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Medical marijuana patients should be aware of their rights under state and federal law. This section includes a legal manual and other resources to help you understand the law and what to do in a law enforcement encounter.
ASA Legal Manual
This exhaustive legal manual gives you the nuts and bolts of medical marijuana law, becoming a patient and caregiver, legal defense, and organizing for successful court solidarity among other useful items. Updated for 2009.
Know Your Rights Trainings
ASA's Know Your Rights Trainings cover all of the basic legal information for interactions with police, DEA, or other law enforcement agents.
Know Your Rights Video
This video was created by Flex Your Rights to protect people from being searched, arrested, and jailed by training them how to assert their constitutional rights during police encounters.
KYR Wallet Card
Have the law at your fingertips. Our Know Your Rights wallet cards have complete and consise information about handling an encounter with the cops.