ASA Monthly Newsletters

In the January 2019 Issue - The Year in Review

• Federal Patient Protections included in 2018, Lapse in Shutdown
• VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act first out of committee since 1970
• WHO Takes Rescheduling Steps with Input from ASA and FDA 
• FDA Approves First Medicine Derived from Cannabis
• After ASA Pressure, DEA Removes Online Lies
• ASA Report on States Finds Improvement, EPNL Campaign Yields Changes 
• Missouri Passes Medical Cannabis Amendment
• Oklahoma Voters Approve Robust Medical Cannabis Program
• Utah Adds Medical Cannabis by Initiative and Legislation
• Pennsylvania and Virginia Expand Safe Access
• ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Congressional Reps Today!

In the December 2018 Issue:

• Utah Medical Cannabis Initiative Passes, Gets Replaced
• Missouri Voters Add Medical Cannabis to Constitution
• Medical Cannabis Researchers Meet with African Regulators
• ASA Meets with Aruba Officials at Medical Cannabis Conference
• Three Bipartisan Veterans Bills Introduced
• South Korea to Allow CBD
• PFC Method Validation Webinar on YouTube
• ASA Events: EPNL Fundraiser and Unity 2019 Conference
• PFC Starts ISO Certification Process
• Activist Profile: Doug Rice, Utah
• ACTION ALERT: Register for Unity 2019

In the November 2018 Issue

• ASA Weighs in on Utah's Medical Cannabis Compromise Bill
• Certification Program Partners with International Standards Group
• Mexico’s Supreme Court Makes Personal Use and Cultivation Legal
• Join ASA at the MJBiz Conference in Las Vegas
• ASA Executive Director Delivers Keynote in Guam
• Free ASA Webinar on Method Validation Nov. 7
• ASA Webinar on Medicalization Now on Youtube
• PFC Welcomes Trish Flaster as New Global Board Chair
• PFC Director Named to ICCI Scientific Board
• Unity Conference Registration Opens this Month
• ASA Activist Profile: Mohammed Mustafa, Virginia
• Action Alert: Vote Medical Marijuana!

In the October 2018 issue:

• Vote Medical Marijuana Guide Released
• CBD Drug Placed in Least Restrictive Category
• ASA Author to Present on Stigma at Denver Conference Oct 16
• Improved PFC Website Launches
• ASA Presents at Abilities Expo and Medical Conference
• New ASA Webinars: Patient Experience and Analytic Methods
• Save the Date: Unity Conference March 18-20
• Activist Profile: New Los Angeles ASA Chapter
• Action Alert: Vote Medical Marijuana!

In the September 2018 issue:

• UN Takes First Look at Status of Cannabis Under International Law
• Illinois Takes Direct Step to Fight Opioid Crisis with Medical Cannabis
• First Southern California Laboratory Achieves National PFC Certification
• Congressional Pressure Builds for More Cannabis Research
• Upcoming Events - Abilities Expo Boston
• ASA Partners with The Sacred Plant to Help Spread Education about the Opioid Crisis
• Activist Profile: Tom Duncan, Iowa, in memoriam
• ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Find the Facts on Medical Cannabis

In the August 2018 issue

• ASA Brings Model Cannabis Legislation to Lawmakers
• Disabilities Focus of Presentation, Outreach in Chicago
• ASA Science and Standards Work Has International Reach
• Upcoming ASA Events
• PFC Certifying Analytic Labs and other Cannabis Businesses
• Missouri Voters to Choose Between 3 Medical Cannabis Initiatives
• ASA Activist Profile, Nic Easley, Denver, Colorado
• ACTION ALERT: Register to Vote and Vote MMJ

In the July 2018 Issue:

• FDA Approves First Medicine Derived from Cannabis
• World Health Organization Takes First Steps to Reschedule Cannabis
• New Bipartisan Congressional Bill to Respect State Cannabis Laws
• Oklahoma Voters Pass Robust Medical Cannabis Initiative
• Activist Profile: Christy and Mark Zartler, ASA 2018 Courage Award
• ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Pass the STATES Act

In the June 2018 Issue:

• ASA Brings Citizen Lobbyists to Capitol Hill
• Opioid Crisis Focus of Sixth Annual Unity Conference 
• PFC Federal Raid Training Prepares Industry
• Utah Medical Cannabis Initiative Overcomes Opposition
• Pennsylvania Expands Qualifying Products and Conditions
• Activist Profiles: 2018 ASA Excellence Award Winners
• ACTION ALERT: Veterans Deserve Safe Access to Medical Cannabis

In the May 2018 Issue:

• ASA’s National Unity Conference Starts May 22
• ASA Submits Guidance to FDA for International Rescheduling
• Three States Expand Medical Cannabis Programs
• Voters in Oklahoma and Utah to Decide Safe Access
• Activist Profile: Jennifer Collins, Virginia
• ACTION ALERT: Join ASA in Lobbying Congress on May 23