ASA in the News

Pot reformers see change on the horizon after close 222-195 vote in House of Representatives

Paul Marini | May 01, 2014

Steven Nelson, US News & World Report A conservative congressman representing rural southwest Virginia has emerged as an unlikely champion of rolling back federal marijuana prohibition.

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Balk receives ASA award

Paul Marini | April 30, 2014

Portage Daily Register Bunny Balk, chairwoman for the Wisconsin Chapter of Americans for Safe Access, received a distinguished award during the second annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference in Washington, D.C., this month.

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California medical cannabis patients are increasingly being forced to hide behind closed doors as bans on dispensaries and home cultivation sweep through the East Bay

Paul Marini | April 29, 2014

David Downs, East Bay Express The pain started for Randy Barrett when he was thirteen years old. He was whipping a three-wheeled motorcycle around the hills of Martinez. Back then, riding ATVs was "just part of life," he said. "This...

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Five Washington state residents may be tried in federal court for possessing and cultivating marijuana -- a substance that is completely legal in their state

Paul Marini | April 29, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News Next month, five Washington state residents are expected to be tried in federal court for cultivation and possession of marijuana, a substance that is completely legal in their state.

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Kettle Falls Five case could impact Wash. marijuana industry

Paul Marini | April 23, 2014

Ian Cull, KXLY News Spokane A federal case that could seriously impact Washington's new marijuana industry will be decided in Spokane as five people face decades in prison for growing medical pot on a remote property near Colville.

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How Medical Marijuana Went From Political Poison To Popular Policy

Paul Marini | April 22, 2014

Nicole Flatow, Think Progress More than 40 years ago, psychiatry professor Lester Grinspoon wrote a groundbreaking book on marijuana that the New York Times dubbed at the time “the best dope on pot.” Like many in the medical marijuana community,...

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Kettle Falls Five marijuana case pits federal laws against state laws

Paul Marini | April 22, 2014

Ian Cull, KXLY News Spokane The fight over medical marijuana grows has landed in Spokane's federal court. Five people from Kettle Falls face up to 40 years in prison and another faces life, for something they say is legal in...

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Home to the only legal supply of research-grade cannabis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has the power to shape the future of medical marijuana. Why it isn’t.

Paul Marini | April 22, 2014

Steve Wishnia, The Daily Beast The federal National Institute on Drug Abuse, long perceived as blocking research on marijuana’s medical uses, may be cracking its doors open a bit.

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Despite Legalization, Eastern Wash. Family Charged With Marijuana Cultivation

Paul Marini | April 21, 2014

Steve Jackson, KPBZ Spokane Public Radio Even though marijuana has been legalized in Washington State, that hasn’t prevented a Kettle Falls-area family from being charged in Federal court with marijuana manufacturing charges.

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Michigan medical marijuana supporters concerned about 'drugged driving' proposal to allow saliva field testing

Paul Marini | April 17, 2014

Brian Smith, MLive Pro-medical marijuana groups are opposed to proposed changes to Michigan's driving laws that would allow police officers to test a driver's saliva for the presence of drugs during a traffic stop.

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