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"Veterans Equal Access Act" would allow VA physicians to recommend medical marijuana without federal censure

Paul Marini | February 03, 2015

Washington, DC -- U.S. House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and eight bipartisan Congressional cosponsors introduced the "Veterans Equal Access Act" today, marking a concerted federal effort to allow our country's veterans to become medical marijuana patients in states where it's...

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State House lawmakers began Monday a two-day session of public hearings on nearly 20 separate bills that would tweak the state’s marijuana laws

Paul Marini | February 02, 2015

Joseph O'Sullivan, Seattle Times So many tweaks are needed to reform Washington state’s marijuana laws that state House lawmakers began Monday a two-day session of public hearings on nearly 20 separate bills.

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Our Health Is In Our Hands

Paul Marini | February 02, 2015

ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer will be touring California between February 8th and 15th to talk to patients and other stakeholders about the local and state work that needs to get done on medical cannabis between now and November of 2016, when...

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The future of Washington State’s medical marijuana may depend on one rich man and the legislators who support him

Paul Marini | February 01, 2015

Bill Conroy, The Daily Beast The state of Washington’s legal marijuana market is at a major crossroads, with its fate to be determined by pending legislation that seeks to address a conflict in the system.

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Turning the Page: Hundreds of Patients Unite to Make History in Washington

Paul Marini | January 30, 2015

“I just met with my Representative,” exclaimed a wide-eyed participant from Bonney Lake.  “I went in there and built a relationship with her, just like you said, and it worked,” said the man with a chuckle and grin.  As Steph...

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Unity 2015 Award Winners & Conference Updates

Paul Marini | January 29, 2015

ASA is proud to announce the 2015 ASA Excellence Award Winners! Since 2002, ASA has promoted excellence in the medical marijuana movement.  The ASA Excellence Awards program recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to Safe Access, programs that exemplify the...

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Will Iowa Now Become the Next Battleground for Political Pot?

Paul Marini | January 28, 2015

Marguerite Arnold, Main Street In a stunning move that started on the first working day of the new year, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has now recommended that cannabidiol (or CBD) be classified as a Schedule II substance (with known...

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On medical marijuana in Washington

Paul Marini | January 26, 2015

By Tom Lauerman for Cannabis Chronicles It’s been a long haul and the good news is my experience of the political energies surrounding the opening of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Patients Lobby Day in Olympia last Thursday, Jan. 22,...

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Complete the CA Discrimination Survey for Medical Cannabis Patients

Paul Marini | January 26, 2015

Although medical cannabis has been legal in California for more than eighteen years, legal patients still face pervasive discrimination. I hear from patients facing discrimination in employment, housing, parental rights, or access to health care every week. This discrimination can...

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A cosmic shift in pot hearings?

Paul Marini | January 24, 2015

Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review If you live long enough, things that once seemed impossible will become common place.

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