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Amid Recent Cannabis Recalls, Americans for Safe Access Releases Consumer Safety Guide

Steph Sherer | September 05, 2024

For Immediate Release: September 5, 2024 AMID RECENT CANNABIS RECALLS, AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS RELEASES CRITICAL REPORT:  "What’s in Your Cannabis? A Patient & Consumer Guide to Navigating Cannabis Safety" Washington, D.C.– Following a concerning series of cannabis recalls due...

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Americans for Safe Access Calls for Compassionate Leadership Amid DEA Hearing Delay on Cannabis Rescheduling

Amy Marasco | August 27, 2024

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2024  Washington, D.C. — In light of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) announcement to schedule a hearing on the rescheduling of cannabis, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) emphasizes the urgent need for compassionate leadership in...

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ASA Newsletter-August 2024

Steph Sherer | August 19, 2024

It's Back! ASA's Monthly Newsletter! Back by popular demand, we are proud to bring you the ASA Monthly Newsletter! We can only continue to do this important work with your support, consider becoming an ASA member today! ASA has recently...

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Remembering Cathy Jordan: A Warrior for Medical Cannabis

Steph Sherer | August 15, 2024

(Image from the Cathy Jordan Movie Facebook Page) The world has lost a remarkable advocate and beloved friend in Cathy Jordan, who passed away on July 4th at her home in South Florida at the age of 74. Her life...

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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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