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... Read more
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... Read more
Americans for Safe Access Launches 100 Days of Medical Cannabis Advocacy Reenal Doshi | 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... Read more
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... Read more
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). Read more
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... Read more
United Nations Considers Cannabis as Medicine; Removes Cannabis from Schedule In Historic Decision Paul Marini | 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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
CannaSafe Analytics Achieves Dual PFC Certification Paul Marini | October 09, 2020 Washington, DC -- We are pleased to announce that CannaSafe Analytics of Van Nuys, CA has been certified for laboratory analysis of cannabis products under our PFC laboratory certification program. They also become the first facility in the country to... Read more