Physicians, Patients, Members of Americans for Safe Access Rally to Protect Access to Medical Cannabis in Maryland Paul Marini | June 02, 2017 Baltimore, MD — On Friday, June 2nd, physicians, cannabis industry professionals, and members of Americans for Safe Access will rally to protect patient access to medical cannabis throughout Maryland State. After more than four years since its legalization, medical cannabis... Read more
Safe Access Tennessee Launches Grassroots Patient Membership Groups Paul Marini | June 01, 2017 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest patient-focused medical cannabis advocacy organization, is pleased to announce new membership opportunities for medical cannabis patient advocates in Tennessee. Read more
Approval of the First Medical Cannabis Grow Operation in Maryland Granted to Patient Focused Certified Company Paul Marini | May 24, 2017 Last week, Maryland regulators issued the first license to grow medical cannabis in Maryland to ForwardGro, a company with a 1-acre greenhouse located in Anne Arundel County. This decision comes more than four years after Maryland first approved a medical... Read more
Medical Marijuana Group Responds to AG Sessions Comments Paul Marini | March 15, 2017 WASHINGTON DC -- Earlier today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters that “I think medical marijuana has been hyped, maybe too much.” In reaction to Sessions’ comments, Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated... Read more
NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA REPORT: Americans for Safe Access Cites Widespread Improvement in State Marijuana Laws Nationwide Paul Marini | March 10, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released their annual report, Medical Marijuana Access in the United States: A Patient-Focused Analysis of the Patchwork of State Laws, in which U.S. states are assigned letter grades based on how... Read more
Memo to Congress: DEA Dumped the “Gateway-Theory” Due To Science Paul Marini | February 23, 2017 Americans for Safe Access Urges Members of Congress to Stop Using False Information About Marijuana Washington, DC — Today, Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and... Read more
DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website After Months of Public, Legal Pressure Paul Marini | February 13, 2017 Americans for Safe Access Says Not Good Enough, Still in Violation of IQA WASHINGTON DC — After months of public pressure, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has removed factually inaccurate information from its website. The change comes after Americans for... Read more
Over 100,000 Demand DEA Stop Disseminating False Information About Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | January 18, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC — Over 100,000 people have signed an Americans for Safe Access petition on Change.org demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stop disseminating false information about medical cannabis immediately and ensure that all of their future information on... Read more
Americans for Safe Access Responds to Senator Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Paul Marini | January 10, 2017 Medical cannabis organization expresses concern about Senator Jeff Sessions’ drug enforcement policy plans Washington, DC — Today, confirmation hearings began for attorney general nominee, Senator Jeff Sessions. During the hearing, Sessions was questioned about medical marijuana by Senators Patrick Leahy... Read more
70,000 Demand DEA Stop Disseminating Blatantly False Information About Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | January 05, 2017 In a new petition from Americans for Safe Access and Change.org, over 70,000 people and counting, are calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration to stop disseminating false information about medical cannabis immediately and ensure that any future information about medical... Read more