Patient Resources and Support

ASA offers an array of resources and avenues for support that include information on cannabis as medicine, resources for talking to your doctor, and a guide to the legal landscape, including state-by-state laws. Medical cannabis is a new field, and it is certain that you have questions about the details. Our staff answers dozens of calls from patients, caregivers, doctors, attorneys, and concerned citizens every week on the toll information line – (888) 929-4367. There is no other resource like this in the nation!

Patient Info Line

Call (888) 929-4367 toll free to ask questions about medical cannabis, report a law enforcement encounter, or to get active in our grassroots campaigns.

Educational Booklets on Medical Marijuana and Specific Medical Conditions

These books are designed to facilitate a conversation between you and your doctor or loved ones.

Cannabis Specialists

Talking to Your Doctor and Finding a Specialist – Read common-sense tips for talking with your doctor about how cannabis helps you.

ASA’s Guide to Using Medical Cannabis

This booklet contains accurate information about using medical cannabis.

Growing Tips

This is some basic information on how to safely grow your own medical cannabis.

Be Safe

Creating a Security Culture – This booklet will help you avoid some common pitfalls for medical cannabis patients, including law enforcement encounters and burglary.

Legal Support

One of ASA's most important and far-reaching services is our Legal Support program. Under this program, we staff a legal hotline to provide assistance and legal information to people who have had law enforcement encounters, provide information and resources to assist with housing, employment discrimination, child custody, and other issues; and provide information and resources for attorneys.

Court support

Marijuana is not just medicine in states that have medical marijuana laws. Medical marijuana patients are getting arrested, going to trial, and going to jail all over the country. As advocates, it is our job to highlight these injustices both in state and federal courts. Court support is a group of tactics used to support a patient or caregiver while they are going through state or federal legal systems.

POW Support

Several patients and providers are in jail awaiting trial or in prison serving out their sentences. Although the actions of many of these prisoners were legal under state law, defendants cannot bring up a medical defense in federal court. ASA encourages our members to reach out to those in prison through letters and visits.