Connecting with Lawmakers at NCSL

• Aug 07, 2018
• David Mangone

From July 29 through August 2, Americans for Safe Access attended the annual National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) in Los Angeles, California. We joined over 5,000 conference attendees (about 1,200 of which were state lawmakers or state legislative staff) to promote the goals of our End Pain, Not Lives...

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Cannabis: A Different Kind Of Treatment

• Jun 22, 2018
• Releaf App

This blog post is crossposted from the Releaf App website. Thanks to the results from recently-permitted scientific studies and the untiring work of cannabis activist groups, more and more people are beginning to accept that cannabis is a successful form of treatment for certain medical conditions.  Despite this, many patients...

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Americans for Safe Access Launches 2018 Medical Cannabis Voter Scorecard

• Oct 04, 2018
• Reenal Doshi

Contact: Reenal Doshi | reenal@safeaccessnow.org | (202) 857-4272 x4 Washington, DC – Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched its Vote Medical Marijuana voter guide. The campaign features an interactive online voter's guide that grades members of Congress on their votes and sponsored bills on the issue of medical cannabis legislation....

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UCBA Announces Launch of Americans for Safe Access LA Chapter

• Sep 14, 2018
• Debbie Churgai

Contact: Debbie Churgai | 202-857-4272 x.8 | debbie@safeaccessnow.org (ASA National Office) Contact: Naomi Seligman | 310-617-4577 | nbseligman@tower26.agency (LA ASA Chapter rep) LOS ANGELES (Sept 14, 2018) -- The United Cannabis Business Association (UCBA) will join forces with the Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest patient-focused medical cannabis advocacy...

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Illinois Takes Huge Step Forward in Combating Opioid Crisis with Medical Cannabis

• Aug 28, 2018
• David Mangone

Contact: David Mangone | david@safeaccessnow.org | 202-857-4272 ext. 5 Americans for Safe Access Calls on All States to End Pain, Not Lives by Passing Similar Legislation Chicago, IL — Today at the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a nonprofit that oversees programs to prevent heroin overdoses, Governor Bruce Rauner (R) signed a...

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