Americans for Safe Access has expanded the Nevada County chapter of the
national organization into the Truckee area. The first meeting is
scheduled for noon March 9 and will continue to take place the second
Saturday of the month in the Truckee-Donner Community Recreation Center
Conference Room.
ASA is the largest national member-based
organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and
concerned citizens who support cannabis for therapeutic use and
scientific research. The organization works on the local, state and
federal levels to promote laws that protect patients' rights.
ASA
membership provides access to resources designed for budding activists,
including the Training Center, Think Tank & Policy Shop,
Federal Advocacy Project and the Patients' Right Project. ASA-NC hosts
numerous educational events, including recent medical discoveries, legal
rights seminars, responsible growing techniques and Good Neighbor
policies. The group occasionally hosts fun events like movies, music
festivals and community barbecues.
Founded in 2002 by Steph
Sherer, Americans for Safe Access strives to overcome political and
legal barriers to medical cannabis by using a multifaceted approach that
incorporates public education, grassroots activism and media campaigns.
ASA has worked with local governments to draft sensible regulations
that work to benefit the community. When negotiations fail, ASA's legal
team will institute proceedings against any policy that infringes on
patients' civil liberties or any attempt to restrict safe access to
medicinal cannabis.
Americans for Safe Access recently hosted a National Unity Conference in Washington, D.C. In an effort that might qualify
for the Guinness Book of World Records, hundreds of activists from
across the country met to lobby with every senator and representative in
a single day. The group hopes to raise support for pending legislation
that would recognize states' rights to chart their own course on medical
marijuana without interference from the federal government.
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Medical marijuana: Truckee gets Americans for Safe Access chapter
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