Dear Friend,

ASA’s national staff has been hard at work for the past several months, and we are pleased to present the Americans for Safe Access 2021 State of the States Report an Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States.

This year marks 25 years since our advocates helped enact the first medical cannabis laws in California, the 20th anniversary of Americans for Safe Access, and our eighth year publishing this comprehensive analysis of medical cannabis access in each of the U.S. states, territories, and DC. In the 25 years of state-by-state legalization in defiance of federal laws, no state has yet been able to offer reliable access to safe, affordable medical cannabis for everyone who needs it. The grading in this year’s report was redesigned from the bottom up to more accurately assess how each state is providing for patients.

With the new scorecard, the average grade among all states and territories dropped to 44.38% (a D on our grading scale). Many of the obstacles to access that remain stem from the conflict between current federal and state policies; without coordination and guidance from the federal government, there are numerous barriers to access for patients that cannot be resolved by the states. For a more in-depth look into the report, you can check out our blog post highlighting the top 5 takeaways from the report.

Be sure to also join our webinar at 3:00 pm EST / noon PT on Wednesday, February 23rd for a live in-depth analysis of our findings as well as Q&A. Registration is free!

Americans for Safe Access
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/