ASA in the News

Report: California Has 1.9 Million Very Happy Medical Marijuana Users

Paul Marini | October 01, 2014

Chris Roberts, SF Weekly Pretty much anyone can access medical marijuana in California, provided they have $40 and 10 minutes to sit with a doctor. And pretty much everyone with a card is getting legitimate medical benefits from cannabis, a...

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Is medical marijuana in jeopardy if recreational pot is legal? Some Oregon activists think so

Paul Marini | September 30, 2014

Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian Alex Pavich is the last person you’d expect to be on the fence about marijuana legalization.

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Foe-Turned-Friend of Legalization, Attorney General Eric Holder Resigns

Paul Marini | September 25, 2014

David Downs, San Francisco Chronicle First a foe, then a crucial ally in efforts to tax and regulate adult use of cannabis, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will resign, the Justice Department told reporters today.

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Fear and loathing in Nevada County over Measure S

Paul Marini | September 23, 2014

Patricia Smith, The Union (Op-ed) Politics can get pretty ugly, so no one should be surprised at the campaign against Measure S. From Sheriff Royal’s refusal to openly debate the issue in a neutral setting to the recent arrest of...

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Medical marijuana advocates call for more access in Richmond, creation of task force

Paul Marini | September 23, 2014

Mike Aldax, Richmond Standard Medical marijuana advocates are calling on the city of Richmond to amend an ordinance to make it easier for dispensaries to open in the city, and to create a task force to monitor them.

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NFL Eases Marijuana Restrictions, But Drug Policy Is Still Ridiculous

Paul Marini | September 16, 2014

Chris Roberts, SF Weekly The National Football League loves drugs. Just the "right" kind of drugs.

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Pot Law Reformers Killed A Slew of Sick Bills This Year in Sacramento

Paul Marini | September 09, 2014

David Downs, East Bay Express The California legislative session is over for 2014 without much change in the status of medical cannabis — and that’s kind of a good thing, given what was being proposed.

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Medical marijuana users caught in state-federal conflict

Paul Marini | September 05, 2014

Steph Sherer, CNN Op-Ed Ten years in prison seems like a life-changing sentence for most people, but for 70-year-old Larry Harvey, it would effectively be a death sentence.

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As states move to legalize marijuana for medical use, researchers are exploring whether it might help relieve the symptoms of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis

Paul Marini | September 03, 2014

Ashley Boynes-Shuck, Healthline Marijuana, Mary Jane, cannabis, or kush: No matter what you call it, the medical use of marijuana has been a hotly debated and highly politicized topic in recent years.

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Public can comment on medical marijuana dispensaries next week

Paul Marini | September 03, 2014

Nancy Cook Lauer, West Hawaii Today Should Hawaii follow the lead of some other states and restrict medical marijuana to large state-run dispensaries and massive growing operations? Or should it allow small farmers to obtain licenses to grow enough for...

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