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DOJ Budget Advances with Restrictions on Rescheduling, Medical Cannabis Businesses

Steph Sherer | July 15, 2025

Immediate Release: July 15, 2025 Contact: [email protected] CJS Approps keeps most protections for state medical cannabis programs after outcry from 45+ medical cannabis organizations

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Patient Organizations Hail Partial Victory in DOJ Budget Medical Cannabis Protections

Steph Sherer | July 14, 2025

Immediate Release July 14, 2025  Patient Organizations Hail Partial Victory in DOJ Budget Medical Cannabis Protections Washington, D.C. — Today, the CJS Appropriation Committee went against President Trump's proposal to omit protections for state medical cannabis laws.  A coalition of...

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Following Medicaid Cuts and Deadly Federal Raids, Medical Cannabis Patients Heighten Call for Renewed Protections

Steph Sherer | July 14, 2025

Over the weekend, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community. With more than six million patients relying on these programs nationwide, and...

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Millions of Patients, One Message: Congress Must Protect Medical Cannabis

Steph Sherer | July 14, 2025

Immediate release:  July 14, 2025 Washington, D.C. — Today,  a coalition of 45 national and state-based organizations representing millions of patients, healthcare professionals, veterans, and caregivers announced a joint letter to congressional appropriators, that was delivered last week urging them...

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Emergency Meeting: Preparing for Federal Actions

Steph Sherer | July 11, 2025

On Jul 11, 2025, 12 pm PT/3 PM ET, Americans for Safe Access and the California Cannabis Industry Association held an Emergency Meeting: Preparing for Federal Cannabis Actions

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ASA's Federal Focus Debrief: Fact, Fiction, & the Fight

Steph Sherer | July 09, 2025

ASA's Federal Focus Debrief: Fact, Fiction, & the Fight Cannabis, Hemp, Trump's Budget Bill, the Farm Bill, CJS, & Ag Veterans Appropriations, Oh My! Confused about what is happening in D.C., or how you can plug in? ASA's federal debrief,...

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Medical Cannabis Patients Aren't Celebrating

Steph Sherer | July 04, 2025

Many medical cannabis patients have become accustomed to our second-class status in this country, navigating life decisions through a series of obstacles and hurdles invisible to most. However, 4th of July celebrations, with themes of personal freedoms —Life, Liberty, and...

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Emergency Town Hall in Flowery Branch, GA to Address Federal Threats to Medical Cannabis Protections

Yolanda Bennett | June 30, 2025

FLOWERY BRANCH, GA – The Georgia Medical Cannabis Society (GMCS), in partnership with Americans for Safe Access and Veterans Initiative 22, will host an Emergency Town Hall TODAY, Monday, June 30, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET at...

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ASA's Lunch & Learn: Episode 9: Federal Medical Cannabis Protections are at Risk, Again!

Steph Sherer | June 25, 2025

Federal Medical Cannabis Protections are at Risk, Again! Medical cannabis patients are under threat again. For over a decade, the CJS Amendment has protected patients and caregivers from federal interference. But President Trump’s FY2026 budget proposal removes those protections, putting...

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Texas Becomes the 40th State with a Medical Cannabis Program

Steph Sherer | June 23, 2025

After years of dedicated advocacy by patients and their families, Texas lawmakers have taken a historic step by significantly expanding the state’s medical cannabis program. Governor Greg Abbott signed the bipartisan bill into law on Saturday, marking a new era...

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