TAKE ACTION DURING MEDICAL MARIJUANA WEEK FEB. 12-18

By Americans For Safe Access

To celebrate ten years of safe access to medical cannabis in
California and growing access throughout the country, Americans for
Safe Access (ASA) has organized Medical Marijuana Week 2007. This
will be the fifth 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 advocates nationwide to take action
every day during 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, urging Congress to protect
medical cannabis patients, writing letters to the editor, and more!

Monday: Join the Movement

In just four 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 ASA by becoming a member and/or filling out ASA's
online activist survey.

Tuesday: Make Your Voice Heard

Write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper calling on
Congress to protect safe access to medical cannabis. You never know
who you might be influencing - a judge, policeman, or city council
representative! Visit ASA's LTE action site on Tuesday for an easy
way to submit your LTE online, using talking points provided by our
communications staff.

Wednesday: Call for Congressional Action

Call on Congress to hold hearings on medical cannabis. Take action
online and call your Congressional representatives at (202) 224-3121
using a script provided by ASA. When your elected officials hear from
you - and often - they are more likely to support our calls for safe
and legal access to cannabis!

Thursday: Mobilize Your Community for Congressional Action

On Thursday, download and print out a petition calling on Congress to
hold hearings on medical cannabis. 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

Friday: Support Medical Cannabis Inmates

Several patients and providers are in jail awaiting trial or in
prison serving out their sentences. Although the actions of many of
these prisoners were legal under state law, defendants cannot bring
up a medical defense in federal court. Please show your support to
these inmates by writing them letters. Read their stories and find
their contact information on ASA's website.

Saturday: Spread the News About Safe Access

We need more people educated and activated on this issue. Find a
local community board in a coffee shop, Laundromat, or on a college
campus to post information about medical cannabis and Americans for
Safe Access. Please print out our one-page information sheet to
spread the word about safe access.

Sunday: Expand the Choir

On Sunday, think about your connections outside of the medical
cannabis community and reach out to these groups. Are you a member of
a condition-based organization? Political group? Social club? If not,
find one to join. Educate your community about the efficacy of
medical cannabis and the need for change in federal law.

For more information about Americans for Safe Access, see
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/