House votes to block the DOJ from spending money on medical marijuana investigations

House votes to block the DOJ from spending money on medical marijuana investigations

Jun 1, 2014

I can’t keep myself from congratulating the staff at Americans for Safe Access … for all of their work to help make this happen. […] ASA is the one organization dedicated to medical marijuana issues exclusively–[…]–and the vote is a huge win for ASA’s constituency and its staff.

Rally For Access at Obama San Diego Campaign HQ

Rally For Access at Obama San Diego Campaign HQ

Sep 20, 2012

Join activists on September 20th – 5pm at the San Diego Obama Campaign Headquarters located at 4660 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego CA 92115 We want to remind Obama of his campaign promises to our community, and that he has the power to stop the attacks on patients and safe access all over the nation. In coordination with our Camp WakeUpObama summer campaign, San...

Help ASA get 100,000 posters up

Help ASA get 100,000 posters up

Aug 16, 2012

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) needs your help to get 100,000 of these great new posters up in “swing states” during this Presidential election season. We need to raise $12,000 to print the posters. Can you help by making a special donation today? The glossy 17 x 22 inch posters ask a pointed question: Can broken promises lose an election? That question...

DuffyHoax Revealed – Medical Marijuana Advocates Tell All

By: Eugene Davidovich Background: On October 7, 2011, at a press conference in Sacramento, US Attorney Laura Duffy, along with several other US Attorneys, announced a statewide crackdown on medical cannabis cooperatives, collectives, gardens, and others. Without citing any specific violations in state law, Duffy’s office claimed all were out of compliance...

There’s Still Time to Double Your Impact

Dear ASA Members and Friends, The response to Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps’ matching gift has been amazing – thank you to everyone who has donated so far. However, time is not up if you haven’t had the chance to donate yet. Dr. Bronner’s is matching all online donations through Friday at midnight. Don’t miss this opportunity to double the impact of your...

Medical Cannabis Community on Red Alert

Patients, Activists, and Friends– Under the Obama Administration, Deputy Attorney General James Cole issued a memo reinforcing the intent of the federal government to interfere with state medical cannabis laws, specifically the creation and licensing of dispensing centers. Compromising the legitimacy of dispensing centers will jeopardize access for...

DOJ memo sends a chilling message

DOJ memo sends a chilling message

Jun 30, 2011

By: Don Duncan, Americans for Safe Access In a move that impacts hundreds of thousands of medical cannabis patients nationwide, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a chilling message tonight to state and local officials who are seeking to implement medical cannabis laws and to those trying to provide legal medicine: You may be prosecuted. In a memo to US...

ACLU Calls On Holder To Make Clear DOJ Will Not Prosecute People Complying With State Medical Marijuana Laws

Recent Letters Issued By U.S. Attorneys Threaten Prosecution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union has called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to make clear that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not prioritize prosecution of people who comply with state medical marijuana laws, in...

Dale Schafer and Dr. Mollie Fry: Ask President Obama to Grant Clemency For Patients Caught in the Cross Fire

Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband Dale Schafer live in Cool, California with their family until May 2nd, when they will be forced to serve 5 years each in federal prison. Mollie and Dale are both qualified patients who use cannabis therapeutically. They should never have been tried in federal court let alone sent to prison for helping patients. Ask Obama to grant...

Action Alert: Tell Obama to End Federal Raids!

Patients, Activists, and Friends– Americans for Safe Access (ASA) needs your help right now to respond to a renewed federal attack on medical cannabis patients and providers. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents raided twenty-six medical cannabis facilities in Montana and two in West Hollywood, CA, in the last forty-eight hours alone! We must tell...