Medical Marijuana Debate Forum - AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS (ASA)

About ASA

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. ASA works to overcome political and legal barriers by creating policies that improve access to medical cannabis for patients and researchers through legislation, education, litigation, grassroots actions, advocacy and services for patients and the caregivers. ASA has over 30,000 active members with chapters and affiliates in more than 40 states.

Medical cannabis patients and current Executive Director Steph Sherer founded ASA in 2002 in response to federal raids on patients in California. Ever since then, ASA has been instrumental in shaping the political and legal landscape of medical cannabis. Our successful lobbying, media, and legal campaigns led to positive court precedents, new sentencing standards, more compassionate legislative and administrative polices and procedures, as well as new legislation.

ASA protects the rights of cannabis patients. We are working to change federal policy to meet the immediate needs of patients as well as create long-term strategies for safe access and programs that encourage research.

Our Mission
The mission of Americans for Safe Access is to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic uses and research.

Join ASA
Join up with thousands of other ASA members across the US that are the grassroots strength of ASA. People like you are the reason that ASA is building political power and beating back the attack on medical marijuana. Your online credit card donation will be processed by our secure internet server. You can also make a donation by fax, phone, or mail.

Advisory Boards
In order to remain accountable to the community we serve and to broaden the expertise we can bring to bear, ASA works with legal, political, and medical advisory boards.

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