{"id":15413,"date":"2013-02-26T15:49:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T20:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=15413"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:47:43","slug":"ufcw-medical-cannabis-members-attend-national-conference-to-educate-members-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/ufcw-medical-cannabis-members-attend-national-conference-to-educate-members-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Medical Cannabis Members Attend National Conference to Educate Members of Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cannabis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cannabis-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15414\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UFCW members in the medical cannabis industry discussed strategies to protect workers at the National Unity Cannabis Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW members in the medical cannabis industry from Locals 5 and 770, along with medical cannabis staff from UFCW Locals 7 and 881, gathered in Washington, D.C., to share ideas with other medical cannabis activists at the first National Unity Cannabis Conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference featured medical and legal experts, elected officials, as well as seasoned advocates from the U.S. and overseas. It was an opportunity for UFCW members to discuss Labor\u2019s role in the medical cannabis industry and how to develop strategies that protect the interests of workers as the industry continues to grow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, 18 states and the District of Columbia allow legal access to medical marijuana for over one million Americans whose doctors have recommended it. In those states, UFCW members work in accordance with state laws to provide safe access to medical treatment for qualifying patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW members ended the conference on Monday with lobby visits on Capitol Hill to educate their representatives in Congress about the impact of the conflict between state and federal medical laws on workers\u2019 job security. They also urged the representatives to support proposed legislations HR 710 and HR 689 designed to provide for the rescheduling of medical marijuana and for an affirmative defense for the medical use of medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe conference was very helpful to us,\u201d said Jeff Jones, a UFCW Local 5 member who works at the Patient ID Center in Oakland, Calif. \u201cUFCW members have a lot of work to do to educate Congress about the challenges that we face as workers in the medical marijuana industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFCW members in the medical cannabis industry from Locals 5 and 770, along with medical cannabis staff from UFCW Locals 7 and 881, gathered in Washington, D.C., to share ideas with other medical cannabis activists at the first National Unity Cannabis Conference. 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