State medical cannabis programs failing to make enough progress, advocacy group finds Adam Goldstein | February 03, 2023 By Adam Goldstein for Tennessee Lookout WASHINGTON — A report from a patient advocacy group found the future of medical cannabis in the states is hazy unless costs are decreased, product safety standards are improved, and civil rights are strengthened... Read more
State medical cannabis programs failing to make enough progress, advocacy group finds Adam Goldstein | February 03, 2023 Americans for Safe Access nonprofit issued 13 failing grades to state medical cannabis programs, including Idaho, which outlaws marijuana in all forms By Adam Goldstein for Idaho Capital Sun WASHINGTON — A report from a patient advocacy group found the... Read more
Historic Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is Signed into Law Erin McEvoy | December 08, 2022 By Erin McEvoy for Cannabis Science and Technology “While the research bill certainly reduces some barriers for cannabis researchers, it does nothing to address the critical problems patients across the country experience due to larger federal inaction on cannabis policy.... Read more
Americans for Safe Access Launch “Air Shred For ASA” Challenge Calling for Cannabis Brands to Participate Bri Smith | November 14, 2022 By Bri Smith for Fat Nugs Magazine Nearly one month ago, President Biden delivered the announcement that he would be pardoning those who had been charged with federal non-violent cannabis possession crimes. Although many praised the news at first, it... Read more
ASA issues medical marijuana voter guide Geoffrey Marshall | October 27, 2022 By Douglas Clark for Financial Regulation News The Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has issued its 2022 Vote Medical Marijuana voter guide to educate supporters and the public regarding legislator medical cannabis advocacy.“It is critical for medical cannabis advocates to... Read more
Pot-dispensary crackdown activates search for options Paul Marini | October 07, 2022 David Olson, Press-Enterprise (CA) As the number of medical-marijuana dispensaries in the Inland area dwindles, patients are looking for other options while their advocates try to shield them from arrest. Read more
Planners oppose marijuana dispensaries Paul Marini | October 07, 2022 , Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) FONTANA - The city Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend that the city ban medical-marijuana dispensaries as a land use. Other area cities, including Yucaipa, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont and Pomona, have... Read more
Medical marijuana violation arrests soar in Siskiyou Paul Marini | October 07, 2022 Paul Boerger, Mt. Shasta News (CA) Siskiyou County Public Defender Lael Kayfetz has been with the department for nearly two years and she says in the last year arrests and citations for violation of medical marijuana recommendation holders has “quadrupled.”... Read more
Cannabis helps treat allergic reactions Paul Marini | October 07, 2022 , New Zealand Herald A cannabis folk remedy has been resurrected by scientists who found that active ingredients in the drug reduce allergic reactions. Read more
Post-polio sufferer wants medical marijuana legalized Paul Marini | October 07, 2022 Elizabeth Coe, The Capital (MD) Barry Considine has lived with nearly constant pain for almost 10 years, and his condition is getting worse. Read more