Government has apparently dropped 'gateway' theory, marijuana critics should too

| February 17, 2017 |

Steph Sherer calls on politicians to stop basing policy on outdated cannabis myths that the DEA has disavowed. Read more on The Hill.

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ASA Change.org Petition to Get the DEA to Tell the Truth Reaches 100K Signatures

| January 18, 2017 |

On Tuesday, Americans for Safe Access delivered more than 98,000 signatures for our Change.org petition to get the DEA to tell the truth about medical cannabis. Today, the number of signers eclipsed 100,000, reaching ASA's goal before President Obama leaves office....

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Sign and share this petition today

| January 16, 2017 |

Time is short. We have three more days to ask President Obama to force the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to change its policy on medical cannabis. If you have already signed ASA’s Information Quality Act (IQA) petition, forward this email...

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The Final Barriers to Initiate a Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing May Have Just Been Removed

| January 13, 2017 |

New Report Suggests That We Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny the Benefits and Risks of Cannabis Use January 12th, 2017- The National Academies of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering issued a cautious report on the health effects of cannabis. The authors...

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Make Sure Jeff Sessions Respects Patients

| January 09, 2017 |

A new President is about to take office, and we need to make sure we continue to move forward, not backward, on medical cannabis reform, in this administration.   On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin...

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New Year's Resolutions for the Medical Cannabis Movement

| January 04, 2017 |

2017 is here! It is a new year and a new chance to make great things happen. The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to think about new goals and how to achieve them. Here at ASA,...

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We have a plan that includes YOU!

| December 30, 2016 |

Let me be frank: the next administration could be disastrous to the movement for safe and legal access.   The current federal “cease fire” on medical cannabis is based on two historic developments: a memo from the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

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ASA Members Move International Rescheduling Process Forward

| December 26, 2016 |

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has just learned that the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) decided to move forward with a process that may reclassify medical cannabis under international law. The debate about medical cannabis at...

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ASA’s Gift Ideas That Won’t Get Re-Gifted!

| December 23, 2016 |

Christmas is almost here! If you are like me you are probably in a mad rush to finish decorating the tree and get those last minute gifts. ASA can help you complete your gift lists and your stocking stuffers without...

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Obama, Instruct the DEA to Tell the Truth About Cannabis

| December 22, 2016 |

Did you know that it is illegal for federal agencies to distribute false information?  Well it is, and the DEA has been doing just that with information regarding medical cannabis.  So, last week, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), represented by...

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