Federal Position on Medical Marijuana Put Before Ninth Circuit Paul Marini | April 10, 2009 San Francisco, CA -- Medical marijuana advocates will get to argue before the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, April 14th, the right to challenge an outdated position held by the federal government: "marijuana has no currently accepted... Read more
Report: Federal Monopoly Obstructs Medical Marijuana Research Paul Marini | April 07, 2009 Washington, D.C. -- Medical marijuana advocates issued a report today aimed at drawing attention to the federal government's monopoly on the production of marijuana for medical research. The 14-page report, entitled "Obstruction of Medical Cannabis Research in the U.S.," highlights... Read more
Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry DEA Raid in San Francisco Paul Marini | March 26, 2009 San Francisco, CA -- Advocates are protesting a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid yesterday on a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary, and are urging the Obama Administration to implement its policy change aimed at ending the previous Administrations' tactics... Read more
Medical Marijuana Provider to be Federally Sentenced in LA April 30th Paul Marini | March 20, 2009 Los Angeles, CA -- Morro Bay medical marijuana provider, Charles C. Lynch, 46, who operated a city and state-sanctioned dispensary for qualified patients and their primary caregivers will be sentenced in federal court Thursday, April 30th. Lynch was convicted in... Read more
Medical Marijuana Advocates Force Change to California DMV Policy Paul Marini | March 03, 2009 Oakland, CA -- The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued a new policy yesterday with regard to how it treats qualified medical marijuana patients. The DMV Driver Safety Procedure Manual was revised to include reference to medical marijuana, stating... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patients React to New 'American Policy' Paul Marini | February 26, 2009 Washington, D.C. - Speaking at a press conference on Feb 25 with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart, and reiterating a position made by the White House following DEA raids in California on February 4, U.S. Attorney General Eric... Read more
Congresswoman Pushes Back Against DEA Attacks on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | February 16, 2009 Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) sent a letter Friday to incoming U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder decrying threats by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Attorney's Office against property owners that lease to state-sanctioned medical marijuana... Read more
Congress to DEA: Reconsider Monopoly on Medical Marijuana Research Paul Marini | February 06, 2009 Washington, DC -- Sixteen Members of Congress issued a letter yesterday to newly-seated Attorney General Eric Holder urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act "swiftly to amend or withdraw" an order that significantly curtails medical marijuana research in the... Read more
Medical Marijuana Activists to Protest DEA Raids in Los Angeles Paul Marini | February 04, 2009 Los Angeles, CA -- A spirited mass protest at the Los Angeles federal building tomorrow at noon will call on President Barack Obama and his newly seated Attorney General Eric Holder to end federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raids on... Read more