POLL SHOWS SAN DIEGO SUPPORTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW Paul Marini | January 09, 2006 SAN DIEGO -- Patient spokespeople will be available for live interviews at 10 am today in front of the San Diego County Administration Center at 1600 Pacific Highway. Spokespeople will be available for interviews and visuals to discuss poll results,... Read more
Medical Marijuana Provider Ed Rosenthal Appeal Decision Expected Anytime Paul Marini | December 19, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO -- Ed Rosenthal, the renowned author, activist and cultivation authority whose case focused the nation’s attention on medical cannabis, is expecting an imminent decision on his appeal arguing he never should have been convicted of three marijuana felonies.... Read more
NATIONWIDE PROTESTS DECRY DEA MEDICAL CANNABIS RAIDS Paul Marini | December 13, 2005 NATIONWIDE -- Over two hundred medical marijuana patients and advocates protested DEA raids on 13 medical marijuana dispensaries outside the Federal Building in San Diego today, and further protests are planned in thirteen other cities nationwide at 12 noon tomorrow,... Read more
Time Magazine Touts Cannabis As ‘Legitimate Medical Trend’ Paul Marini | December 04, 2005 OAKLAND – Today’s issue of Time magazine reports that new research on the medical use of marijuana is one of the most significant medical developments of 2005. This article comes just one week after the final deadline for response to... Read more
DOES MARIJUANA HAVE MEDICAL USE? NATIONAL PROTESTS DEMAND HHS ANSWER Paul Marini | October 26, 2005 For Immediate Release: October 26, 2005 Read more
ADVISORY: NATIONWIDE PROTESTS DEMAND HHS RECOGNIZE THE MEDICAL VALUE OF MARIJUANA Paul Marini | October 24, 2005 Contact: Hilary McQuie 510.251.1856 Read more
ADVISORY: Local Bans on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Draw Lawsuits Paul Marini | October 05, 2005 San Francisco, CA – Lawsuits over local bans on medical marijuana dispensaries will greet some of the elected officials gathering in San Francisco for the annual League of California Cities conference. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an Oakland-based medical marijuana... Read more
ASA Compels CHP to Revise Medical Marijuana Policy Paul Marini | August 28, 2005 CALIFORNIA -- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is unveiling new procedures for handling medical cannabis, thanks to action by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy organization. ASA research has shown that one-quarter of all medical cannabis... Read more
Nationwide Memorials Grieving Suicide of MedPot Patient Who Faced Prison Paul Marini | July 15, 2005 Nationwide --- On Tuesday, July 19, medical marijuana patients, doctors and advocates will be memorializing the life of a well-known patient - activist who committed suicide by demanding Congress take immediate action to avert such tragedies. On Monday, July 11,... Read more
PATIENT GROUP FILES INJUNCTION TO STOP CHP SEIZURES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA Paul Marini | July 13, 2005 OAKLAND – Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy group, today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The injunction seeks an accelerated decision from the court... Read more