Category: Legislative Issues

canam sponsors

MSANI would like to thank the following sponsors for their help with the 2021 conference: 908 Devices Alpha Training and Tactics LLC APF Armory CoverTrack Group Inc DetectaChem Inc FirstNet Built by AT&T Lens Equipment Company Metrohm USA Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) National Narcotics Officers Association Coalition (NNOAC) RJ Wagner Marketing Inc SUR… Continue reading canam sponsors

DEA fentanyl PSA

Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills September 27, 2021 – The Drug Enforcement Administration warns the American public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and… Continue reading DEA fentanyl PSA

CDC Health advisory

Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkSeptember 14, 2021, 10:00 AM ETCDCHAN-00451 SummaryThe purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory is to alert public health departments, healthcare professionals, first responders, poison control centers, laboratories, and the public to… Continue reading CDC Health advisory

MSANI CanAm conference postponed

Your MSANI Board regretfully decided to postpone this spring’s conference to later this fall. With the current COVID limitations and upcoming events, the decision was regretful, but a fall date will be announced shortly. **UPDATE: New date is Oct 28-30, 2021**

New HHS Data Shows Significant Youth Drug Use Increases in Legalized States

(Alexandria, VA) – Today, state-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), found significant increases in youth marijuana use in several recently legalized marijuana states versus last year. At the same time, mental illness indicators worsened across… Continue reading New HHS Data Shows Significant Youth Drug Use Increases in Legalized States

BREAKING NEWS: GERMANY’S BUNDESTANG REJECTS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

A day after New Zealand voters rejected legalization, Germany’s Parliament does too (Berlin, Germany) – Today, the federal parliament of Germany, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Union Party, soundly rejected an effort to legalize marijuana. Major marijuana executives in North America had predicted Germany would legalize. Only two countries on earth have instituted marijuana legalization, both by… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: GERMANY’S BUNDESTANG REJECTS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

BREAKING NEWS: House Leadership Cancels Vote on Marijuana Legalization Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 17, 2020 (Alexandria, VA) – Today, after weeks of pushback, House Democratic leaders cancelled a vote on the MORE Act, a bill to federally legalize and commercialize marijuana. Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and a former senior drug policy advisor to the Obama Administration released the following statement in… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: House Leadership Cancels Vote on Marijuana Legalization Bill

Top Marijuana Researchers Condemn Upcoming House Vote on MORE Act

(Alexandria, VA) – Today, researchers from institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Addiction Medicine, and the University of Colorado sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of House Leadership expressing their concern with the rush to vote on the MORE Act, a bill that would legalize marijuana at… Continue reading Top Marijuana Researchers Condemn Upcoming House Vote on MORE Act

Canam cancelled

The MSANI Board regrets to inform you that due to COVID restrictions, CanAm 2020 has been cancelled. We are moving forward with our 2021 Conference, May 26-28, 2021, and we would love to have you attend!