District Court Judge Thomas Rice rejected attempts by...

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GOP Senator Heller Becomes Fourth Sponsor of the CARERS Act

Paul Marini | March 11, 2015

Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) became the fourth U.S. Senator to sign on as a sponsor of S. 683, the CARERS Act. The bill, which was introduced yesterday at a press conference that received national attention, now has equal bi-partisan support,...

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