ASA in the News

Medical pot users, stores upset by Tacoma’s ‘curve ball’

Paul Marini | December 03, 2014

Kate Martin, Bellingham Herald The day after the Tacoma City Council told staff to get ready to close down unlicensed pot shops, medical marijuana customers and store owners expressed frustration about what they see as an about-face. Read more here:...

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400 Los Angeles marijuana shops closed, home delivery under fire

Paul Marini | December 02, 2014

Rick Orlov, LA Daily News City Attorney Mike Feuer Tuesday took stock of campaign to regulate medical marijuana, announcing that more than 400 dispensaries have been shuttered since limits on the clinics were approved last spring and that his office...

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Federal judge postpones "Kettle Falls Five" medical marijuana trial

Paul Marini | December 01, 2014

Jacob Jones, The Inlander A highly anticipated federal medical marijuana trial against a family dubbed the “Kettle Falls Five” scheduled to begin today will now wait until at least February following a continuance from the new judge taking over the...

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Medical Cannabis Conference takes fight for legalization to Capitol Hill

Paul Marini | November 24, 2014

Oscar Pascual, San Francisco Chronicle The push for legalizing marijuana in the U.S. is as strong as it’s ever been, as 34 states now have cannabis laws in place.

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City on track for proposed medical marijuana legislation by end of year

Paul Marini | November 21, 2014

Evan Bush, Seattle Times The city of Seattle hosted a medical marijuana forum Thursday night as it prepares to change how it regulates the industry. The forum included industry activists, health-care officials, laboratory experts and other stakeholders.

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After the historic marijuana midterms, a seven-hundred-day battle for the Golden State begins

Paul Marini | November 19, 2014

David Downs, East Bay Express As the dust settles from the historic marijuana midterm election of 2014, a few things have become clear: Namely, Californians will vote on ending cannabis prohibition in 2016. But change is far from inevitable.

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Subjects of Mendocino County pot raids still seeking answers

Paul Marini | November 13, 2014

Glenda Anderson, Press Democrat Mendocino County marijuana growers who lost their crops to unidentified pot eradicators this summer are no closer to knowing for certain who destroyed their plants, according to a San Francisco attorney seeking answers to questions about...

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Federal charges where pot is legal?!

Paul Marini | November 10, 2014

Erin Burnett, CNN The "Kettle Falls Five" were arrested for growing their own medical marijuana in Washington state, where it's legal.  

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Nemus Bioscience to develop marijuana pharmaceuticals

Paul Marini | November 04, 2014

Jordan England-Nelson, Daily Breeze An Orange County pharmaceutical startup has announced plans to develop drugs derived from marijuana plants to treat patients with glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and other ailments.

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High stakes, low politics

Paul Marini | November 01, 2014

Patricia Smith, The Union (Op-Ed) With the election just days away, I know many of us are experiencing voter fatigue. Vote for this, don’t vote for that. Vote for me, don’t vote for my opponent.

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