Dr. Amanda E. Reiman

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  www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread24268.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/29/2009    Last Visited: 6/29/2009  

  his is important because two of Berkeley's three dispensaries plan to relocate in the next year, said Amanda Reiman, a UC Berkeley lecturer and the academic coordinator for the School of Social Welfare, who also endorses the measure.Reiman, who has researched medical cannabis for three years, added that removing restrictions would allow for more flexible treatment of patients."In the past, the limits have kind of been pulled out of thin air, mostly due to a lack of research on what medical cannabis patient needs are," she said. "You may have a patient that uses cannabis only a couple times a week, and then you may have a patient that uses it several times a day."Worthington agreed that current limits on medical marijuana do not accurately reflect its use."There's really no need to have a specific limit," he said. "It's really up to the doctor and the patient."Worthington said the measure has a high likelihood of passing and that there are no campaigns opposing it. harley Pappas, a 61-year-old paraplegic Berkeley resident who uses and produces medical marijuana, said the measure would make patients' access to cannabis more secure."I think it reminds elected officials that the citizens of Berkeley and California in general really support medical cannabis and want it to be available to qualified patients in a responsible, orderly manner," he said. ecky Dekeuster, community liaison for Berkeley Patients Group, a local dispensary, said the measure would not increase marijuana-related crime."Historically, Berkeley has not seen crime around medical cannabis collectives and they have not seen patients abusing the existing standards as they are," she said.
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  "Anyone who distributes or cultivates marijuana is at risk for arrest or prosecution, even if Measure JJ passes."But Reiman said the measure would support patients' ability to decide for themselves what medication to use."It's a matter of a patient having a choice about how they treat their illness," she said.

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  Published on: 6/30/2009    Last Visited: 7/1/2009  

  "It's very understandable that people will have questions about dispensaries when they come into a community," said Dr. Amanda E. Reiman, an administrator and lecturer at the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley.
  
  Reiman, who researched marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco and Berkeley for her doctoral dissertation, will be one of the panelists at Thursday's forum.
  
  "One of my findings is that the clientele is going to reflect the composition of the community," she said.
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  Dr. Amanda E. Reiman, administrator and lecturer at the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley

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  Published on: 7/3/2009    Last Visited: 7/7/2009  

  Featured were 5 reputable experts, starting with Dr. Amanda E. Reiman, a social welfare lecturer from UC Berkeley, Becky DeKeuster the community liason for Berkeley Patients group , Rebbecca Saltzman from Americans for Safe Access, James Anthony a lawyer from Harborside Management Associates and Matt Kumin, a civil rights attorney.
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  The first hour was devoted to Amanda Reiman and the research she's done in the field of patient surveys from BPG. We learned that she has surveyed about 350 patients from BPG, and found their average age is 39, 70% are working and 30% of the surveyed came in for other BPG holistic services, and not medical cannabis. It's clear she has in depth research on dispensary services and the effect and value of dispensaries in the neighborhood. She explained a pharmacy model for dispensaries and a social model. She brought up open channels of communication.

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  www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3691 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/1/2006    Last Visited: 4/26/2007  

  Amanda Reiman, Ph.D., of the University of California, Berkeley was also present at the press conference to discuss her recent research findings.Among the benefits she found for patients are access for the most seriously ill and injured, a safer environment for patients than having to buy on the illicit market, and improved health through social support services.

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  www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread22415.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/29/2006    Last Visited: 4/27/2007  

  The conference will include a forum on the cannabis policy at HSU, a presentation about the industrial use of hemp by hemp store Solutions owner Kevin Johnson, a hemp jewelry-making presentation by NORML member Jessie Beck, a "Know your rights" workshop by David Cobb, a keynote address by activist Eddy Lepp, lectures by Joen Madonna and Dr. Amanda Reiman of the University of California, Berkeley, and a lecture on organizing for direct action by HSU professor Dan Faulk.

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  www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=4340 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/26/2007    Last Visited: 4/26/2007  

  A 2006 study by Amanda Reiman, Ph.D. of the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley examined the experience of 130 patients spread among seven different dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area.Dr. Reiman's study cataloged the patients' demographic information, health status, consumer satisfaction, and use of services, while also considering the dispensaries' environment, staff, and services offered.The study found that "medical cannabis patients have created a system of dispensing medical cannabis that also includes services such as counseling, entertainment and support groups, all important components of coping with chronic illness."She also found that levels of satisfaction with the care received at dispensaries ranked significantly higher than those reported for health care nationally.
  
  Patients who use the dispensaries studied uniformly reported being well satisfied with the services they received, giving an 80% satisfaction rating.The most important factors for patients in choosing a medical cannabis dispensary were: feeling comfortable and secure, familiarity with the dispensary, and having a rapport with the staff.In their comments, patients tended to note the helpfulness and kindness of staff and the support found in the presence of other patients.
  
  Patients in Dr. Reiman's study frequently cited their relationships with staff as a positive factor.

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  420 Magazine - [Cached Version]
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  The conference will include a forum on the cannabis policy at HSU, a presentation about the industrial use of hemp by hemp store Solutions owner Kevin Johnson, a hemp jewelry-making presentation by NORML member Jessie Beck, a "Know your rights" workshop by David Cobb, a keynote address by activist Eddy Lepp, lectures by Joen Madonna and Dr. Amanda Reiman of the University of California, Berkeley, and ... [Read More]

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  ASA : ASA Report Shows Benefits of Local Dispensary... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/7/2006    Last Visited: 11/12/2006  

  Amanda Reiman, Ph.D., of the University of California, Berkeley was also present at the press conference to discuss her recent research findings on why and how cannabis dispensaries benefit patients.

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  ASA's Don Duncan sat on the panel, along with Dr. Amanda Reiman, of UC Berkeley, Valarie Corral of WAMM, and Dale Gieringer of CA NORML.

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  Public Health 202G Seminar series - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/24/2006    Last Visited: 6/13/2008  

  Amanda Reiman
  
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