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December 19, 2013
12/19/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.18)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.18)

Oregon’s plan to regulate dispensaries statewide moves ahead, Washington state looks like it will let medical marijuana patients keep their personal grows, a new national certification program...
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December 18, 2013
12/18/2013
Nationwide Certification Program Launched for MMJ Industry

Nationwide Certification Program Launched for MMJ Industry

Patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new nationwide program today that will certify the quality and reliability of medical marijuana products sold at...
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November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with...
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November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
California MMJ Patients Please Take ASA’s Survey

California MMJ Patients Please Take ASA’s Survey

Americans for Safe Access is asking California MMJ patients to take a short survey.
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Urge Washington to Strengthen, Preserve Patients Rights

Urge Washington to Strengthen, Preserve Patients Rights

Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed recommendations yesterday for the Washington State legislature, based on a series of patient and provider stakeholder meetings...
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November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
November Chapter Meeting: San Diego Americans for Safe Access

November Chapter Meeting: San Diego Americans for Safe Access

Join the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-9pm at Giovanni’s Restaurant located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA...
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November 4, 2013
11/04/2013
Updates From Jovan Jackson Medical Marijuana Trial

Updates From Jovan Jackson Medical Marijuana Trial

October 28, 2013 Jovan Jackson and his attorneys were back in court today for day two of the prosecution’s case against the Navy veteran and medical cannabis...
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October 21, 2013
10/21/2013
Help ASA Stop the Third Prosecution of Jovan Jackson

Help ASA Stop the Third Prosecution of Jovan Jackson

San Diego District Attorney and anti-medical cannabis crusader Bonnie Dumanis wants to put a patient-provider on trial for the third time. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) needs...
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
ASA Executive Director to Be Honored at International Drug Policy Reform Conference

ASA Executive Director to Be Honored at International Drug Policy Reform Conference

Steph Sherer, Founder and Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access will be awarded the Robert C. Randall Award for achievement in the field of Citizen Action,...
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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
ASA California Roundup: October 14, 2013

ASA California Roundup: October 14, 2013

California News Obama Administration Drops Charges Against Landlords Renting To Cannabis Dispensaries Earlier last week, the U.S. Attorney’s office made an uncharacteristically reasonable move, and dropped all...
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
Jury Instructions Complete in Jovan Jackson Trial

Jury Instructions Complete in Jovan Jackson Trial

Medical marijuana patient and Navy veteran Jovan Jackson, along with his attorney, Lance Rogers assisted by Logan Fairfax and Rezwan Khan were in court Thursday and Friday,...
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September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Oregon begins moving toward a regulated dispensary system, Massachusetts advances down the dispensary path, New Jersey’s governor signs a medical marijuana bill, and much, much more. Let’s...
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September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Perspective: Dispensaries Already Are Permitted in San Diego

Perspective: Dispensaries Already Are Permitted in San Diego

At last week’s San Diego ASA meeting held Giovanni’s, aside from Councilmember Alvarez, we also heard from several attorneys. Among them, Attorney Nathan Shaman spoke about Andrew...
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Councilmember Alvarez Declares Support for Safe Access

Councilmember Alvarez Declares Support for Safe Access

On Tuesday of last week at the September chapter meeting, current San Diego City Councilmember and Candidate for Mayor, David Alvarez stopped by and spoke to the group...
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September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Two powerhouse cannabis community collaborators, The World Famous Cannabis Café and SKUNK Magazine have joined forces again to raise money to help another family in need and...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 10, 2013
09/10/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocacy Meeting – San Diego ASA

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Meeting – San Diego ASA

Here are just a few questions that our chapter continues to receive from patients throughout the county on a weekly basis: How many plants can I legally...
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August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

There has been much discussion on the legalization of cannabis in the news lately. I think it’s important for citizens to have an open discussion on medical...
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August 16, 2013
08/16/2013
ASA Lobby Day: Making a difference in California

ASA Lobby Day: Making a difference in California

A group of almost one hundred medical cannabis patients, cultivators, industry workers, and other stakeholders showed up in Sacramento for the California Summer Lobby Day on Monday,...
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July 30, 2013
07/30/2013
Obama Administration Spending $180,000 Per Day to Undermine State Marijuana Laws

Obama Administration Spending $180,000 Per Day to Undermine State Marijuana Laws

On Huffington Post, Americans for Safe Access Executive Director Steph Sherer discusses her association’s report “What’s the Cost?”, which details the expenses of the federal government’s interference...
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July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
ASA Wake & Learn: A Daily Dose of Rx Cannabis Reality

ASA Wake & Learn: A Daily Dose of Rx Cannabis Reality

Marijuana advocacy group ASA (Americans for Safe Access) announced today that it has launched a project in partnership with TheAnswerPage.com (a physician’s Q&A forum run by the...
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