Victims of DEA Raids to Testify at LA City Council Meeting Tuesday at 10am Paul Marini | March 24, 2008 Los Angeles, CA -- At least three medical marijuana dispensary operators, who have been forced to close as a result of raids by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will testify before the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday at... Read more
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Testify at Taxpayers' Hearing in Sacramento Paul Marini | March 17, 2008 Sacramento, CA -- More than a half-dozen medical marijuana dispensary operators from across the state are expected to testify tomorrow at 1:30pm before the State Board of Equalization (BOE) at its Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Hearing. Dispensary operators from southern... Read more
State Bill Protects Employment Rights of Medical Marijuana Patients Paul Marini | February 21, 2008 Sacramento, CA -- Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and several co-authors introduced a bill yesterday that would protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of medical marijuana patients in California from employment discrimination. The bill leaves intact existing state law... Read more
CA Supreme Court Denies Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work Paul Marini | January 24, 2008 Sacramento, CA -- The California Supreme Court ruled against medical marijuana patient Gary Ross today in his fight against employment discrimination. In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court claimed that Ross could not rely on the Fair Housing and Employment... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patients, City of San Diego Reject County's Claim of Federal Preemption Paul Marini | December 18, 2007 San Diego, CA -- A group of medical marijuana patients from across California filed a legal brief today using two new legal arguments that oppose San Diego County's attempt to overturn state law. The patients' brief, filed by Americans for... Read more
Appellate Court Strongly Vindicates Patients' Right to Medical Marijuana Seized by Police Paul Marini | November 28, 2007 Santa Ana, CA -- A California Appeals Court ruled today in favor of Felix Kha, a medical marijuana patient from Garden Grove seeking the return of his 8 grams of medical marijuana that was seized by police. In a ruling... Read more
New Study Finds Marijuana Compound Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth Paul Marini | November 19, 2007 San Francisco, CA -- A new study announced today by the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) found that a non-psychoactive, naturally occurring compound in the cannabis plant (marijuana) called cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits the activity of breast cancer cells... Read more
CA Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Right to Work Case Paul Marini | November 02, 2007 Sacramento, CA -- Gary Ross, a 45-year old disabled veteran and a medical marijuana patient living in Carmichael, California, is at the forefront of a landmark employment case, with significant ramifications for patients in California and across the country. Ross... Read more
Advisory: Hundreds to Rally in LA, Urge Governor to End Medical Marijuana Raids Paul Marini | October 09, 2007 Los Angeles, CA -- Hundreds of patients and advocates are expected to rally in front of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Los Angeles office on Thursday, October 11, calling on him to stand up for patients’ rights and defend the state’s medical... Read more
Medical Marijuana Edible Maker to Turn Himself Over to Federal Authorities Thursday Paul Marini | October 03, 2007 Oakland, CA -- Medical cannabis (marijuana) edible producer Michael Martin, 33, will turn himself over to federal authorities Thursday in response to an arrest warrant issued last week. Martin received word of the September 26 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid... Read more