ASA in the News

Keating votes against bill - "Major victory" for pot shops

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Massachusetts Sate House News Service House lawmakers on Capitol Hill late Thursday voted 219-189 to prevent the Department of Justice from stopping the implementation of medical marijuana laws in Massachusetts and other states.

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Non-Smokable Marijuana Market Begins to Take Shape in Minnesota

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Marguerite Arnold, Main Street Minnesota may not top the list of the country's most nimble or cutting edge marijuana markets, but new developments in the state almost guarantee that the maturation of the vertical here will be closely watched nationally,...

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The surprising victory for reformers could nix federal medical pot raids

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report The Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration aren't saying much about the House of Representatives' Friday morning vote to ban federal law enforcement from undermining state medical marijuana laws.

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U.S. House approves amendment blocking feds from interfering with medical pot laws

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian The U.S. House of Representatives early Friday voted for an amendment that blocks the U.S. Department of Justice from meddling in states' medical marijuana laws.

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Herrera Beutler votes against measure; Rivers sees promise for Washington

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Lauren Dake, The Columbian The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure Friday barring the federal government from intruding into states' medical marijuana markets, a move that could alter the dialogue next session in Olympia.

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House votes to defund medical-marijuana prosecutions

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Bryce Crawford, Colorado Springs Independent In a move marijuana advocates are calling "unprecedented," yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to amend the Commerce, Justice & Science (CJS) appropriations bill — which sets the funding for the Department of Justice,...

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A surprisingly strong majority votes to end federal action against medical pot

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report The House of Representatives voted early Friday morning to ban the Department of Justice from spending money to combat medical marijuana in states that allow it.

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U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher introduced an amendment to the Department of Justice's budget that aims to end federal raids on state-legal cannabis in the U.S.

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Chris Roberts, SF Examiner Marijuana won its biggest-ever victory on Capitol Hill early Friday, when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives backed ending federal raids on state-legal cannabis in over half of the country.

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House Votes to End Medical Marijuana Prosecutions

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Dan Brekke, KQED Radio Medical marijuana advocates are celebrating what is a surprising bipartisan result in the highly polarized House of Representatives: Early Friday morning, 49 Republicans and 170 Democrats joined forces to pass a measure that would stop federal...

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In historic vote, House backs medical marijuana

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy For the first time, the House of Representatives voted early Friday to block the federal government from enforcing its marijuana laws in states that have approved use of the drug for medical purposes. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/05/30/228928/in-historic-vote-us-house-backs.html#storylink=cpy

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