Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven initial co-sponsors introduce HR 6335 to stop unfair land grabs by DOJ Washington, D.C. — Late yesterday, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven initial co-sponsors introduced HR 6335, the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, in an attempt to stop the seizure of property from landlords of state...
Join ASA
Your ASA membership shows your support for our mission to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana)...
Read MoreASA Legal
This section provides patients, attorneys, and pro se defendants with legal resources. Lawyer Directory Below you will find a...
Read MoreSign-up for Alerts
When ASA is alerted by the community that a raid is progress, all ASA staff stop their work and turn their attention to the encounter and...
Read MoreReport a Case
Are you – or a patient you know of – being victimized by the fierce fight against local medical marijuana laws? If so, we...
Read MoreRecent Posts
Pharmacy Hoax Revealed
San Diego, CA – The San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest medical cannabis advocacy group, working with LGBT activism group Canvass for a Cause and as part of the The Yes Men’s “Yes Labs” project, released a series of satirical press releases on Tuesday which indicated that U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy would begin...
State legal Medical Cannabis Patient Remains in Federal Detention as U.S. Attorney Pressure for Plea

Jul 31, 2012
By: Terrie Best San Diego, CA – Ron Chang, a state legal medical cannabis patient, remains in federal custody after a motion to modify his pretrial release was denied by Judge Michael M. Anello in the United State District Court for the Southern District of California. On July 30th, 2012, in front of Ron Chang’s supporters and patient advocates, Michael...
Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Day in Federal Court with the Obama Administration

Jul 30, 2012
D.C. Circuit to hear oral arguments this October in lawsuit challenging marijuana’s federal classification Washington, D.C. — Late last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s...