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MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS CONVERGE ONLINE FOR 9th ANNUAL NATIONAL MEDICAL CANNABIS UNITY CONFERENCE

Reenal Doshi | April 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — On April 28 and 29 of this year, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will hold its 9th annual National Medical Cannabis Unity conference. For the last 8 years, ASA has brought together medical cannabis patients, caregivers, veterans, advocates,...

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Americans for Safe Access Becomes First and Only Accredited Cannabis Standard Setting Body

Reenal Doshi | April 20, 2021

ASA’s Product Safety Certification Program, PFC, Internationally Recognized Washington, DC —  American’s for Safe Access has achieved accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Certificate #5284.01) standard for certifying bodies through their PFC Program. PFC is the first and only compliance program...

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Americans for Safe Access Mobilizes Advocates to Urge VA Secretary to Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Cannabis

Reenal Doshi | March 16, 2021

Washington, DC --  Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is mobilizing advocates as part of it’s Biden-Harris Can Do It: No Patient Left Behind campaign to contact Secretary Denis McDonough of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to allow VA physicians...

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Americans for Safe Access Launches 100 Days of Medical Cannabis Advocacy

Steph Sherer | March 02, 2021

Washington, DC -- Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched its Biden-Harris Can Do It: No Patient Left Behind campaign to seize the first 100 days of the new Biden- Harris administration as an opportunity to influence medical cannabis policies...

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Americans for Safe Access Applauds Senate Passage of the Cannabidiol (CBD) and Marihuana Research Expansion Act

Paul Marini | December 16, 2020

Washington, DC -- Last night, the U.S. Senate passed unanimously by voice vote the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act (S. 2032). This marks the first time that a cannabis reform bill has passed the Senate.  This bill combines two...

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Americans for Safe Access Applauds House Passage of the Medical Marijuana Research Act

Paul Marini | December 10, 2020

Washington, DC -- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a voice vote HR 3797, the  Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris (R-MD). 

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The U.S. House Passes MORE Act; ASA Helps Secure Veterans’ Language in Bill

Paul Marini | December 04, 2020

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), or  HR 3884, which was introduced by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) on July 23, 2019. The vote was historic, with the House voting for...

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United Nations Considers Cannabis as Medicine; Removes Cannabis from Schedule In Historic Decision

Steph Sherer | December 02, 2020

Removing from Schedule IV Will Have Far Reaching Impact on Medical Cannabis Patients Around the World Washington, DC -- Today, a historic decision by the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was made when it adopted the World Health Organization’s...

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The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs May Consider Removing Cannabis from Schedule IV on Dec. 2

Paul Marini | December 01, 2020

ASA Urges the U.S. to Adopt the World Health Organization’s Recommendations  Washington, DC -- On December 2, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will meet in Vienna, Austria and may consider adopting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations...

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Americans for Safe Access Join Forces with Leaf411 on Medical Cannabis Affordability Program

Paul Marini | October 23, 2020

Washington, DC -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the leading advocacy organization working to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic use and research, and Leaf411, a premiere nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and directional support to...

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