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Medical Marijuana Advocates Call for New Direction at DEA

WASHINGTON, DC- Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday confirmed that Michele Leonhart, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), is resigning. Leonhart has been criticized by medical...

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California Assembly Passes Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, Thursday by a vote of 52 to 8, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The bill...

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Pennsylvania Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Bill SB 3

HARRISBURG, PA — On Tuesday the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 3, a legislative proposal that would create a functional medical cannabis program in the state. Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) and Sen....

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Senate Committee Votes to Lift VA Gag Order on Medical Cannabis

WASHINGTON, DC — In an historic vote, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted Thursday to the add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans...

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Pennsylvania: Medical Cannabis Advocates Applaud Bipartisan Vote on SB 3

Last week, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 3, a legislative proposal that would create a functional medical cannabis program in the state. Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Daylin Leach...

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Medical Marijuana Opponents Gut the Case that Marijuana isn’t Medicine

If today is any indication it seems likely that denying the science of medical marijuana is such an untenable position that even organizations that have been dedicated to opposing medical marijuana...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Applaud House Reauthorization of Rohrabacher-Farr...

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Rohrabacher-Farr medical cannabis amendment to the Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS) Appropriations bill for...

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California Assembly Passes Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill

SACRAMENTO, CA — Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has announced support for AB 266, which would create a comprehensive regulatory structure for California’s landmark medical cannabis program.  On...

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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Mikulski Medical Marijuana Amendment...

WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, the United States Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve the Mikulski medical marijuana amendment to the Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS) Appropriations bill...

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The Colorado’s Supreme Court Unfortunate Ruling On Employment Discrimination

Earlier this week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that employers in Colorado can fire employees for cannabis use even if they are medical cannabis patients. At the center of Monday’s ruling is...

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California Senate Votes to End Transplant Discrimination Against Medical...

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Senate approved Assembly Bill 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, on Monday by a margin of 33-1. AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis...

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ONDCP Lifts Public Health Service Review on Marijuana Research

WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced they will lift the public health service (PHS) review on marijuana research projects not funded by the federal...

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Senate Drug Caucus Holds Hearing on Barriers to Cannabidiol Research

WASHINGTON, DC — The Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus held a hearing Wednesday on facilitating cannabidiol research.  Cannabidiol, or CBD, is found in cannabis and has shown great...

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California Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Bill

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, on Monday. AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ...

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Who Are the Next States Likely to Legalize Medical Marijuana?

Currently 40 states have at least some type of legal protection for medical use of marijuana.  23 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have passed comprehensive medical marijuana...

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ASA Testifies before DC Council on Medical Marijuana Reforms

WASHINGTON, DC — Americans for Safe Access (ASA) this week submitted expanded testimony to the DC Council on Bill 21-192, the “Medical Marijuana Laboratory Testing Amendment Act of 2015” and  Bill...

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Congressional Briefing to Highlight Need to Fix Research System for Marijuana

WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, July 23rd Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is hosting a Congressional Briefing with Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on federal barriers faced by researchers working...

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ASA Debuts ‘Truth About Medical Marijuana’ Educational Series

WASHINGTON, DC —  Americans for Safe Access (ASA) on Wednesday launched the “Truth About Medical Marijuana” educational website and accompanying event series. The Truth About Medical Marijuana will...

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Chris Christie’s Proposed 50 State War On Marijuana

This week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie set off a small firestorm saying he would use the power of the federal government to end state-level access to marijuana saying, “Marijuana is against the...

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ASA Comments on Recently Revealed DOJ Memo on Rohrabacher-Farr CJS Amendment

On Wednesday, Tom Angell chairman of Marijuana Majority scored a big scoop revealing for the first time the Department of Justice’s detailed response to the Rohrabacher-Farr Medical Cannabis Amendment....

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MD: ASA to Work with Regulators to Ensure Highest Level of Industry Compliance

BALTIMORE, MD — Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has been selected to provide training for compliance inspectors operating under the authority of the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis...

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ASA Weighs in on Proposed Changes to Colorado Marijuana Regulations

Last week Americans for Safe Access (ASA) submitted comments to Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) on proposed regulatory changes to the state’s cannabis program. Colorado is mulling...

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Canadian Research Study Demonstrates Medical Cannabis Safety Profile

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC — Researchers associated with McGill University and the University of British Columbia recently published results from a study showing that medical cannabis patients were no more...

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Report Dispels Myths about Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released a white paper on the impact of medical cannabis dispensaries on patients, teen cannabis use, crime and communities...

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Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment Prevents Feds from Continuing to Shut Down...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled that enforcement of the injunction against the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAMM), which has prevented the medical...

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Major Think Tank Explains How the Federal Government Undermines Cannabis...

Earlier this week, the Brookings Institution issued a report that takes the federal government to task for undermining research on medical cannabis. In “Ending the U.S. government’s war on medical...

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