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Participate in a Confidential Survey Assessing Cannabis Use Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NORML

A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Miami School of Nursing are collecting epidemiological data to better evaluate how cannabis consumers, and patients in particular, are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vidot, who is leading the study.

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23 Years of Americans for Safe Access

Americans for Safe Access

This year marks 23 years since Americans for Safe Access (ASA) first opened its doors, driven by a personal mission and a collective vision to improve lives through medical cannabis.

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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

NORML

Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Under this proposal, patients would be prohibited from smoking whole-plant marijuana. South Dakota.

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An Urgent Plea From a Mom and Caregiver

Americans for Safe Access

The organization I care so much about, and volunteer my time for, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), is in desperate need of support! ASA is the only national medical cannabis patient organization that is working towards protecting patients.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

In their letter , AGs opine: “The current predicament of a rapidly expanding national marketplace without access to the national banking systems has resulted in an untenable situation. We stress that current legislative models are available to fix this situation.

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Why nurses must be involved in cannabis patient care

The Cannigma

In nursing school, I wrote my dissertation on the role of the nurse when caring for patients using cannabis therapeutically, knowing that nurses are often the first healthcare professional to whom patients disclose their cannabis use. I remain in awe of these patients to this day.

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Mississippi: Proponents Turn In Signatures for 2020 Medical Cannabis Ballot Measure

NORML

Proponents of a 2020 statewide ballot measure to legalize and regulate medical cannabis access have submitted 105,686 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. According to local news reports , proponents actually collected more than 214,000 total signatures, with 105,000 having been certified by local clerks.