ASA Monthly Newsletters

In the April 2017 Issue:

• ASA Hosts 5th Annual National Unity Conference
• West Virginia to Join Medical Cannabis States
• Virginia Expands Medical Cannabis Program
• Indiana Legislature Moves to Allow CBD
• Federal Cannabis Policy Under Review
• Oregon Recalls Cannabis over Pesticide
• ASA Activist of the Year: Nichole Snow, Massachusetts
• ACTION ALERT: Join ASA for Lobby Day 2017

• ASA’s Annual Report on State Programs Finds Improvements
• DEA Yields to Pressure, Removes Misinformation on Cannabis
• House Cannabis Bills Introduced, Senators Pressure AG Sessions
• LA Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Cannabis Regulation
• ASA and PFC to Contribute to International Cannabis Standards
• New Location for ASA National Unity Conference
• ASA Activist Profile: Dana Ulrich, Pennsylvania
• ACTION ALERT: Send ASA’s Access Report to Your State Officials

In the February 2017 Issue:

• ASA Petition to Fix DEA Falsehoods Passes 100k Mark
• Review Finds Cannabis is Medicine, More Study Needed
• Guam Starts Licensing Process, Mandates PFC for businesses
• Ohio Taking Comment on Proposed Medical Cannabis Rules
• Florida Officials Propose Rules that Ignore Voters
• Hawaii Implementing Dispensary Program
• Medical Cannabis Covered by Workers Comp in New Jersey
• Germany Makes Cannabis Available by Prescription
• ASA Activist Profile: Terrie Best, San Diego
• ACTION ALERT: Register for Unity 2017

2016 Year in Review

ASA in 2016: Protecting Patients, Defending Facts, Educating Leaders

• ASA Files Demand to Correct DEA Misinformation
• Roadmap for Medical Cannabis Policy Shows Solutions
• Report Shows Cannabis Can Address Opioid Crisis
• ASA Brings Patient Pleas for Reform to UN
• Medical Cannabis Educational Resource Launches Online
• Annual Report on Safe Access Finds States Improving

Federal Medical Cannabis Developments

• Congress Extends State Medical Cannabis Protections through April
• Appeals Court Says DOJ Can’t Prosecute State-Legal Individuals
• Appeals Court Rules Medical Cannabis Patients Can’t Buy Guns
• DEA Again Denies Medical Use of Cannabis, Rejects Rescheduling

State Medical Cannabis Progress

• Lawmakers Enact New Medical Cannabis Laws in Ohio and Pennsylvania
• Lawmakers in Many States Expand and Accelerate Safe Access
• Arkansas, North Dakota, Florida, Montana Voters OK Initiatives

In this Issue:

• ASA Petition Demands DEA Correct Misinformation About Cannabis
• Roadmap for Resolving Medical Marijuana Policy Conflicts Released
• Voters Approve Medical Cannabis Measures in Four States
• Congress Extends State Medical Cannabis Protections through April
• New Medical Cannabis Educational Resource Launches Online
• ASA National Unity Conference Registration Opens
• ACTION ALERT: Join the IQA Petition Campaign

IN THIS ISSUE

• Medical Cannabis Initiatives on the Ballot in Four States
• Congress Extends State Protections, Abandons Vets
• Louisiana Lawmakers Push Program Forward
• Illinois Extends and Expands Pilot Program
• Medical Cannabis Reducing Opiate Risks
• Activist Profiles: Four Advocates Turned Candidates
• ACTION ALERT: Vote for Safe Access on Nov. 8!

In the September Issue:

• ASA Analysis Reveals Flaws in DEA Rescheduling Denial
• PFC Educating Stakeholders and Developing Standards
• Appeals Court Rules Patients Can’t Buy Guns
• Ohio Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect
• Maryland Selects Cultivation and Processing Businesses
• Montana Eliminates Access for 90% of Patients
• Activist Profile: Dixie Pace Family, South Carolina
• ACTION ALERT: Help Renew Federal Protections

In the August 2016 Issue:

• Appeals Court Says DOJ Can’t Prosecute State-Legal Individuals
• DEA Again Denies Medical Value of Cannabis
• ASA Report Shows Cannabis Can Address Opioid Crisis
• Senate CBD Bill Introduced
• Patient Groups Urge Congress to Act on Medical Cannabis
• ASA to Host California Educational Tour
• Maine Medical Cannabis Business Achieves National Certification
• Activist Profile: Coltyn Turner Family

In the July 2016 Issue

• ASA Analysis Shows Cannabis is Misclassified as Schedule I
• Veterans Equal Access Amendment Blocked Despite House & Senate Approval
• Advocates and Senators Hold Briefing Urging Congressional Action
• New Research Act Would Remove Barriers but Not Protect Patients
• Iowans Launch Campaign Urging Sen. Grassley to Allow Medical Cannabis Vote
• Americans for Safe Access Welcomes New Puerto Rico Chapter
• Cannabis Professional Certification Workshops July 11-15
• Patient Profile: Christine Stenquist, Ogden, Utah
• ACTION ALERT: Sign the Petition to Sen. Grassley