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A Plaintiff Speaks: My Quest for Safe Access

Paul Marini | October 12, 2012

Shortly after California passed Prop. 215 in 1996, I asked the chief physician at my county clinic for a verbal or written recommendation to use cannabis medicinally. He told me that, while he had no problem with me using cannabis...

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City of Oakland Fights Back Against Federal Medical Marijuana Asset Forfeiture Campaign

Paul Marini | October 11, 2012

Oakland, CA -- Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker and San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster announced yesterday that the City of Oakland filed a lawsuit in United States District Court to stop the federal government from seizing an Oakland...

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Appellate Court to Hear Landmark Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case Thursday in San Diego

Paul Marini | October 10, 2012

San Diego, CA -- Appellate court oral arguments are set to occur Thursday in a widely watched medical marijuana dispensary case that raises the question of what defines a legitimate dispensary. Nearly a year ago, medical marijuana patient advocacy group...

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Federal Trial Against Medical Marijuana Provider Set to Begin Tuesday in Los Angeles

Paul Marini | October 08, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- The operator of three state-compliant medical marijuana dispensaries will be tried in federal court this week in Los Angeles. Aaron Sandusky, 42, who operated facilities in Upland, Colton and Moreno Valley was raided by federal Drug...

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Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Reviewing Scientific Evidence Reaches Federal Court for First Time in Nearly 20 Years

Paul Marini | October 05, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- For the first time in nearly 20 years, a United States Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medicinal...

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City Council Repeals LA Ban, Now It’s Time to Regulate

Paul Marini | October 03, 2012

The Los Angeles City Council voted to repeal an ordinance banning medical cannabis patients’ cooperatives and collectives yesterday, clearing the way for a new ordinance to regulate hundreds of facilities in the city. The City Council adopted the ban in...

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At the Presidential Debates, we ask, #YNotMMJ?

Paul Marini | October 02, 2012

Tomorrow the two leading candidates for President will meet for the first of three debates. The event, at the University of Denver, will be the only Presidential debate focused exclusively on domestic policy. The debate will take place from 9...

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Connecticut medical marijuana law comes into effect

Paul Marini | October 01, 2012

On October 1st, 1937, the Marihuana Tax Act came into effect - the first national prohibition of cannabis. 75 years later, Connecticut today became the seventeenth state in the Union, along with the District of Columbia, to provide some access...

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Marijuana Prohibition Turns 75, Feds Continue Attacks on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | October 01, 2012

          Today is the 75th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in the U.S. and, as a society, we’re no better off for it. In fact, many would argue that we’re far worse off with prohibition than if at any point we had...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - OCTOBER 2012

Paul Marini | October 01, 2012

Volume 7, Issue 10

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