Take Action! Tell your Representatives to Protect Veterans & Vote Yes on the Veterans Equal Access Amendment Paul Marini | May 18, 2016 Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Veterans Equal Access Amendment as part of the full committee markup of the MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill. The amendment will be Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and a bipartisan group of cosponsors.... Read more
Your Weekly Source for Medical Cannabis News & Information Paul Marini | May 16, 2016 There are only 7 days left until the California Citizen Lobby Day. Get registered today so that we can make appointments for you at you Assembly and Senate offices! Get all the news, events, action alerts, & more... News Events ... Read more
State Department Confirms Breaking Up NIDA-Monopoly Does Not Violate UN Treaty Paul Marini | May 09, 2016 In response to questions from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the State Department has gone on record that the U.S. could issue multiple licenses for the cultivation of cannabis for medical... Read more
Medical cannabis news, events, and more from all over the state Paul Marini | May 09, 2016 ASA’s California Weekly Roundup is your way to stay on top of medical cannabis news, events, action alerts, court support, and more. ALERT: LIVE TONIGHT at 8:00 PM – “Medicine for Real: Taxation”California lawmakers want to tax medical cannabis like a... Read more
Make a difference for medical cannabis in California Paul Marini | May 05, 2016 Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is hosting our annual California Citizen Lobby Day on Monday, May 23rd, in Sacramento. This is your chance to talk face-to-face with lawmakers and staff about medical cannabis issues that affect you and your loved ones –... Read more
Victory! - Feds Drop Another Medical Cannabis Lawsuit Paul Marini | May 04, 2016 The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its civil forfeiture action against Harborside Health Center in Oakland, CA. The case was brought by the DOJ back in 2011 as part of a federal crackdown against legal state medical cannabis dispensaries.... Read more
ICYMI - Flurry of Recent State Medical Cannabis Activity Paul Marini | May 03, 2016 In case you missed it, there was a flurry of notable medical cannabis stories at the state level in the past several days. Below is a recap and brief analysis of medical cannabis news from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Hawaii, and... Read more
Medical cannabis news, events, and more from all over the state Paul Marini | May 02, 2016 ASA’s California Weekly Roundup is your way to stay on top of medical cannabis news, events, action alerts, court support, and more. There are only 21 days left until the California Citizen Lobby Day in Sacramento. Get registered today! Last week... Read more
Diverse Group of Organizations Join Epilepsy Foundation & ASA to Urge DEA to Reschedule Cannabis Paul Marini | April 29, 2016 On April 28th, the Epilepsy Foundation sent a group letter signed by patient organizations, including Americans for Safe Access, to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) asking them to remove the federal barriers to cannabis research, and to remove it from... Read more
Two Powerful Firms Team Up to Help Patients Paul Marini | April 28, 2016 A new partnership has emerged between Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a global legal powerhouse based in San Francisco and Americans for Safe Access. Orrick will now be contributing, pro bono, its services to our Patients’ Rights Project, thanks to the... Read more