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A budding industry with high demand, but facing legal, manufacturing and consistency concerns, cannabis suppliers see a kindred situation with the natural products industry.

Paul Marini | March 24, 2014

Sandy Almendarez, Natural Products INSIDER While the botanical has been popular in the United States for centuries, January 2014 saw a bump in cannabis discussion with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing that the state will be the 22nd state...

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ASA California Roundup: March 24, 2014

Paul Marini | March 24, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Local victories in CACalifornia News Medical marijuana dispensaries are denied federal tax breaks (National) Boom and bust in California’s medical marijuana industry (California) Medical marijuana should be regulated by state (California) Medical Marijuana Appeal...

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Amendment derails cannabis oil plan despite both houses’ backing

Paul Marini | March 22, 2014

Emma Witman, Gainesville Times In the expiring moments of the 2014 legislative session Thursday, Georgia lawmakers gleefully threw shredded paper in the air, a tradition signifying the end of business.

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AZ Action Alert: Tell Sen. Yee to allow MMJ research on PTSD!

Paul Marini | March 21, 2014

HB 2333 (fact sheet), sponsored by Republican Rep. Ethan Orr, would use the State's medical cannabis fund for research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The fund is set aside from revenues generated by medical cannabis sales and cannot be touched...

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New Patient Focused Certification program brings quality, safety standards to medical marijuana industry

Paul Marini | March 20, 2014

Seattle, WA -- The first medical marijuana dispensary in Washington State was certified today under a recently launched nationwide program that verifies the quality and reliability of products sold at licensed medical marijuana businesses. Today's certificate awarded to Dockside Co-op...

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Medical marijuana advocates say patients are being left behind amid rush to legalize pot in D.C.

Paul Marini | March 18, 2014

Andrea Noble, Washington Times Medical marijuana advocates in the District are grumbling that prospective patients have been left behind in the rush to decriminalize and legalize pot for recreational use.

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ASA California Roundup: March 17, 2014

Paul Marini | March 17, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Let's do it again!California News ‘Cannabis Madness’ Revives Debate Over Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy (National) New rules for medical pot (California) In a Radical Shift, California Police Chiefs Push for Regulation of Medical Marijuana...

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Can We Count on You?

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

We believe safe access is a human right and if there were ever a year to show our strengthened solidarity in numbers, its 2014. Deadlines are fast approaching and we are less than three weeks away from the 2nd Annual National...

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

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced today its second annual Unity Conference, "Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream," to be held in Washington, D.C. on April 5-7, 2014. The...

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The future of medical marijuana in the state is in question after legislators failed to agree on regulations. Western Washington’s federal prosecutor now says all dispensaries are illegal and violators could be prosecuted according to priorities outlined

Paul Marini | March 14, 2014

Bob Young, Seattle Times The future of the state’s medical-marijuana system remains in limbo after state lawmakers failed to adopt regulations for a market that Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor has called “not tenable.”

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