http://www.safeaccessnow.org/ Americans for Safe Access ensures safe access and legal access to medical cannabis (medical marijuana) for therapeutic uses and research. http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5517 My name is Edwin Engelmann, I live in rural Minnesota, I am a veteran of the Navy Submarine Service, an ongoing patient at the Veterans Hospital for Service Connected Disabilities, a father and grandfather. 2008-05-08 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5515 California Medical Marijuana Employment Rights Bill Advances; Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics a Success; ASA Chapter Focus on New Jersey; National Action Alert 2008-05-08 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/section.php?id=342 Join ASA's online community! Connect with other supporters through our take action page, map of resources, blog, discussion forums, Facebook cause, MySpace page, and YouTube channel. 2008-05-08 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5516 If you’re planning on going to protest at the Democratic National Convention in Denver August 25-28, they’re not making it easy on you. 2008-05-02 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5513 In a move reflecting the city's supportive stance as a sanctuary for medical marijuana, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates wrote a letter last Thursday urging the federal government to stop the Drug Enforcement Administration from intervening with the work of dispensaries. 2008-05-01 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5512 Luke Scarmazzo is an aspiring hip-hop artist who is facing the possibility of a long stint in prison on federal drug charges. 2008-04-26 http://www.youtube.com/user/SafeAccess Visit ASA's YouTube channel to watch medical cannabis video testimonials and footage of ASA rallies. 2008-04-26 http://www.myspace.com/americansforsafeaccess Add ASA as a friend on MySpace to network with other medical cannabis supporters and stay updated on ASA's campaigns. 2008-04-26 http://apps.facebook.com/causes/17393 Join ASA's cause on Facebook to network with other medical cannabis supporters and stay updated on ASA's campaigns. 2008-04-26 http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24303 AB 2279 would ensure a medical cannabis patient's right to work and end employment discrimination against patients. Take action now to urge your assembly member to vote for AB 2279! 2008-04-26 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/rssfeed.php?id=1 Stay on top of the latest news with ASA's News Feed. 2008-04-26 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5507 Two bills introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives April 17 would put a serious dent into federal prosecution of medical use of marijuana and offer protection to patients who use it. 2008-04-23 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5511 A state medical marijuana employment rights bill is working its way through California's state Assembly committees. AB 2279, which would protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of medical marijuana patients in California from employment discrimination, was introduced in February and was approved April 17th by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on a 6-2 vote. The bill, which heads to the Assembly floor next, would reverse a January California Supreme Court decision in Ross v. RagingWire, which said that an employer may fire someone solely because they use medical marijuana outside the workplace. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) argued the case in court and is now a sponsor of the bill. 2008-04-21 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5503 HR 5842 would reschedule marijuana for medical use, end federal interference in state laws 2008-04-18 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5500 Anti-discrimination bill AB2279 has broad support including state SEIU and AFSCME 2008-04-17