2/11-17: Take Action During Medical Marijuana Week

To celebrate the growing support for medical cannabis and the spread of safe
access in medical cannabis states throughout the nation, Americans for Safe
Access (ASA) has organized Medical Marijuana Week 2008
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeek. This will be the sixth annual
Medical Marijuana Week, held during the week of 2/15 to commemorate the passage
of Proposition 215, California's medical cannabis law.

This year, we are calling on you and advocates nationwide to take action every
day this week. Please read on for daily opportunities to advance safe access to
medical cannabis. Celebrate Medical Marijuana Week with us by educating your
community, meeting with your U.S. Senators, writing letters to the editor, and
more!

Also, be sure to wear your ASA gear next week to further educate your community
about Medical Marijuana Week! If you do not have an ASA t-shirt, sticker, hat,
bag, or sweatshirt yet, visit our store
http://americansforsafeaccess.org/onlinestore so you can "Gear Up" for
Medical Marijuana Week and beyond!


Monday: Join the Movement
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekMonday

In just five years, ASA has become the nation's largest organization of
patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting
safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. Join the
fastest growing medical cannabis group, ASA, by becoming a member and/or asking
your friends and family to join ASA.


Tuesday: Meet Your Senators
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekTuesday

On Tuesday and Wednesday during Medical Marijuana Week hundreds of activists
throughout the country are “dropping in” on their U.S. Senators’ district
offices. Join your fellow activists by dropping in on both of your U.S.
Senators’ local district offices on February the 12th to talk about
supporting access for FDA-approved medical cannabis research. Urge them to
support research by signing on to the letter Senators Kennedy and Kerry are
circulating to enable FDA-approved research.



Wednesday: Put Pens to Paper for Research!
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekWednesday

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper calling on your Senators
to support access for FDA-approved medical marijuana research. FDA-approved
research is key to safe access nationwide. You never know who you might be
influencing - other community members, a staffer in one of your Senator's
district offices, or perhaps even one of your Senators! Visit ASA's LTE action
site on Wednesday for an easy way to submit your LTE online, using talking
points provided by our communications specialists.


Thursday: Meet Your Match
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekThursday

Patients nationwide have joined together to form condition-based unions to
further promote medical cannabis research and advocate for safe access to
medical cannabis through the Medical Marijuana Unions project. Plug into one of
ASA’s fastest growing network of patients, researchers, advocates, and
medical professionals. Join a condition-based union today!

Friday: Meet the Movement and Get Organized
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekFriday

ASA is excited to release our first ever National Field Report, which paints a
comprehensive picture of the local, state, and national campaigns ASA’s
chapters and affiliates work on and also highlights the 2007 accomplishments in
the field. Download the report on Thursday and start or join an ASA chapter!


Saturday and Sunday: Walk Your Talk
http://www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/MMJWeekSunday

On Saturday and Sunday, mobilize your community for medical marijuana research.
Download and print out a petition calling on your U.S. Senators to support
access to materials for FDA-approved medical cannabis research. Visit ASA’s
fun interactive map to download a petition addressed to your state’s U.S.
Senators. Gather signatures on this petition at your work, school, home,
church, and in your community. Please send completed petitions back to ASA via
fax: (510) 251-2036; or mail: 1322 Webster Street, Suite 402, Oakland, CA 94612

Please forward this email widely to friends, co-workers, and family to
encourage them to join you in the national movement to protect safe access!

Sincerely,

Sonnet Seeborg Gabbard
Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access

Americans for Safe Access is the nation's largest organization of patients,
medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and
legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.