Press Releases

Americans for Safe Access to Host Advocate Discussion of CNN’s Weed 3

Paul Marini | April 17, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC- Over the last two years Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s reporting has been truly groundbreaking in mainstreaming the benefits of medical marijuana. Dr Gupta has brought stories of everyday Americans that obtain essential benefits from medical marijuana products into the...

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Access to Safe, Affordable Medicine Will Be Endangered If SB 5052 Becomes Law in Current Form

Paul Marini | April 15, 2015

OLYMPIA, WA - Yesterday the Washington State Senate concurred on House amendments to Senate Bill 5052, which regulates medical cannabis. SB 5052 has now passed through the full Washington legislature meaning that the bill will now be sent to Governor...

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“Patient Protection Amendment” Would Ensure Continued Access to Safe, Affordable Medicine

Paul Marini | April 10, 2015

OLYMPIA, WA - A bipartisan team of Washington State Representatives has introduced a sweeping amendment to Senate Bill 5052 ahead of an expected vote slated for Friday afternoon. The “Patient Protection Amendment” would make significant improvements to the bill, which...

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Groups convene in Washington, DC for third annual national medical cannabis conference March 27-31

Paul Marini | March 27, 2015

Washington, DC -- The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Cannabis Committee, in coordination with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), announces the release of a joint statement advocating for implementation of best practices for the...

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Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to further advance public health policy reforms

Paul Marini | March 24, 2015

Washington, D.C. -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), will hold its third annual national Unity Conference, "Wellness is Winning," in Washington, D.C. on March 27-31, 2015. The conference will highlight medical and legal...

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DOJ continues to waste tax dollars trying to lock up family of medical marijuana patients, despite acquittal of almost all charges

Paul Marini | March 12, 2015

Spokane, WA -- Just one week after three medical marijuana patients were acquitted by a federal jury of all but one charge stemming from the widely watched Kettle Falls Five trial, US District Court Judge Thomas Rice rejected attempts by...

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Hundreds of patient advocates will gather in Washington, DC on March 31st to lobby for passage of Senate bill

Paul Marini | March 10, 2015

Washington, DC -- Comprehensive medical marijuana legislation was introduced today in the US Senate for the first time in the country's history. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and...

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Coalition ratifies declaration this past week in Prague, urging the UN to reclassify cannabis plant for medical use

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

Prague, Czech Republic -- Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the "Medical Cannabis and...

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Three remaining Kettle Falls Five defendants found guilty of manufacturing less than 100 plants, likely to appeal

Paul Marini | March 03, 2015

Spokane, WA -- In an unexpected verdict today, the jury in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case from eastern Washington State, known as the Kettle Falls Five, acquitted the three remaining defendants of all but one charge of manufacturing...

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Patient Focused Certification Program Director Kristin Nevedal will speak Saturday in Redway and Sunday in Laytonville on importance of product safety

Paul Marini | February 27, 2015

Redway & Laytonville, CA -- Multiple medical marijuana businesses from northern California -- Sonoma Lab Works and Peace in Medicine, with dispensaries in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa -- were certified earlier this month by Patient Focused Certification (PFC), a nationwide...

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