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Five Things All New Medical Cannabis Patients Should Know

Paul Marini | June 22, 2018

Although there are medical cannabis programs of some kind in 47 states, DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, medical cannabis still remains a mystery to the vast majority of Americans today. Using medical cannabis is an approach that is supported by...

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Don’t Call it a Dispensary- Why Michigan Takes Marijuana Semantics Seriously

Paul Marini | June 18, 2018

By Lauren Williams for Marijuana.com “… It is critical that patients have clarity as to where they can obtain medicine,” said David Mangone, director of governmental affairs and counsel for the non-profit Americans for Safe Access. “It is too early...

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UN Drug Committee Declares Cannabis Is An Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’

Paul Marini | June 15, 2018

By Steve Elliott for Herb “The current international policies on cannabis use are outdated and are having a detrimental impact on patients in the US and worldwide,” said Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access (ASA). “These policies...

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Jeff Sessions Is Really Going to Hate the World Health Organization’s First-Ever Marijuana Review

Paul Marini | June 08, 2018

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen for Mother Jones The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to review a first-of-its-kind report on the health and safety of cannabis, and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will almost certainly not be thrilled with the report’s...

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Senators Warren and Gardner Release STATES Act to Respect State Cannabis Laws

Paul Marini | June 07, 2018

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) to respect state determinations about cannabis policy. The bill was also introduced in the House of...

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With Trump’s Support, STATES Act Could End Nationwide Cannabis Prohibition

Paul Marini | June 07, 2018

By Bruce Kennedy for Leafly A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced a historic bill this morning that could change the cannabis legalization landscape across the United States. n a move that’s been anticipated for weeks, Sen. Cory Gardner...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - June 2018

Paul Marini | June 06, 2018

In the June 2018 Issue: ASA Brings Citizen Lobbyists to Capitol Hill Opioid Crisis Focus of Sixth Annual Unity Conference  PFC Federal Raid Training Prepares Industry Utah Medical Cannabis Initiative Overcomes Opposition Pennsylvania Expands Qualifying Products and Conditions Activist Profiles:...

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International Medical Cannabis Advocates Address WHO Committee to Reschedule Cannabis

Steph Sherer | June 06, 2018

This week medical cannabis patient advocacy groups from Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to present to world leaders their recommendations for rescheduling cannabis at the 40th...

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The World Health Organization Takes First Steps to Reschedule Cannabis

Paul Marini | June 05, 2018

International Medical Cannabis Advocates Address WHO Committee Set to Advise UN Geneva, Switzerland — Yesterday, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), along with members of the International Medical Cannabis Patients Coalition (IMCPC), attended and delivered testimony at the 40th meeting of...

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Synthetic Weed Is Back, Bigger Than Ever, and Scary as Hell

Paul Marini | June 05, 2018

By Christopher Moraff for The Daily Beast Dr. Jahan Marcu, Senior Scientist at Americans for Safe Access, a marijuana advocacy group, calls the reemergence of synthetic cannabinoids a “product safety nightmare.”“It’s like ordering a drink and not knowing if it’s...

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