Advocates

Meg is the Group Editorial Director for Cannabis Patient Care and Cannabis Science and Technology magazines at MJH Life Sciences.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is a non-profit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. ASA was founded in 2002 by medical cannabis patient, Steph Sherer, as a vehicle for patients to advocate for the acceptance of cannabis as medicine. ASA has local chapters throughout the United States, and in this series of interviews, we introduce you to those chapters and highlight some of the state-level work being done to advocate for patients’ access and rights. In this installment, Nico Murillo, the chair of the Dallas, Texas chapter, shares some advocacy highlights from the lone star state.  

Americans for Safe Access Local Chapters: Meet the Dallas, Texas ASA Chapter

ASA has local chapters throughout the United States and in this new series of interviews, we will be introducing you to those chapters and highlighting some of the state-level work being done to advocate for patient’s access and rights. In our second installment, we introduce the San Diego ASA chapter.

Americans for Safe Access Local Chapters: Meet the San Diego ASA Chapter

Madeline Colli is the Associate Editor for Cannabis Patient Care and Cannabis Science and Technology magazines at MJH Life Sciences.

Nurse Practitioner Me Fuimaono-Poe discusses how becoming an advocate and assisting with legislation are the best tools to help your state, community, and yourself gain access to cannabis and help others.

Chronic Pain Advocacy: It’s Time to Testify!

ASA has local chapters throughout the United States and in this new series of interviews, we will be introducing you to those chapters and highlighting some of the state-level work being done to advocate for patient’s access and rights. In our first installment, we introduce the Bay Area ASA chapter.

Meet the Bay Area Americans for Safe Access Chapter

What more needs to be done for patient rights, protections, and access to cannabis in the United States? In this interview, Abbey Roudebush, Director of Government Affairs for Americans for Safe Access (ASA), explains the goals of ASA and provides an in-depth analysis of their annual State of the States report. She explains why medical cannabis access is a pertinent issue, the myriad obstacles patients still face in securing protections, and how to advocate for the rights of medical cannabis patients.

Medical Cannabis Is Here and It's Here to Stay: How Americans for Safe Access, the Nation’s Largest Member-Based Cannabis Advocacy Organization, Protects Patient Rights

As a veteran, RN, and PTSD survivor, Cherissa Jackson has made it her mission to educate veterans about PTSD and cannabis as a treatment option and to create inclusivity for women veterans.

Cannabis, Women Veterans,  and VSOs: An Advocate’s Journey

What role can medical cannabis play in a breast cancer treatment plan and why are doctors still hesitant to advocate for it?

Breast Cancer Doctors See the Value of Cannabis for Treatment—But Stop Short of Advocating for it 

C.J. Carter, Kentucky State Director of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, shares the details about his lifelong relationship with cannabis, how it helps his epilepsy, being a cannabis advocate in the Bluegrass state, and his work around cannabis education and legalization.

The State of Cannabis  in Kentucky: A Story of Cannabis, Epilepsy, and Advocacy

Stanley Atkins II turned his personal journey of seeking medical cannabis into advocacy and passion for helping others in his home state and beyond.

Navigating Turbulent Seas: A Navy Veteran's Personal Story About Medical Marijuana

Ann M. Brum and Wayne Smith discuss their roles as cannabis advocates fighting for reform and veteran access to medical cannabis.