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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

While cannabis legalization has always been the goal, groups like NORML understand the importance of safe consumption. The DPF changed its name in 2000 when it merged with the Ethan Nadelmann’s Lindesmith Center. ASA was founded by a medical cannabis patient, Steph Sherer, and now boasts over 100,000 members.

Policy 40
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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

While cannabis legalization has always been the goal, groups like NORML understand the importance of safe consumption. The DPF changed its name in 2000 when it merged with the Ethan Nadelmann’s Lindesmith Center. ASA was founded by a medical cannabis patient, Steph Sherer, and now boasts over 100,000 members.

Policy 40
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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. Patients can legally access medicinal cannabis through a doctor, via the TGA’s Authorised Prescribers and Special Access schemes.