ASA in the News

Experts React To Donald Trump’s Action To Protect Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | April 23, 2018

By Kyle Jaeger for High Times In a statement Friday, Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, noted the “tremendous amount of uncertainty from this administration regarding cannabis and how federal laws would be enforced against states that...

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Local veteran hopeful about new medical marijuana pharmacy in SWLA

Paul Marini | April 19, 2018

By Maranda Whittington for KPLC 7 Landry obtained a scholarship that will allow him to head to Washington D.C. next month to attend a unity conference with Americans for Safe Access. He plans to march with other veterans supporting medical...

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Is Vaping Cannabis Safe?

Paul Marini | March 22, 2018

By Kathleen Richards for East Bay Express So how can consumers stay safe? [Dr. Jahan] Marcu recommends looking for a third-party seal of approval on products (such as PFC, or Patient Focused Certification, of which he is the director), critically...

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U.S. Medical Marijuana States Report Card Published

Paul Marini | March 20, 2018

By Gillian Jalimnson for Hemp Gazette 46 U.S. states and three territories now have medical cannabis laws – and they vary greatly. In what must have been a monumental effort, Americans for Safe Access recently graded them all on a 500-point...

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The Grades Are In: Best And Worst States For Marijuana Patients

Paul Marini | March 19, 2018

By Terry Hacienda for The Fresh Toast Seven states receive a B+ and 16 states (mostly from the South) flunk. In a comprehensive, 187-page report on the status of access for medical marijuana patients in the US, seven states received...

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Patient-focused report graded medical marijuana programs. No states received an A.

Paul Marini | March 16, 2018

By Bruce Kennedy for The Cannabist Americans for Safe Access issues its annual state-by-state grades on medical cannabis laws and also calls on states to help combat the growing opioid crisis None of the state medical marijuana laws adopted thus...

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Sweet Releaf: The Latest Cannabis App Is Changing How Patients Receive Their Plant Knowledge

Paul Marini | March 14, 2018

By Kelly Johnson for Big Buds It’s amazing what can happen in just two years. The recent partnership announced between the cannabis app Releaf and the nonprofit Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is proof that patience, and dedication to the...

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Colorado Rates a "B" for Medical Marijuana Access

Paul Marini | March 02, 2018

By Thomas Mitchell for Westword Colorado used to to be one of the few states in the country with legal medical marijuana. But that has changed rapidly, with the majority of the states in the United States offering some kind...

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Bills Expanding Cannabis Oil Access Advance

Paul Marini | February 12, 2018

By Megan Pauly for NPR News In Virginia, cannabis oils – often referred to as medical marijuana – are only legal for those with epilepsy. Even that legislation is relatively new – just a few years old. Advocates like Beth Collins...

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Harwell Plans to Back Faison’s Medical Marijuana Legislation

Paul Marini | February 07, 2018

By Sam Stockard for the Memphis Daily News David Hairston, of [Safe Access Tennessee], said a number of mothers on his board of directors also have epileptic children and face the same situation. “We do have some very limited access...

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