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This week, Mike Liszewski, Director of Government Affairs at Americans for Safe Access, and Andrew Livingston, Policy Analyst at Vicente Sederberg, join Rachelle to discuss some of the elements which can make or break a medical marijuana law.
News Updates:
- California Medical Association endorses marijuana legalization initiative
- Md. legislation would create drug-use facilities, decriminalize possession of small amounts
- American Medical Association Votes To Ban Prescription Drug Commercials
- CDC recommends women avoid alcohol unless using birth control
Headlines:
- Martin Shkreli Takes The Fifth, But Can’t Resist Firing Back
- D.C. Council to study whether to license private pot clubs, passes crime bill
- President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion in New Funding to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Epidemic
- Annual Arrests for Marijuana in NYC Drop From Nearly 51,000 in 2011 to Under 17,000 in 2015
Forecasts:
- Launch event for the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy report
- Urban Drug Policies Conference
Call to Action:
- Colorado Residents – call your state legislators and tell them to support PTSD as a medical marijuana qualifying condition
- Attend the National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference
Music Credits:
- Intro: First Flight Out by Free the Mammoth
- Transition: Aurora by Treelo
- Transition: Jacob’s Beach by Free the Mammoth
- Outro: Heroes (cover) by Collin Quest Glasow