California Supreme Court Strikes Limits for Medical Marijuana Patients Paul Marini | January 21, 2010 San Francisco, CA -- The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous published decision today in People v. Kelly, striking down what it considered unconstitutional legislative limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess and cultivate. Today's decision also affirms... Read more
Los Angeles City Council Adopts First Reading of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Law Paul Marini | January 19, 2010 Los Angeles, CA -- After more than two years of deliberation, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 this afternoon to adopt the first reading of an ordinance regulating the sale of medical marijuana and establishing rules for the operation... Read more
New Jersey Becomes 14th Medical Marijuana State Paul Marini | January 18, 2010 Trenton, NJ -- Patients and advocates celebrated today as the "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" was signed into law by outgoing Governor Jon Corzine. The new law provides patients protection from arrest and prosecution for possession and transportation,... Read more
DMV Ordered to Pay $69,400 in Attorneys Fees for Medical Marijuana Case Paul Marini | December 21, 2009 Merced, CA -- The Merced Superior Court ruled late last week that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must pay $69,400 in attorneys fees to Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation's largest medical marijuana advocacy organization. The fees... Read more
Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana for Nation's Capitol Paul Marini | December 13, 2009 Washington, DC -- Both the United States Senate and House of Representatives has voted to lift the ban against a medical marijuana initiative passed by the voters of Washington, D.C. in 1998. The Senate voted today on the 2010 Consolidated... Read more
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hold Press Conference before LA City Council Hearing Paul Marini | December 07, 2009 Los Angeles, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 9:45am in front of City Hall in advance of the expected vote on regulating dispensaries in Los Angeles. The... Read more
National Boards of Pharmacy Conference Focuses on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | December 03, 2009 Tucson, AZ -- As pharmacists and drug regulators from across the country convene in Tucson this week for their Winter symposium, they will be discussing medical marijuana, an issue which is headlining the agenda. The National Association of Boards of... Read more
Advocacy Group Threatens to Sue Los Angeles if Medical Marijuana Sales are Banned Paul Marini | November 16, 2009 Los Angeles, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles if it adopts an ordinance that bans the "sale" of medical marijuana. The Los Angeles... Read more
AMA Report Recognizes Medical Benefits of Marijuana, Urges Further Research Paul Marini | November 10, 2009 Houston, TX -- The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by its Council on Science and... Read more
Congressional Medical Marijuana Bill Lifts Ban on Evidence in Federal Court Paul Marini | October 27, 2009 Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and more than twenty original bipartisan co-sponsors introduced legislation today that would allow defendants in medical marijuana cases the ability to use medical evidence at trial, a right not currently afforded them.... Read more