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AG Holder Has Failed to Stop DOJ Interference when it comes to Medical Marijuana; Now, It's Up to Congress

Paul Marini | May 28, 2014

Steph Sherer, Huffington Post (Op-Ed) Congress will vote on a budget amendment tomorrow that will prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from spending any funds on arrests, raids, and prosecutions of state authorized medical cannabis patients and their providers. The...

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Advocates optimistic ahead of vote to defund enforcement

Paul Marini | May 28, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report President Barack Obama said in December 2012 his administration had “bigger fish to fry” than legal recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. But some members of his Department of Justice have continued to...

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Cities, Counties' Efforts to Ban Marijuana May Be Enshrined In Law

Paul Marini | May 28, 2014

Chris Roberts, SF Weekly Just because marijuana is legal in California doesn't mean you have the right to access marijuana in California.

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Advocates complain that aggressive prosecutions and enforcement actions continue despite August 2013 DOJ memo

Paul Marini | May 28, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- A bipartisan group of Congressional House members are expected to introduce an amendment later today to the Commerce, Science & Justice (CJS) appropriations bill, which would stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using funds to interfere...

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This is our moment to make a difference

Paul Marini | May 27, 2014

This week, a bipartisan amendment to the 2014 CJS Bill will be introduced that will cut the Department of Justice's (DOJ) funding to interfere with the implementation of state-approved medical cannabis programs. This would mean that for the next fiscal year, the...

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Oregon Cannabis Regulations Make for Cautious Market Roll Out

Paul Marini | May 27, 2014

Marguerite Arnold, Main Street Oregon's road to cannabis legalization is as distinct as Colorado's as it is from that of Washington state.

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MintPress asks experts: should a state that has implemented cumbersome and restrictive medical marijuana laws really be considered a medical marijuana state?

Paul Marini | May 27, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News What qualifies a state for recognition as one that has legalized medical marijuana?

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ASA California Roundup: May 26, 2014

Paul Marini | May 26, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Support SB 1262 in CaliforniaCalifornia News Pot growers face charges -- in state where pot is legal (National) U.S. Says Legal Marijuana Growers Can't Use Federal Irrigation Water (National) Experts Debate Use of Cannabis...

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They worry regulatory efforts tied to legalization of recreational pot will limit access, drive up costs

Paul Marini | May 25, 2014

Marissa Harshman, The Columbian John first smoked marijuana to alleviate his pain in 2010. That first hit came after taking thousands of narcotic pain reliever pills prescribed over several years. It came after the methadone and oxycodone changed his personality,...

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Milestone Ruling: Insurance must pay for medical cannabis

Paul Marini | May 22, 2014

Many medical cannabis patients dream of a day when they can fill a prescription for their medicine at a pharmacy and have their insurance company pay for it. That last part – reimbursement for the cost of medical cannabis –...

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