Pages tagged "training"

Why I'm Attending the California Summit

| May 01, 2013 |

I am so excited to be attending the ASA California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit and Lobby Day this weekend.  The event last year was absolutely brilliant.  Steph and the Sacramento ASA Chapter did an outstanding job organizing the event, and...

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Why I am Going to Sacramento

| April 09, 2013 |

Nothing happens in the state legislature just because it should. Sometimes laws get passed because those with a financial interest in the outcome influence lawmakers. In some cases, political favors get traded to get something done. And all too often,...

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Social Media Roundup - Day 1 of #Unity13

| February 23, 2013 |

[View the story "National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference #Unity13 Kick Off" on Storify]

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My Bumpy Road To The ASA Conference in Washington D.C.

| February 19, 2013 |

I spent the last three years working as an Executive Legislative Assistant to a ranking budget chair in the Washington State Legislature, so it should come as no surprise that a trip to the Nation’s Capitol has always been high...

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Why I am Attending the National Unity Conference

| February 15, 2013 |

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) opened the eyes of this thirty-three year law enforcement veteran. Caught in the whirlpool of drug prohibition policy, prohibitionist law enforcement folks as I once was, forget the importance of maintaining an open mind. Unfortunately,...

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ASA California Tour: August 19 - September 1

| August 07, 2011 |

This month, ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer and I will be visiting eleven cities in California to train, empower, and activate the grassroots base of support for medical cannabis! Mark your calendar today for the closest stop on the ASA...

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ASA trains medical cannabis professionals

| April 11, 2011 |

[caption id="attachment_1373" align="alignnone" width="263" caption="Dr. Amanda Reiman"][/caption]More than forty medical cannabis advocates attended this weekend’s “Putting Patients First” training in Pasadena, California. This innovative new ASA training is designed to teach important professional skills for those in the field of...

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Valley Collective Steps Up

| March 14, 2011 |

A San Fernando Valley collective is recruiting its members in the effort to sponsor ASA’s new training for medical cannabis professionals. The staff and operators at Buds and Roses in Studio City are asking patients to help sponsor “Putting Patients...

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ASA Works to Build the Base in MT

| March 12, 2011 |

[caption id="attachment_1329" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer"][/caption]ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer testified before the Montana Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday in opposition to HB 161, a bill that would repeal the state’s six-year old medical cannabis law, before setting...

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Activist Boot Camp

| February 16, 2011 |

 This weekend, patients and advocates in more than twenty cities and nine different states will participate in ASA’s National Call to Action: Activist Boot Camp, the nation’s first virtual skills-building conference for medical cannabis activists. The Activist Boot Camp is...

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