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Why I Started the ASA Challenge: Bringing Funds and Awareness to the Urgent Need for Medical Cannabis Access

Americans for Safe Access

I became passionate about medical cannabis when I saw remarkable results using cannabis in treating my son Zach’s severe refractory epilepsy. I started volunteering some time for Americans for Safe Access (ASA) , the country’s largest non-profit patient advocacy organization promoting safe and legal access to medical cannabis.

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Georgia Medical Cannabis Patients Can Now Purchase Cannabis Oil From Pharmacies

Veriheal

Georgia medical cannabis patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies. Eligible patients registered with the state’s Department of Public Health can purchase cannabis oil from Georgia’s independent pharmacies.

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The Fall of South Dakota’s Cannabis Industry

Veriheal

A medical patient could end up in jail for possessing even small amounts of marijuana. Currently, with t he required certificate from a certified medical practitioner due to a qualifying condition, medical marijuana possession for patients is allowed in South Dakota. Patients cannot cultivate without explicit authorization.

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Ohio Medical Cannabis Patients Rejoice As Edibles Will Soon Be Available

MassRoots

The first medical cannabis product manufacturing license was just awarded in Ohio, giving patients in the program a reason to celebrate. It’ll open up the choices patients have available to them and they can purchase their medical marijuana to treat their condition,” said Executive Vice President of Grow Ohio Justin Hunt. “We

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Epidiolex CBD Epilepsy Drug Receives Approval in Europe

WeedAdvisor

GW Pharmaceuticals created the medication after studies showed surprising success treating severe childhood epilepsy, specifically Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome. Now, Marijuana Business Daily reports that the European Commission has just approved the drug as well. Thanks to these observations in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Will Texas Legalize Recreational Marijuana?

Veriheal

If passed and put into practice, this bill would bring about major changes for cannabis users in Texas, as well as for businesses selling cannabis. According to the Texas Government site, Texass Compassionate Use Program (CUP) allows certain physicians to prescribe low tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) cannabis for medical purposes.

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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

MassRoots

Louisiana’s medical marijuana program may have been established three years ago, but patients were not granted access to medicine until August of 2019 when the first round of the product became available. Home cultivation remains illegal for the more than 4,000 registered medical marijuana patients. House Bill 819. House Bill 418.

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