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Get involved in the movement for safe and legal access to medical cannabis today. Our power comes from our collective action. Whether it's calling Congress, attending rallies, organizing a local ASA chapter, signing an online petition, or supporting federal defendants, take action today!
Online Action Center
Take action online to make your voice heard! Identify your representative and send a free message using our online action center. When your elected officials hear from you – and often – they are more likely to support our calls for safe and legal access to medical cannabis!
Resources for Organizers
Everything you need to be an effective activist: handbooks, outreach materials, graphics and more.
Apply for the ASA Ambassador Program
ASA's Ambassadors deliver our message to their communities, officials, and lawmakers. Apply to be an ASA Ambassador today!
Petition Your Senators to Support Research
ASA has created a petition that you can print out and circulate at your work, school, home, church, and in your larger community. Download and print out this petition calling on your U.S. Senators to support access to materials for FDA-approved medical cannabis research.
Join ASA Email Lists
Communication is the key to organizing. Use ASA's listserves to keep up with breaking news on medical marijuana, to plug into your local community activism, and to effectively communicate with your peers.
Sign Up for Instant Raid Alerts!
California Activists: Sign-up for ASA's Raid Emergency Response Text Messaging System now to learn of DEA raids immediately!
Write a Letter to the Editor
Write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper calling for safe access to medical cannabis. You never know who might be reading – a judge, policeman, or elected official! Use ASA's LTE action site to find information for your local paper and submit your LTE online, using talking points we've deloped.
Write to Medical Cannabis Prisoners
Show solidarity and support for incarcerated medical cannabis patients and providers by writing to people on our list of medical cannabis prisoners.
Upcoming Court Dates
Federal defendants need support from the community! Please consider attending any of the upcoming federal court dates of medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and doctors.
Flyers and Printables
Educate your community. Print and post these flyers in a coffee shop, laundromat, college campus, lamp post, telephone poll, business window (ask first), hospital, or anywhere people will see them.
Start an ASA Chapter or Affiliate
ASA chapters and affiliates represent the core of ASA's grassroots activism. If there is no chapter or affiliate in your region, consider starting one today. It's easy, and ASA staff will guide you through the process.
Medical Marijuana Week 2010
Every year, Medical Marijuana Week focuses public attention on the need for safe access to medical marijuana.
Obama's Commitment to Scientific Integrity
May 1st, 2009
May 1st, 2009
Make a difference just by being heard. Comment on the President's website to spread the word about cannabis as medicine - policy based on science, not politics.
Meet with Your Elected Official
Meeting with our elected officials is very simple and very important. As citizens, they are here to serve us. Start building a relationship with your elected officials using this brief overview to help you get started.