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A Holiday Message from Americans for Safe Access

Steph Sherer | November 26, 2025

2025 has been a tough year for medical cannabis advocates.

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Medical Cannabis Patients Are Thankful… When We Make It to Our Destination Safely

Steph Sherer | November 25, 2025

It may be time to let our friends and family know why.  Travel shouldn’t feel like a legal obstacle course for people using doctor-recommended medicine—but in the U.S., it still does. At Americans for Safe Access (ASA), we are fighting...

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The Hemp Shockwave: Emergency Town Hall

Steph Sherer | November 19, 2025

What It Means for Patients & Safe Access On Saturday, November 15th, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), Realm of Caring, the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC), and Veterans Initiative 22 came together for an urgent national conversation: what the new...

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DOJ Calls on U.S. Attorneys to Prosecute Simple Marijuana Possession

Steph Sherer | November 18, 2025

According to the Wyoming U.S. Attorney, the DOJ rescinded previous guidance concerning the prosecution of simple marijuana possession on September 29, 2025. Federal law enforcement agencies have been notified that marijuana offenses occurring on federal land, such as national parks,...

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Emergency Briefing: The Minibus, Hemp & Patients

Steph Sherer | November 13, 2025

Experts Discuss How Congress Clarifying Hemp Laws Impact Patients & the Future Access to Medicinal Cannabis Washington, D.C. — Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest patient-focused medical cannabis organization, will host a briefing on November 14 in response...

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The Current Proposal to End the Shutdown & Medical Cannabis Patients

Steph Sherer | November 10, 2025

This is a quick update. We wanted to get this out, so everyone has this information for today. We will be doing a deeper analysis as events unfold. WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Tricks & No Treats: Why Patients Must Reclaim the Cannabis/Cannabinoid Debate

Steph Sherer | October 31, 2025

Every Halloween has its monsters, but none are more frightening than the ones haunting medical cannabis policy. How long will we allow ourselves to be tricked when there’s not a treat in sight?

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Episode 11: Women Who Crush: Ruth Fisher

Steph Sherer | October 29, 2025

In Episode 11 of the Women Who Crush Series, we talk to Ruth Fisher, Ph.D., who came to cannabis in 2016 to help her brother figure out how to use medical cannabis to address his MS-induced neuropathic pain. This interview...

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AMPLIFY = ENERGY × FREQUENCY: Principles of Change for Medical Cannabis Advocates

Steph Sherer | October 24, 2025

Using Social Media to Amplify Your Voice & Energize the Medical Cannabis Movement In this series, we will now take a deep dive into the 5 Principles of Change identified in “Be the Unstoppable Force: The Physics of Medical Cannabis...

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Be the Unstoppable Force: The Physics of Medical Cannabis Advocacy

Steph Sherer | October 20, 2025

Do you know that YOU can change federal medical cannabis laws?It’s not just political science—it’s the laws of nature: force, mass, and momentum.

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