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Press Advisory: Medical Cannabis Stakeholders Call on States for a Compassionate Response to Hemp Laws

Steph Sherer | January 15, 2026

Washington, D.C.- On Tuesday, January 20th, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is convening medical cannabis stakeholders to discuss the impacts of new federal hemp laws and ASA's policy briefing for State Policymakers, Governors, and Regulators, "Protecting Patient Access: A Compassionate...

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12 Epiphanies for Medical Cannabis Advocacy in 2026

Steph Sherer | January 07, 2026

Clarity Changes What is Possible The Twelve Days of Christmas end with Epiphany—the moment when things finally click. As we enter a year that will define medical cannabis policy for decades, this felt like the right moment to pause and...

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The 2026 Medical Cannabis Action Pledge: The Resolution We Have to Keep

Steph Sherer | December 30, 2025

Every January, people make resolutions.  Some stick. Most don’t. But 2026 isn’t a year where medical cannabis patients can afford symbolic promises or good intentions that disappear by Valentine’s Day. This is a year where resolutions will be tested—by real...

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The Game With No Winners!

Steph Sherer | December 28, 2025

“Medical Cannabis Patient Bingo”  isn’t a joke. Each square represents a real barrier patients face because medical cannabis still lacks consistent federal protections and integration into the U.S. healthcare system.  Are the experiences below familiar? Unfortunately, until Federal laws change,...

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2025 Federal Medical Cannabis Policy: What Changed & What 2026 Will Mean for Patient Access

Steph Sherer | December 26, 2025

In 2025, the federal government finally admitted what patients have known for decades: cannabis has medical value. But acknowledgment is not access—and recognition without protection is not reform. 

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Medical Cannabis Organizing in 2026: Watch Recording of Meeting

Steph Sherer | December 21, 2025

Explicitly designed for ASA chapters, action groups, affiliates, partners, and volunteers who will be on the front lines of patient advocacy next year, watch Americans for Safe Access' (ASA) critical end-of-year organizing and strategy briefing on where federal medical cannabis...

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Understanding Trump’s Executive Order on Medical Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research

Steph Sherer | December 20, 2025

On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” marking a milestone shaped by decades of patient advocacy and scientific progress. While some news coverage has overstated its immediate impact, the Order...

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Patient Response to Executive Order on Medical Cannabis and Cannabidiol Research

Steph Sherer | December 18, 2025

Washington, DC — Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s leading medical cannabis patient advocacy organization, today welcomed President Trump’s Executive Order directing federal agencies to advance medical cannabis and cannabidiol research, while cautioning that rescheduling alone will not deliver safe,...

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Cannabis Rescheduling: Progress, Validation, and Risk of Congressional Complacency

Steph Sherer | December 15, 2025

What Schedule III Really Means for Medical Cannabis Patients The federal government’s move to acknowledge cannabis as having a “currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States” is historic. After decades of patient advocacy, clinician testimony, and real-world...

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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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