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Diverse Group of Organizations Join Epilepsy Foundation & ASA to Urge DEA to Reschedule Cannabis

Paul Marini | April 29, 2016

On April 28th, the Epilepsy Foundation sent a group letter signed by patient organizations, including Americans for Safe Access, to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) asking them to remove the federal barriers to cannabis research, and to remove it from...

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Wake Up Call: CFPB Wrestles With Ban On Forced Arbitration

Paul Marini | April 29, 2016

By Rick Mitchell with assistance from Gabe Friedman for http://bol.bna.com In a possible sign that a legal push on medical pot access may be going mainstream, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe said it has entered a pro bono partnership with the Americans for Safe Access Foundation, a...

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Morning Docket: 04.29.16

Paul Marini | April 29, 2016

By Staci Zaretsky for Above the Law * Biglaw gets in on the green rush: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has partnered with Americans for Safe Access Foundation, a medical marijuana advocacy group, to update a series of manuals on state medical marijuana...

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Two Powerful Firms Team Up to Help Patients

Paul Marini | April 28, 2016

A new partnership has emerged between Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a global legal powerhouse based in San Francisco and Americans for Safe Access. Orrick will now be contributing, pro bono, its services to our Patients’ Rights Project, thanks to the...

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Orrick and Americans for Safe Access Join Together to Provide Legal Support for Patients

Paul Marini | April 28, 2016

(New York) - Orrick, a leading global law firm, is partnering with Americans for Safe Access’ Patients’ Rights Project to provide pro bono support to medical cannabis patients, many if not most of whom are low-income, to navigate the often...

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Orrick Partners With Pro-Pot Nonprofit Group

Paul Marini | April 28, 2016

By Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced a pro bono partnership Thursday with the Americans for Safe Access Foundation, a medical marijuana advocacy group, signifying to some that the push to make legal cannabis available...

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Medical cannabis news, events, and more from all over the state

Paul Marini | April 25, 2016

ASA’s California Weekly Roundup is your way to stay on top of medical cannabis news, events, action alerts, court support, and more. There are only 29 days left until the California Citizen Lobby Day in Sacramento. Get registered today! Last week...

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Check out ASA's Anniversary Newsletter

Paul Marini | April 22, 2016

Take a look at ASA's special anniversary Activist Newsletter. In it you'll find out about the latest on what happened at the big UN drug policy meetings, the new law in Pennsylvania and important Senate action on medical cannabis, not...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Apr 2016

Paul Marini | April 22, 2016

In this issue: Unity Conference Energizes Advocates ASA Celebrates 14th Anniversary UN Hears Calls for Reform from Patients Senate Panel Approves Two Medical Cannabis Amendments CARERS Act Gets More Co-Sponsors Pennsylvania Enacts Medical Cannabis Law, Finally Lawmakers in Three States...

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Senate Panel Votes to Protect State Medical Marijuana Laws

Paul Marini | April 21, 2016

(Washington, D.C.) Thursday morning, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies Appropriations Act (CJS) to protect medical cannabis patients. The amendment, sponsored by Ranking Member Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), prohibits the Depart...

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