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What's at Stake in the 2024 Election?

Steph Sherer | August 12, 2024

A letter from ASA Founder & President  The positive impacts of medical cannabis on patients and the healthcare systems that serve them are profound and far-reaching. Today, cannabis-based therapies provide relief to over 6 million Americans registered in medical cannabis...

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Wondering What’s Next for Medical Cannabis? We aren’t Waiting Around & Neither Can You!

Steph Sherer | July 24, 2024

Now that public comment has closed, the rescheduling process shifts to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). They can make their final decision anytime based on the additional information they received from public comments, or they may choose to hold an administrative...

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Media Briefing on the Next Steps of the Rescheduling Process

Amy Marasco | July 22, 2024

For immediate release: Media Briefing on the Next Steps of the Rescheduling Process July 22, 2024, 1 pm ET Zoom Conference: Please go to the bottom of this page for the Zoom sign-in link. Healthcare Experts & Cannabis Stakeholders Clear...

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Attacks on Federal Medical Cannabis Reveal Dangers for Patients on Capitol Hill!

Steph Sherer | July 11, 2024

Update: On July 25, 2024, the Senate passed a version of the CJS Budget Bill out of the Appropriations Committee without amendments in the House version.  CJS Budget Bill still must pass both houses and go through the conference committee...

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Top 10 Things You Should Know About Cannabis

Andrew Coon | June 14, 2024

While mainstream culture in the U.S. has come to accept cannabis as not the dangerous and addictive substance of after school special legend, general public knowledge about the plant remains fairly low. Cannabis is a complex plant, and decades of...

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Department of Justice Puts Cannabis Spotlight Back on the Plant & Patients

Steph Sherer | May 17, 2024

On Thursday, May 16th, 2024, President Biden publicly praised the move to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III. The Department of Justice (DOJ) quickly followed with a press release announcing their proposed rule to the Federal Register, titled,“Proposed Rule Seeks to...

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It’s Time for Medical Cannabis Patients to Step into the spotlight!

Steph Sherer | May 02, 2024

5 things Everyone Should Know About Cannabis Rescheduling:   1. CANNABIS RESCHEDULING IS A VICTORY FOR PATIENTS BY PATIENTS  Cannabis is being rescheduled because of its “currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.”  After 50+ years of...

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Tell Congress to Make Cannabis Recheduling Count for Patients

Steph Sherer | May 01, 2024

Cannabis has Currently Accepted Medical Use in Treatment in The United States! Medical cannabis advocates have been waiting to hear these words from Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for 50 years! The Biden Administration's...

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Do You Think Is Medical Cannabis is a Thing of the Past?

Amy Marasco | April 17, 2024

Well, I don’t think so, but I want to hear what you think! Can you spare 10 minutes today to give ASA a glimpse into your medical cannabis experiences?

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South Carolinians: Medical Cannabis is Not Off the Table for 2024, Action is Needed!

Americans for Safe Access | February 07, 2024

Yesterday, the South Carolina Senate voted in favor of a “call for a special order,” allowing the Compassionate Care Act to move forward in the Senate! Floor debates on the bill start today!  

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