Press Releases

Americans for Safe Access and Aurelius Data Join Forces to Create a Research Platform to Benefit Cannabis Patients

Paul Marini | June 11, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the leading advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic use and research, and Aurelius Data, Inc.(AD), the premier patient perception big data company, and announced...

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ASA Releases Patient’s Guide to CBD in Response to FDA Public Hearing

Paul Marini | June 04, 2019

Contact: Reenal Doshi, [email protected], (202) 857-4272 x. 4 Washington, DC —  Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released the Patient’s Guide to CBD in response to the May 31 public hearing at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regarding products containing...

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Americans for Safe Access Selected to Influence FDA Policy

Paul Marini | May 31, 2019

Contact: Sean Khalepari | [email protected] Washington, DC — On May 31, 2019 the FDA will be holding a public hearing to collect scientific information and data on cannabis and cannabis derived products. In holding this hearing, the FDA is seeking public...

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Colorado Joins Americans for Safe Access End Pain, Not Lives Campaign

Paul Marini | May 28, 2019

Contact: David Mangone | [email protected] Law Passed Allowing Doctors to Recommend Cannabis Instead of Opioids Washington, DC — Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB-013, a bill that allows Colorado physicians to authorize individuals to use medical cannabis instead...

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Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cannabis Legislation

Paul Marini | April 30, 2019

Veterans Move One Step Closer to Medical Cannabis Access Washington, DC— The health subcommittee of the Veterans Affairs heard testimony on three medical cannabis bills, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (H.R. 712), Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe...

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Americans for Safe Access Board of Directors Congratulates Steph Sherer for Her New Position as President of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI)

Paul Marini | April 30, 2019

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Board of Directors is proud to announce that ASA Founder and President of the ASA Board, Steph Sherer, has been made President of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) in Prague, Czech Republic. Co-founded...

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Americans for Safe Access Announces New Board of Directors

Paul Marini | April 03, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has announced its new Board of Directors for 2019. The new Board of Directors convened during ASA's annual National Medical Cannabis Unity conference, which was held in Washington, DC March 18-20. The Board includes physicians, patients, researchers, industry professionals,...

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Georgia Legislature Passes Georgia’s Hope Act

Paul Marini | April 03, 2019

Contact: David Mangone | [email protected] | 202-618-6975 Georgia Poised to Allow In-State Production of Medical Cannabis Oil WASHINGTON, DC — Late in the evening of April 2, the Georgia Legislature approved a bill that would allow for the in-state cultivation...

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House Financial Services Committee Passes SAFE Banking Act (45-15)

Paul Marini | March 28, 2019

House committee passes historic legislation to grant state-legal cannabis-related businesses and their service providers  access to financial institutions and services. Companion legislation in the Senate expected soon. WASHINGTON, DC – On March 28, the House Financial Services Committee voted in...

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Banking Access for Cannabis-Related Businesses

Paul Marini | February 13, 2019

Representatives Tackle Safety Issues, the Business Environment, and Patient Access, and Discuss the Draft of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 CONTACT: David Mangone, [email protected], 202-618-6975 WASHINGTON, DC – On February 13, The House Subcommittee on...

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