Americans for Safe Access: Continuing the Fight for Patient Access

| April 28, 2022 |

By Cara Wietstock for Ganjapreneur There are currently 38 states in the US with THC-inclusive medical cannabis programs and only a handful of states where patients have no access to medical cannabis products. But when Steph Sherer founded Americans for Safe...

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With a low medical marijuana score, PA fights to get at-home growing

| April 20, 2022 |

By Brittany Valentine for AL DÍA In its 2021 State of the States Report, the California-based pro-cannabis advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana program received a C+ rating.Compared with the rest of the nation, Pennsylvania’s score is lower...

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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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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