Press Releases

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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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...

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ASA and TheAnswerPage Launch New Program to Educate Doctors and Patients on Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | December 15, 2016

Washington, DC — Today, Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, and TheAnswerPage, an international resource for providing accredited continuing medical education since 1998, launched...

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Medical Marijuana Policy Roadmap Released by Americans for Safe Access

Paul Marini | December 08, 2016

Report Suggests Solutions for State and Federal Cannabis Law Conflicts, President Obama, and Congress WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released a briefing book —“Medical Cannabis in America”— calling on Congress and the Obama Administration to end...

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ASA Files Petition with DOJ Demanding DEA Correct Misinformation About Cannabis

Steph Sherer | December 05, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research, filed a petition with the Department of Justice (DOJ) today demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...

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Medical Cannabis Group Responds to Jeff Sessions Appointment as DOJ Head

Paul Marini | November 18, 2016

Americans for Safe Access cites concerns for medical cannabis patients as Sessions named leader of Department of Justice Statement from Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, on President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Jeff Sessions to head the...

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Americans for Safe Access Responds to 2016 Medical Cannabis Ballot Initiative Victories, Presidential Election Results

Paul Marini | November 09, 2016

Last night, residents of Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Montana voted on ballot initiatives to legalize the medical use of cannabis. All four of the measures passed making a total of 29 states with medical cannabis laws now in effect....

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