New D.C. Adult-Use Marijuana Law Will Likely Have Minimal Impact on the District's Medical Program Paul Marini | February 25, 2015 According to District government officials, the adult-use marijuana law, Initiative 71, will go into effect at 12:01 am on February 26, 2015. While there is much attention surround the implementation of Initiative 71 regarding the District-Federal showdown, as some House Republicans... Read more
Government continues prosecution despite Congressional ban on interfering with implementation of state law Paul Marini | February 24, 2015 Trial starts Wednesday in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case from eastern Washington State known as the Kettle Falls Five. The Obama Administration is aggressively pursuing marijuana trafficking charges against a family of patients who claim to have been growing for... Read more
Sign the petition for AB 258 and send it to your friends Paul Marini | February 23, 2015 I need your help to make sure that the state legislature passes AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, this year. Can you sign ASA’s online petition in support if the bill, and then ask your friends and loved ones to... Read more
Congressman Cohen Urges AG Holder to Use his Statutory Authority to Reschedule Marijuana Paul Marini | February 20, 2015 This week, Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to use his remaining time in office to use his statutory authority to redesignate marijuana out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.... Read more
Important developments in the federal courts and the state legislature Paul Marini | February 16, 2015 ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer visited six cities in California last week to talk about local and state medical cannabis policies. ASA will be reporting back on what she heard from members about our proposed “Points of Unity” for commercial... Read more
ASA's organ transplant bill introduced, Steph Sherer tours CA Paul Marini | February 11, 2015 California Assembly Member Marc Levin (D-San Rafael) has just introduced ASA-sponsored legislation to protect medical cannabis patients who need an organ transplant from life-threatening discrimination. Legal patients can be denied an organ transplant right now based solely on their status... Read more
Enter to Win FREE trip to the National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference Paul Marini | February 10, 2015 Help us celebrate Medical Marijuana Week February 8-15, 2015 by entering the #MMJWeekUnity15 Photo Contest. Since 2002, ASA has celebrated and hosted activities during Medical Marijuana Week to help build solidarity and bring attention the therapeutic value of cannabis. This... Read more
Activist Newsletter for February 2015 Paul Marini | February 07, 2015 Check out ASA’s Activist Newsletter for February 2015! You’ll find out about ASA Chapter lobbying success, why the new federal budget may stop prosecutions, and what pediatricians now say about medical use. Those stories and more, plus the contest for... Read more
New York Draft Medical Marijuana Regulation Comment Period Ends February 13, 2015 Paul Marini | February 06, 2015 The public comment period to submit feedback on the proposed regulations for New York’s medical marijuana program ends on February 13, 2015. Americans for Safe Access will be submitting comments and is seeking your input to make sure the concerns of New York patients... Read more
Submit testimony for medical cannabis hearing in Hawaii on February 7th Paul Marini | February 06, 2015 The Hawaiian House of Representatives Committees on Health and Judiciary are having a hearing on 5 medical cannabis bills on Saturday, February 7th. What: Hearing on medical cannabis bills before the House of Representatives Committees on Health and Judiciary When: Saturday, February... Read more