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Let's Make 2023 the Year of the Patient!

Steph Sherer | December 31, 2022

This year Americans for Safe Access celebrated our 20-year anniversary. During 2022, I spent a lot of time reconnecting with ASA members and supporters. One common thing I heard from everyone was despair about the state of medical cannabis in...

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MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS CONVERGE ONLINE FOR 10th ANNUAL NATIONAL MEDICAL CANNABIS UNITY CONFERENCE

Debbie Churgai | December 20, 2022

MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS CONVERGE ONLINE FOR 10th ANNUAL NATIONAL MEDICAL CANNABIS UNITY CONFERENCE Medical Cannabis Advocacy Organization Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy   WASHINGTON, DC — On December 12-14, 2022, Americans for Safe Access (ASA)...

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Help ASA Document 20 years of Advocacy: Share your story!

Geoffrey Marshall | December 16, 2022

Anniversaries are a time to reflect and remember. For the holiday season, ASA is compiling stories from our friends, allies, and members to share with our community. We invite you to take a few minutes to make a short video...

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Unity 2022 Celebrating 20 Years of Advocacy

Geoffrey Marshall | December 12, 2022

December 12-14, 2022 The 2022 National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference coincided with ASA’s 20th anniversary and explored the topics of  “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” for the medical cannabis movement.

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ASA Founder Steph Sherer: Reflection on 20 Years of Advocacy

Steph Sherer | December 11, 2022

This year Americans for Safe Access is celebrating our 20-year anniversary, and in the spirit of the occasion we are taking some time to reflect on the impact we have had on bringing safe access to the U.S., explore the...

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Historic Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is Signed into Law

Erin McEvoy | December 08, 2022

By Erin McEvoy for Cannabis Science and Technology “While the research bill certainly reduces some barriers for cannabis researchers, it does nothing to address the critical problems patients across the country experience due to larger federal inaction on cannabis policy....

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Show Your Support for Patients by Sponsoring Unity!

Debbie Churgai | December 07, 2022

Still Time to Sponsor ASA’s Unity Conference! We would like to give a great big thanks to our conference sponsors for supporting us this year! We know that it has been a tough year for so many, and that is...

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Movement on Medical Cannabis at the Federal level? Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!

Steph Sherer | December 05, 2022

Movement on Medical Cannabis at the Federal level? Let’s Keep the Momentum Going! On December 2, 2022, President Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Act  into law. As patient advocates, we appreciate the steps taken by Congress in...

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Patients Applaud President Biden Signing Cannabis Research Bill, Demand Continued Medical Cannabis Reforms

Paul Marini | December 02, 2022

Patients Applaud President Biden Signing Cannabis Research Bill, Demand Continued Medical Cannabis Reforms President Biden Signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Act, the First Stand-Alone Cannabis Reform Bill, but Cannabis Patients Still Left Behind Washington, DC – Today, President...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - November 2022

William Dolphin | December 02, 2022

In this issue: Unity 2022 Now to Be Held Online Cannabis Wins in Midterm Election Congress Sends Cannabis Research Bill to Biden Activists Take the ASA Air-Shred Challenge ASA Launches Website Update Events: MJBizCon Activist Profile: Ron Millward, Pennsylvania Action...

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