Federal Agents Deny Thousands of Patients Access to Edible Medical Cannabis Paul Marini | September 27, 2007 Oakland, CA -- The federal interference with California’s medical marijuana program escalated yesterday with raids in Oakland on a supplier of edible medicinal products. Wednesday’s paramilitary-style raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) involved five locations the DEA says are... Read more
Congressional Vote Thursday Maintains State Control over Medical Marijuana Laws Paul Marini | September 21, 2007 Washington, D.C. -- Both Houses of the U.S. Congress voted this week, with the Senate voting yesterday, to pass the "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007," without a medical marijuana amendment that was objectionable to advocates. In April,... Read more
State Civil Court Affirms Right to Cultivate Medical Marijuana Collectively Paul Marini | September 07, 2007 Chico, CA -- Butte County Superior Court issued a strongly worded ruling Thursday, affirming the right of medical marijuana patients to cultivate collectively. In no uncertain terms, Superior Court Judge Barbara Roberts ruled that seriously ill patients cultivating collectively "should... Read more
New Mexico Patient Caught in Crossfire of Federal War Against Medical Marijuana Laws Paul Marini | August 29, 2007 Carlsbad, New Mexico -- A Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement task force yesterday raided the Carlsbad home of Leonard French, a wheelchair-bound, licensed medical marijuana patient. Although no charges have been filed yet, a press release... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patients Argue for Right to Unlawfully Seized Property Paul Marini | August 21, 2007 What: Oral arguments for two medical marijuana "Return of Property" cases in State Appellate Court When: Thursday, August 23 at 1:30pm Where: California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, 925 N. Read more
Seniors Take On Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | August 01, 2007 Washington, D.C. -- A Florida medical marijuana patient, Irv Rosenfeld, who receives his medicine from the federal government, was interviewed by the country’s largest television network devoted to retirement programming for a news magazine segment that aired today in millions... Read more
Los Angeles City Council Votes to End Federal DEA Medical Marijuana Raids Paul Marini | July 25, 2007 Los Angeles, CA -- As the Los Angeles City Council voted today to move forward with the regulation of medical cannabis (marijuana) dispensaries, federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were conducting raids on at least 6 dispensaries in the greater... Read more
DEA Raids and Threats Against Landlords Used to Thwart Medical Marijuana Vote in Congress Paul Marini | July 19, 2007 Los Angeles, CA -- In a calculated attempt to thwart a vote next week in Congress that would strip the Department of Justice (DoJ) of funds used against medical marijuana (cannabis), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over the past week... Read more
Advisory: Hearing in Lawsuit Against Federal Government Misinformation on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | July 10, 2007 . Read more
Acquittal and Conviction but No Jail Time for Ed Rosenthal Paul Marini | May 30, 2007 Oakland, CA -- For those who have not yet heard about the Rosenthal Federal trial, Ed Rosenthal was found guilty of three federal felonies related to the cultivation and distribution of marijuana. On the charges related to the Harm Reduction... Read more