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Jeff Sessions Departs, Whitaker Steps in as Cannabis Industry Reacts

Paul Marini | November 08, 2018

By Danny Reed for mg “Attorney General Sessions was one of the last remaining prohibitionists in Washington,” David Mangone, attorney, and Director of Government Affairs Americans for Safe Access, a national group that advocates for cannabis research and the rights...

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Election could dictate future of medical cannabis, advocate says

Paul Marini | November 05, 2018

By Manny Cruz for the Pacific Daily News "The pharmaceutical industry has failed us. Marijuana isn't killing people, opioids are killing people. If you're looking at the future of medical cannabis on Guam and you're not part of it—it's not...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - November 2018

Paul Marini | November 04, 2018

In the November 2018 Issue ASA Weighs in on Utah's Medical Cannabis Compromise Bill Certification Program Partners with International Standards Group Mexico’s Supreme Court Makes Personal Use and Cultivation Legal Join ASA at the MJBiz Conference in Las Vegas ASA...

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Why Third-Party Certification is Important

Paul Marini | November 02, 2018

By Heather Despres and Debbie Churgai for Terpenes and Testing Magazine Every day, we are bombarded with advertisements from cannabis companies declaring they provide the highest quality products and services, but who, if anyone, outside the company is determining these...

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Mohammed Mustafa, Virginia

William Dolphin | November 01, 2018

Activism takes many forms and finds many inspirations. For pharmacologist Mohammed Mustafa, interest in medical cannabis came from realizing a close family member who died from cancer could have eased the devastating effects of chemotherapy with cannabis, if it had...

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Marijuana cultivation law brings up old, new concerns for Guam

Paul Marini | November 01, 2018

By Haidee V Eugenio for Pacific Daily News A new law allowing qualified patients and caregivers to grow cannabis at home brings up old and new concerns about Guam’s medical marijuana program, including a lack of funding to monitor the home...

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North Dakotans Can Now Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards

Paul Marini | October 31, 2018

By Blake Nicholson for the Associated Press via U.S. News and World Report The Health Department has endured some criticism over the amount of time it is taking to make the drug available, though the timeline isn't unusual when compared...

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Americans for Safe Access to Keynote Guam's Third Medical Cannabis Workshop, "Cultivating Change"

Paul Marini | October 31, 2018

Jenevieve Ooka for PR Newswire via Markets Insider "Having worked closely with Americans For Safe Access in the past, I know what they can do to assist stalled programs and get the necessary resources to regulators," said Nic Easley. "Steph...

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In New York, a bill to get public health plans to cover medical marijuana

Paul Marini | October 29, 2018

By Bethany Bump for the Times Union "Access to medical marijuana should not be limited to those who can pay out of pocket," the bill memo says. There are currently 77,619 patients certified to participate in New York's medical marijuana...

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Ricki Lake on “Weed the People”: “It’s not about getting high, it’s about children dying of cancer”

Paul Marini | October 26, 2018

By Gary M. Kramer for Salon We met with cannabis makers, dispensaries, and through doing the film we went to ASA, the Americans for Safe Access Conference, in DC, and we met Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Sunil Aggarwal. We...

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