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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Hold San Jose Protest in Response to Local Arrests

Paul Marini | October 13, 2010

San Jose, CA -- Medical marijuana patient advocates and other stakeholders are staging a protest this Thursday as criminal court proceedings begin at the Terraine Courthouse. The protests are in response to aggressive law enforcement actions over the past two...

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CA Attorney General? Not Steve Cooley!

Paul Marini | October 05, 2010

On November 2, medical cannabis patients in California will make an important choice at the polls – one that will shape the fight for safe access to medicine for years to come. I am not talking about Proposition 19, the...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - October 2010

Paul Marini | October 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 10

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Persistence pays off in Los Angeles

Paul Marini | September 28, 2010

[caption id="attachment_871" align="alignleft" width="119" caption="Paul Koretz"][/caption](UPDATE October 19 - The Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote on the Hahn-Koretz amendment to the Medical Cannabis Ordinance this morning, apparently because Councilmembers want more clarity on constitutional issues raised by post-moratorium collectives....

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San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator Convicted of Possession & Sales

Paul Marini | September 28, 2010

San Diego, CA -- Local medical marijuana dispensary operator Jovan Jackson was convicted by a jury today on all three counts of possession and sales. However, the conviction came after San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard H. Shore refused to...

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Second Trial Begins for San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator

Paul Marini | September 20, 2010

San Diego, CA -- Opening arguments began today for the second trial in less than a year against Jovan Jackson, a San Diego medical marijuana patient and dispensary operator who was arrested in a multi-agency law enforcement raid in September...

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Drug Czar Implicates Medical Marijuana in Increased Illegal Drug Abuse

Paul Marini | September 17, 2010

Washington, DC -- The results of a national survey on drug use and health were issued Wednesday by the federal government, noting a surge in the use of marijuana and other drugs such as ecstasy and methamphetamine. The Substance Abuse...

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Thanks, again, Dr. Weil!

Paul Marini | September 13, 2010

Just a few short weeks after penning this review of medical marijuana documentary, "What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?", healthy-living guru Dr. Andrew Weil has published another article posing the simplest of questions: Meanwhile, as a medical doctor and botanist, my...

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What happens in Vegas...

Paul Marini | September 09, 2010

This week, federal and local law enforcement agencies executed paramilitary-style raids on an unspecified number of medical marijuana collectives in Las Vegas, NV.  The latest reports indicate at least one-half dozen facilities were the latest to experience the “smash and...

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Federal Agents Raid At Least Five Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Paul Marini | September 08, 2010

Las Vegas, NV -- The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids earlier today on at least five medical marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas, Nevada, and reportedly seized patient and financial records, but made no arrests. According to the Associated...

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