ASA in the News

SENATE AND HOUSE AGREE FOR FIRST TIME ON CANNABIS LEGISLATION

Paul Marini | June 13, 2015

By Tim Strombel Cashinbis Last Wednesday the House of Representatives renewed an amendment that blocks federal prosecution of Cannabis operations; provided they are in compliance with state law. This week the Senate has also jumped on the bandwagon, passing the...

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Senate committee votes to call off war on medical marijuana

Paul Marini | June 12, 2015

By David Downs San Francisco Gate/Smell the Truth The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday approved a measure to effectively call off the federal war on medical cannabis, by defunding Department of Justice efforts to harass patients, caregivers, and businesses that...

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Protect Pot Doctors, AMA Tells Congress

Paul Marini | June 12, 2015

By Steven Nelson US News and World Report  The American Medical Association is hardly a pioneering advocate of more liberal marijuana laws, but this week the largest organization representing U.S. doctors asked Congress to grant immunity to physicians who participate...

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Senate Committee Approves Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs

Paul Marini | June 12, 2015

By Matt Ferner Huffington Post The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a provision Thursday that would protect medical marijuana operations from federal crackdown in states where the substance is legal.

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Senate Panel Votes To Prevent DEA Interference In State Medical Marijuana Laws

Paul Marini | June 11, 2015

By Steve Elliot Hemp News  In yet another huge victory for marijuana reform, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved an amendment to prevent the Department of Justice from spending money to interfere with state medical marijuana laws. The...

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Smoking out the Legislature

Paul Marini | June 10, 2015

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LAW WOULD CREATE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF MARIJUANA REGULATION (REALLY)

Paul Marini | June 05, 2015

By Dennis Romero LA Weekly California, God bless her, is often a global tastemaker. And in the field of medical marijuana, the Golden State was the first state in America to legalize it. But that's about all we did.

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Historic California medical cannabis regulations advance

Paul Marini | June 05, 2015

By David Downs San Francisco Gate  California lawmakers have reached a historic compromise on regulating the world’s largest medical pot economy — paving the way for recreational legalization in 2016.

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'Marijuana vote-a-rama' has pot advocates optimistic

Paul Marini | June 04, 2015

By Tim Devaney The Hill Marijuana advocates have their sights set on legalization after lawmakers approved a number of pot-friendly measures Wednesday in a government spending bill. The marijuana vote-a-rama was capped off by a provision that would prohibit the Department of Justice...

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Congress Passes 3 Amendments To Stop DEA From Undermining State Pot Laws

Paul Marini | June 04, 2015

By Steve Elliott Hemp News  Legislators on Wednesday passed three amendments to prohibit the DEA and U.S. Department of Justice from undermining state marijuana laws, as part of the U.S. House of Representatives' consideration of the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce,...

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