How are you celebrating today? Paul Marini | April 19, 2015 Today is the 13th anniversary of the founding of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), which has become the nation’s largest and most influential patient advocacy group. ASA wants to say a very special thank you to the members, donors, and volunteers... Read more
Not Just Another Conference Paul Marini | April 19, 2015 Grassroots action can yield surprising results. Just one week after medical cannabis patients and advocates were on Capitol Hill talking to lawmakers, two congressmen sent the Department of Justice a letter telling them to cease prosecuting medical marijuana cases. That... Read more
Keep Up The Pressure! It’s Working! Paul Marini | April 17, 2015 As many of you know, Senate Bill 5052 sailed through the Senate concurrence process with a vote of 41-8. With the legislation poised to hit Governor Inslee’s desk in a matter of hours and a five day window to make... Read more
Washington It’s Not Over Yet. Ask the Governor to Use His Veto Power to Protect Patients! Paul Marini | April 14, 2015 First, a heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who took action on the advocacy alert ASA sent out on Friday. Your efforts helped fuel a sizzling closed-door discussion in both the Republican and Democratic Caucuses that dragged on for... Read more
Epilepsy Foundation Lobbying for Medical Cannabis Paul Marini | April 13, 2015 Today, almost 14 months since the Epilepsy Foundation issued a call to action on medical marijuana, ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer spoke as part of the organization’s Medical Cannabis Panel on the eve the Foundation's lobby day on behalf of medical... Read more
CA cities and counties crack down on medical cannabis Paul Marini | April 13, 2015 The trend in cities and counties last week was to crack down on medical cannabis cultivation and distribution. San Joaquin County is moving to ban all cultivation, except by commercially licensed providers. That is bad news for patients who want... Read more
Take Action Washington! House Vote on Medical Cannabis Bills is Today! Paul Marini | April 10, 2015 Today is a BIG day in Olympia. The medical cannabis bill, SB 5052, is scheduled for a floor vote in the Washington State House of Representatives. Now is the time to act. A bipartisan group of leaders introduced the Patient Protection amendment to the... Read more
Reps. Rohrabacher and Farr Send Letter to DOJ to Cease Federal Prosecutions Paul Marini | April 08, 2015 Today, U.S. Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) sent a letter Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice questioning whether the continued medical marijuana prosecutions being waged by Department are in compliance the spending medical... Read more
ASA Activist Newsletter - Apr 2015 Paul Marini | April 08, 2015 ASA's new Activist Newsletter reports on the latest developments affecting medical cannabis patients and advocates. In this month's issue, you'll learn about historic new bills in Congress, Georgia's new medical cannabis law, the new international medical cannabis patients coalition that... Read more
The Dr. Oz Show Asks Americans To Start Talking About ‘Marijuana as Medicine’ Paul Marini | April 07, 2015 Today people from around the world highlighted the importance health awareness by celebrating World Health Day. Among the many great public awareness efforts conducted today we would like to thank the Dr. Oz Show for issuing a PSA calling for... Read more