ASA in the News

Medical marijuana patients want to grow their own weed. Will the state let them?

Geoffrey Marshall | April 20, 2022

By Jordana Rosenfeld for Pittsburgh City Paper According to patients, caregivers, and their advocates, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program leaves a lot to be desired. The program got a C+ in a recent report by California-based advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, which...

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Rash of marijuana store robberies highlights need for safeguards

| April 15, 2022

By Margaret Jackson for MJBizDaily Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana advocacy group based in Washington DC, advises businesses to “develop and enforce policies for checking all doors and windows before opening and after closing.”In its recently released “Robbery...

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U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves Marijuana Reform Bill On Same Day That House Schedules Legalization Vote

Kyle Jaeger | March 28, 2022

By Kyle Jaeger for Marijuana Moment The proposal has been endorsed by mainstream medical organizations like American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association and American Society of Addiction Medicine, as well as pro-legalization groups such as Americans...

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Township trustee flips off audience at contentious meeting about Michigan marijuana ordinance

Geoffrey Marshall | March 25, 2022

By Justin Engel and Riley Murdock for Michigan Live “It was just completely inappropriate. It was a slap in the face to the patients and caregivers of Birch Run and the audience members there at the meeting.” - Jenny Lindemann, Americans...

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Pennsylvania Ranked on National Medical Cannabis Report Card

Sven Hosford | March 24, 2022

By Sven Hosford for Natural Awakenings Pittsburgh According to [Debbie] Churgai, “Pennsylvania did well on patient rights and civil protections, with an 80 out of 100 score, which is pretty good compared to a lot of other states. And program...

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San Diego Must Halt its Land-Use Policies Restricting Cannabis Retail in ‘Minority’ Communities

Terrie Best | March 23, 2022

By Terrie Best for OB Rag In this era of social justice most non-profits who advocate for marginalized people began to look for the most vulnerable within the marginalized people they serve.Illness societies would find their most in need are...

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One of Texas' two medical cannabis suppliers puts San Antonio on 'short list' for dispensary

| March 23, 2022

By Sanford Nowlin for the San Antonio Current Earlier this year, Texas was one of 13 U.S. states and territories to land a failing grade on national medical cannabis advocacy group Americans for Safe Access' 2021 report card. Chief among the state's...

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As New York allows legal weed, medical patients are left in the cold

Geoffrey Marshall | March 21, 2022

By Glenda Tyson for lohud In its annual report on the status of medical cannabis programs across the U.S., Americans for Safe Access, the nation’s largest cannabis patient organization, gave New York a D rating — barely a passing grade, due to especially low in...

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Beto O'Rourke Tells SXSW Panel Legalizing Cannabis Is Possible And Republicans Get High Like Everyone Else

Maureen Meehan | March 15, 2022

By Maureen Meehan for Benzinga While Texas lawmakers did approve a slight expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program during the previous session, the rules remain among the most restrictive in the nation. Earlier this year, advocacy group Americans for...

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Colorado Receives a C+ in Medical Marijuana Access

Sophie Wells | March 15, 2022

By Sophie Wells for Westword The state's biggest setback in the latest report card was the implementation of House Bill 21-1317, which ASA government affairs director Abbey Roudebush calls the "single biggest rollback of a state medical cannabis program that we have ever...

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