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Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana for Nation's Capitol

Paul Marini | December 13, 2009

Washington, DC -- Both the United States Senate and House of Representatives has voted to lift the ban against a medical marijuana initiative passed by the voters of Washington, D.C. in 1998. The Senate voted today on the 2010 Consolidated...

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La Puente, South El Monte take first steps to regulating medical marijuana

Paul Marini | December 08, 2009

James Wagner, San Gabriel Valley Tribune LA PUENTE -- The City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to allow six medical marijuana dispensaries to open their doors.

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Hold Press Conference before LA City Council Hearing

Paul Marini | December 07, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 9:45am in front of City Hall in advance of the expected vote on regulating dispensaries in Los Angeles. The...

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National Boards of Pharmacy Conference Focuses on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | December 03, 2009

Tucson, AZ -- As pharmacists and drug regulators from across the country convene in Tucson this week for their Winter symposium, they will be discussing medical marijuana, an issue which is headlining the agenda. The National Association of Boards of...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2009

Paul Marini | December 01, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 12

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Advocacy Group Threatens to Sue Los Angeles if Medical Marijuana Sales are Banned

Paul Marini | November 16, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles if it adopts an ordinance that bans the "sale" of medical marijuana. The Los Angeles...

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AMA Report Recognizes Medical Benefits of Marijuana, Urges Further Research

Steph Sherer | November 10, 2009

Houston, TX -- The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by its Council on Science and...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - November 2009

Paul Marini | November 01, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 11

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Congressional Medical Marijuana Bill Lifts Ban on Evidence in Federal Court

Paul Marini | October 27, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and more than twenty original bipartisan co-sponsors introduced legislation today that would allow defendants in medical marijuana cases the ability to use medical evidence at trial, a right not currently afforded them....

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Medical marijuana patients can travel with pot from SFO, other Bay Area airports

Paul Marini | October 21, 2009

Mike Rosenberg, San Mateo County Times Considering the haziness surrounding medical marijuana laws, it may be surprising that some of the most uptight places in the Bay Area — local airports — are also some of the most laid back...

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