Event Description
Drexel's Medical Cannabis Research Center presents Steph Sherer, Founder and
President of Americans for Safe Access (ASA).
Steph Sherer is the foremost international leader and expert on medical
cannabis patient advocacy. Sherer is the founder and President of Americans for
Safe Access (ASA), the largest national member-based organization of patients,
medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens promoting safe and
legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
Sherer has trained over 100,000 individuals across the country on civic
engagement, building a powerful grassroots movement for medical cannabis.
Alongside the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and the American
Herbal Pharmacia, Sherer created the first medical cannabis standards in the
areas of Distribution, Cultivation, Analytics, Manufacturing, Packaging, and
Labeling.
Steph presented on current issues in cannabis legalization,
including how the past has shaped the current policy landscape, and how
regulators, legislators and activists can preserve medical cannabis in the
context of adult-use legalization. She also discussed ASA’s proposed bill to
provide an alternative to the rescheduling process.
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