ASA in the News
Medical Marijuana, American Federalism, and the Supreme Court - Americans for Safe Access
Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, LLD (Hon), Journal of the American Medical Association
In Gonzalez v Raich, the US Supreme Court held that federal law enforcement authorities could criminally prosecute patients for possessing marijuana prescribed by a physician in accordance with state law.1 The Court did not overturn state medical marijuana laws but did open the door to criminal prosecution under federal drug statutes. The Court also did not foreclose future challenges to federal enforcement on other constitutional grounds (eg, an unwarranted invasion of patient-physician privacy).
Probation or Prohibition? - Americans for Safe Access
Josh Indar, Chico News & Review
A Butte County medical marijuana patient who is on probation for domestic violence is hoping she won't be made an example of, as she fears county prosecutors are gearing up to "take [her] to war" over her use of medical cannabis.
Migraine sufferer finds relief from marijuana - Americans for Safe Access
Shirley Hsu, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Not a week goes by that Julie Garcia doesn't get a migraine.It's not the type of headache you can take two aspirin for, or draw a hot bath and wait it out.
It's a splitting, unrelenting pain that lasts hours and renders her unproductive for an entire day.
'It's just pounding and pounding ... It's awful. It's really awful,' said Garcia, 36, who's been getting the migraines since she was a teen.
Medical pot user seeking payment for dope seizure - Americans for Safe Access
Elaine O\'Connor, Vancouver Province
Pot activist Brian Carlisle had his medical marijuana seized by the Abbotsford police.
Fee assistance offered by medical marijuana group - Americans for Safe Access
John Zicconi , Times Argus
MONTPELIER – A marijuana advocacy group on Monday began offering financial assistance to low-income Vermonters who cannot afford to register for the state's new medical-marijuana program.
Colorado law conceals medical marijuana users - Americans for Safe Access
Scott Schwebke, Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE - A Montrose County Sheriff's Office detective says he favors changing a state law that prohibits police from knowing ahead of time who is entitled to grow medical marijuana.
Santa Cruz ‘bud and breakfast’ is for the mainstream, too - Americans for Safe Access
Amy Ettinger, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Breakfast at the Compassion Flower Inn isn’t always 'mellow.' When Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, stayed there two weeks ago he argued that the minimum voting age should be raised to 35.
It’s not unusual for guests at the 'bed, bud and breakfast' to debate politics into the early afternoon, but it’s caffeine that fuels the morning conversation.
'Pot isn’t what drives the topics,' says co-owner Andrea Tischler.
O.C. case a test for medical marijuana - Americans for Safe Access
LAGUNA BEACH - Ross Embry's AIDS medication causes so much nausea, he says, that the only relief is marijuana. So the 53-year-old resident of Hagan Place, an apartment complex built for HIV patients, grows the plants on his patio and shares it with his neighbors. But Laguna Beach police say Embry doesn't need 25 pounds of marijuana to combat nausea. Officers seized 12 plants - 4 to 8 feet in height - and more than a pound of cut marijuana Sept. 17. Embry will be arraigned today on felony charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale.State Advocacy Resources
