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Educating State Legislators at NCSL

Paul Marini | August 12, 2017

From August 6 through August 9, Americans for Safe Access was in Boston attending and exhibiting at the 2017 National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Legislative Summit. The NCSL conference is one of the largest annual gatherings of state legislators,...

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Massachusetts Medical Society Promotes Cannabis Education for Medical Professionals

Paul Marini | August 11, 2017

Last month, the Massachusetts Medical Society, a leader in continuing medical education (CME) providing accredited and certified activities across the globe for physicians and other healthcare professionals, announced exciting news, endorsing the TheAnswerPage.com Comprehensive Cannabis Curriculum, as their comprehensive curriculum...

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Coming Out of the Cannabis Closet

Paul Marini | August 03, 2017

After the election of President Donald Trump last year, I have seen how strongly polarized we have become on nearly every issue out there. Healthcare, education, the environment, gun control, immigration.....the list goes on and on. But the one issue...

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Jill Swing, Charleston, South Carolina

William Dolphin | August 01, 2017

Like many parents of children with severe seizure disorders, Jill Swing discovered the potential of medical cannabis through the 2013 CNN special report Weed, in which medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported the near-miraculous effects of CBD.

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Massachusetts Medical Society Promotes Cannabis Education for Medical Professionals, Patient Advocates Hail Effort as a Huge Step Forward

Paul Marini | August 01, 2017

The Massachusetts Medical Society, a leader in continuing medical education (CME) providing accredited and certified activities across the globe for physicians and other health care professionals, endorsed the TheAnswerPage.com Comprehensive Cannabis Curriculum, as their comprehensive curriculum on the endocannabinoid system...

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Americans For Safe Access Provides Sessions With Input On Cole Memo

Paul Marini | July 28, 2017

By Johnny Green for Weed News “President Trump and the Department of Justice need to consider the ramifications before modifying or repealing the Cole memo. For the past three years, state sponsored medical cannabis programs have operated under the guidance...

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Senate Committee takes step to protect patients

Paul Marini | July 28, 2017

By WCL New Service for The Leaf Online “This success of the Leahy medical cannabis amendment acknowledges, yet again, that the federal government should not interfere with state medical cannabis programs. The passage of the Leahy medical cannabis amendment also...

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Senate Committee Stands Up for Medical Cannabis Patients

Paul Marini | July 27, 2017

U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Votes on Leahy Amendment Washington D.C. -- This morning, the Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to include an amendment introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the FY2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations...

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Free certification for US cannabis labs to help fight opioid epidemic

Paul Marini | July 27, 2017

By Brian Owens for Chemistry World Ensuring that America’s medical marijuana is reliable and of high quality will help patients and drive down opioid use in the country, according to Americans for Safe Access A group dedicated to improving access...

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Americans for Safe Access Provides Sessions with Input on Cole Memo

Steph Sherer | July 26, 2017

Patient Organization Discourages Changes to the Cole Memo Washington D.C. -- The Department of Justice’s marijuana subcommittee of the Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force was scheduled to issue recommendations to the Attorney General by July 27. However, according...

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