ASA in the News

Ricki Lake on “Weed the People”: “It’s not about getting high, it’s about children dying of cancer”

Paul Marini | October 26, 2018

By Gary M. Kramer for Salon We met with cannabis makers, dispensaries, and through doing the film we went to ASA, the Americans for Safe Access Conference, in DC, and we met Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Sunil Aggarwal. We...

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First medical marijuana dispensary sets to open in Hagerstown

Paul Marini | October 25, 2018

By Marcus Dash for Local DVM "We've partnered up with Americans for safe access to help provide more information and documentation to our patients and we are really focused on becoming a positive impact for the community." - Sean Scranton, Maryland...

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The Resistance: San Diego Style (Part 1)

Paul Marini | October 19, 2018

By A.J. Herrington for the Candid Chronicle Terrie Best, the current Chair of the San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), organized the Bonnie Bash. ASA is a national organization working to ensure access to safe and legal...

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Americans For Safe Access Launches 2018 Medical Cannabis Voter Scorecar

Paul Marini | October 05, 2018

By Johnny Green for Weed News 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...

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Medical marijuana users are being shut out of public housing

Paul Marini | September 14, 2018

By Emma Ockerman for Vice News “From a civil rights perspective, you’re denying a whole class of people housing that have already been denied other aspects of living their life to the fullest potential because of the federal prohibition on...

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BREAKING: Lawmakers introduce bill renewing push to legalize medical marijuana for military veterans

Paul Marini | September 10, 2018

By Rick Schettino for PotNetwork “The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act provides a much-needed system for providing medical cannabis to America's heroes. Countless veterans have shared stories with our organization about how medical cannabis has helped them or a fellow...

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From prohibition to control

Paul Marini | September 05, 2018

By Jon Perez for The Saipan Tribune U.S. pro-marijuana organizations like the Americans for Safe Access, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Marijuana Policy Project, and Americans for Safe Access endorsed H.B. 20-178. These groups are working to reform the nation’s marijuana...

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One of Florida’s largest medical marijuana businesses forced to stop processing pot

Paul Marini | July 20, 2018

By Elizabeth Koh for the Tampa Bay Times "Surterra will comply with all of the regulations set forth by the Department of Health in order to ensure that Floridians continue to receive the safest, most naturally derived treatments to enable...

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Oklahoma Legalized Medical Marijuana, to the Likely Dismay of Scott Pruitt

Paul Marini | June 28, 2018

By Thomas Mitchell for Westword "Question 788 is a tremendous victory for patients and for access to medical cannabis. We hope we can replicate this success in Utah and Missouri this November when those states will vote on improving their...

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Don’t Call it a Dispensary- Why Michigan Takes Marijuana Semantics Seriously

Paul Marini | June 18, 2018

By Lauren Williams for Marijuana.com “… It is critical that patients have clarity as to where they can obtain medicine,” said David Mangone, director of governmental affairs and counsel for the non-profit Americans for Safe Access. “It is too early...

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