ASA in the News

California Legalization Measure to Debut Soon

By David Downs East Bay Express In 439 days, Californians are expected to cast a historic vote on an initiative legalizing cannabis for recreational adult use. But the text of that initiative and the hard proof that activists have the...

Pot Patient Prosecuted by Obama Administration Dies of Cancer

By Steven Nelson US News and World Report Larry Harvey visited the nation’s capital in May 2014 and sat in a wheelchair outside Congress, flanked by lawmakers appalled that the Obama administration wanted to put him and his family in...

Smoking out the Legislature

RIP Larry Harvey of the Kettle Falls Five

By Jeremy Daw The Leaf Online Medical marijuana advocate Larry Harvey, whose use of medical marijuana stood at the center of the controversy known as the Kettle Falls Five case, has died, Washington’s KDWN reports. He was 71.

Colorado drug investigator to Utah: Beware of medical marijuana

By Kristen Moulton Salt Lake Tribune Legalizing medical marijuana would open the door to a host of problems, including abuse by children and deaths from psychotic reactions, a Colorado drug-law enforcer warned Utah lawmakers Wednesday. Jim Gerhardt, vice president of...

Farm-to-pipe: Petaluma distributor fills niche for medical marijuana patients

By Eric Gneckow Petaluma360.com As medical and recreational marijuana use becomes increasingly accepted in the United States, one Petaluma company is carving a niche as southern Sonoma County and northern Marin County’s medical marijuana provider, operating with a business model...

Don't Try This At Home: Butane Hash Oil Penalties Stiffen

By David Down East Bay Express  Making extracts of medical cannabis with butane is already illegal in California, but doing it within 300 feet of a home now comes with potentially stiffer penalties. On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 212 which will allow...

What Bernie Sanders’ Election Would Mean for Legalized Drugs

By Brendan Murray GoLocal Providence Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called America’s “War on Drugs” a failure and has promised to transform America’s drug policy if elected to the White House.

Medical marijuana is legal now in Georgia. So how do we get it here?

By Mary Logan Bikoff Atlanta Magazine 

Justice Dept. memo lets feds shut down pot dispensaries

By Bob Egelko San Francisco Gate  In a newly disclosed memorandum, President Obama’s Justice Department has told federal prosecutors they can file criminal charges against medical marijuana users and suppliers and shut down pot dispensaries, despite a congressional ban on...