By Taylor Deville for the Baltimore Sun “What this points out is why federal oversight is really needed. Even in this crisis, it shows we really do need something that gives medical cannabis patients consistent access to their ... medicine.”-Debbie...
Read moreFrom CBS Local DFW 21 One of the nation’s largest medical cannabis patient advocacy organizations, Americans for Safe Access is calling on the government to consider cannabis businesses and dispensaries “essential” during COVID-19-related closings.
Read moreBy Graham Abbott for Ganjapreneur In a letter addressed to governors and medical cannabis program directors throughout the country, Americans for Safe Access has called on officials to protect cannabis patients during the alarming spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. The letter...
Read moreBy A.J. Herrington for High Times “In light of the current state of COVID-19 and the CDC’s actions, Americans for Safe Access has been monitoring the situation to make sure that medical cannabis patients are not forgotten. We want to ensure...
Read moreBy Tom Gaser for NNY360 “It is time our federal government steps up to provide relief so that patients everywhere can medicate without fear of losing any of their civil rights and protections, including while in federal housing or healthcare...
Read moreBy Emily Kopp for Roll Call The patients and providers who cultivate, process and dispense the cannabis these patients rely on in these states for the treatment of debilitating illness do not have to fear federal charges as long as...
Read moreBy Larry Gabriel for the Detroit Metro Times And there's still plenty of opportunity to bend your lawmakers' ears about medical marijuana. The Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference 2020 takes place March 25-28 in Washington, D.C....
Read moreMatthew Carr for Cannabiz Now! via Profit Trends
Read moreBy Jamie Bittner for Fox 43 In its court briefing, the ACLU included the following: A request that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rule that the policy contradicts the commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Act and to permanently end its enforcement An...
Read moreBy Jonathan Wolfe for The New York Times “We tell patients to bring their doctor recommendation with them, just in case law enforcement stops them. We also tell them to keep their medical recommendation and their medical I.D. card with...
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