Press Releases

International Cannabis Standards Committee Launched by ASTM and APHA

Paul Marini | June 12, 2017

Americans for Safe Access’ (ASA) Patient Focused Certification standards for medical marijuana accepted as foundational recommendationsLast week, global standards organization ASTM International and the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced that they will develop standards for the cannabis industry. Under the...

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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...

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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. 

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Memo to Congress: DEA Dumped the “Gateway-Theory” Due To Science

Steph Sherer | 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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