ACHEM Launches Innovative Freedom Initiative

The Weed Blog January 11, 2024 Legalization, Medical

The Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine (ACHEM) is the leading voice in medical cannabis advocacy for people of color, and they have taken yet another big step as they continue to design strategies to restore the communities harmed most by cannabis prohibition.

I am so excited to share that ACHEM announced this week the launch of the ACHEM Freedom Initiative (AFI), a groundbreaking program designed to train medical and legal experts to safeguard the rights of medical cannabis patients ensnared in the justice system. This initiative is bolstered by a generous $100,000 contribution from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, underscoring a shared commitment to advancing health equity. 

ACHEM Freedom Initiative Mission and Goals:

  • Creating a Legal Resource Library: a comprehensive toolkit for legal defense in medical cannabis cases 
  • Training ACHEM Experts as Legal Consultants: enhancing expertise at the intersection of medical and legal cannabis use 
  • Fostering Medical-Legal Collaboration: strengthening partnerships between healthcare and legal professionals for a unified defense strategy 

Despite the legalization of medical cannabis,…

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