ASA on DOJ Pressure in the Huffington Post Paul Marini | May 20, 2011 From ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer in today's Huffington Post -In February, Oakland City Attorney John Russo asked the Obama Justice Department whether his city's plan to regulate large-scale medical marijuana cultivation would get the approval of the federal government.... Read more
Urge Governors to Stand Up for Patient Rights Paul Marini | May 19, 2011 [caption id="attachment_1472" align="alignnone" width="252" caption="US AG Holder: Rattling Sabers"][/caption]In the past few months, United States Attorneys General in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Rhode Island, and Vermont have issued letters threatening federal action against any entity, including state employees, participating... Read more
Advocates welcome Delaware as the 16th medical marijuana state, but decry its prohibition on patient cultivation Paul Marini | May 16, 2011 Patient advocates welcomed Delaware’s adoption late last week of the 16th medical marijuana state law. However, its prohibition on patient cultivation fails to adequately provide for the needs of patients. Advocates argue that restrictive laws like Delaware’s placate law enforcement... Read more
Cannabis and Pain Paul Marini | May 12, 2011 Chronic pain conditions are the most prevalent form of disease in many countries. In the US, the American Pain Foundation estimates that 76.5 million people suffer from persistent pain. With few alternatives and a lack of safe and effective treatments... Read more
Protect Patients' Right to Work - Support SB 129 Paul Marini | May 08, 2011 The California Senate will soon vote on SB 129, a bill sponsored by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) that will protect responsible, law abiding patients from discrimination in the workplace. Can you take minute right now to call your Senator... Read more
Activists rally against the imprisonment of patients & in defiance of increased federal attacks in medical marijuana states Paul Marini | May 03, 2011 Americans for Safe Access (ASA) staged rallies yesterday in Sacramento, California and Washington, DC to bring attention to the unnecessary incarceration of more medical marijuana patients and to defy what has become an escalated federal attack on medical marijuana states.... Read more
Washington, DC Solidarity Rally: Sick and Tired! Paul Marini | May 02, 2011 Twenty five medical cannabis patients, activists and concerned citizens rallied outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC today to stand in solidarity with fellow community members across the country. “We’re sick, We’re tired, Obama is a liar!” advocates... Read more
May 2: Order the DEA to Cease and Desist, Rally for Patients' Rights! Paul Marini | April 30, 2011 [caption id="attachment_1422" align="alignnone" width="254" caption="US Dept. Justice in Washington, DC"][/caption]Stand in solidarity with me for a National Day of Action this Monday, May 2, 2011. Our community is sick and tired. We are suffering from chronic or debilitating conditions, and... Read more
We are Sick and Tired Paul Marini | April 22, 2011 Obama’s administration has taken its gloves off. After giving the medical cannabis community a false sense of security, Obama’s administration continues to ignore state laws, intimidate state officials, and raid medical cannabis patients and facilities.This month, ASA launched our new... Read more
Action Alert: Call The San Diego Mayor Today Urge Him to Veto Paul Marini | April 21, 2011 Earlier this month, over the most unprecedented public opposition to an ordinance the City Council has seen to date, they voted for a second time to approve an ordinance that the forces all collectives currently operating in the city to... Read more