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A Memorial Day Surprise for Veterans

Paul Marini | May 26, 2015

The US Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the 2016 budget for the Veterans Administration (VA). This landmark amendment would end the current gag order that prevents VA doctors from recommending or even...

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SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR VETERANS

Paul Marini | May 26, 2015

By Thomas Mitchell Westword Congress can't seem to get the veterans hospital in Aurora straightened out, but a Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a Veterans Affairs funding bill yesterday that would allow Veterans Health Administration doctors to recommend...

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Medical cannabis news and events form around California

Paul Marini | May 25, 2015

Voters legalized medical cannabis in California when they approved the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) in 1996.  That was a milestone for patients, but only the beginning of a long campaign to fully implement medical cannabis laws at he local...

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Medical Cannabis Advocates Applaud Bipartisan Vote on SB 3

Paul Marini | May 22, 2015

Last week, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 3, a legislative proposal that would create a functional medical cannabis program in the state. Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) co-sponsored the legislation and built up bipartisan support that...

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Veterans Equal Access Amendment Would Allow Veterans Administration Physicians To Recommend Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | May 21, 2015

In a landslide vote, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to the add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilConVA) Appropriations bill, which sets the budget for the Veterans Administration (VA)....

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Veterans Equal Access Amendment Would Allow Veterans Administration Physicians To Recommend Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | May 21, 2015

Washington, DC - In a landslide vote, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to the add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilConVA) Appropriations bill, which sets the budget for the...

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Organ Donor Wait-List Patients Can Test Positive For Cannabis in California

Paul Marini | May 20, 2015

Main St. By Marguerite Arnold NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Until now, seriously ill patients waiting for transplants were removed from the organ donor waiting list in California if they tested positive for cannabis. In what is being hailed as one...

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Medical cannabis news and events form around California

Paul Marini | May 18, 2015

ASA believes that good public policy is created when those who are most affected by laws and regulations have a seat at the table. That is why it is so important that California lawmakers hear your voice this year –...

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Why two former cops are trying to legalize marijuana in Maine

Paul Marini | May 18, 2015

Banglor Daily News By Mark Dion and Kevin J. Battle   Why are we, two cops-turned-legislators, trying to legalize pot? Because it’s going to happen, and we want to make sure the approach Maine takes is safe, successful, regulated and...

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Progress Comes To Our Nation’s Capital (Thanks To Activists Like You)

Paul Marini | May 15, 2015

In the fight for safe access to medical cannabis local and state-level action is always an essential step for progress. With so much of our success as a movement coming from state laws, an amazing 37 total state laws now...

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