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Medical Marijuana Patient to Los Angeles Voters: No More Taxes! No on Measure M!

Paul Marini | March 07, 2011

Los Angeles, CA -- A vote taking place in Los Angeles Tuesday threatens to increase the cost of an already expensive treatment for many medical marijuana patients in the city. Measure M, which is one of 10 ballot measures facing...

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Los Angeles Votes on Medical Cannabis Tax

Paul Marini | March 05, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignleft" width="86" caption="LA City Hall"][/caption]On Tuesday, Angelenos will decide whether or not to put an additional 5% tax on medical cannabis and vote in seven City Council races. Medical cannabis patients have a lot at stake in the...

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Senate Committee to Debate Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill

Paul Marini | March 02, 2011

Annapolis, MD -- The Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will hold a hearing on medical marijuana bill SB 308 on Thursday, March 3rd at 1pm. SB 308, which protects patients from arrest and prosecution, and sets up a state-run...

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Maryland Legislator Fights for Patients’ Right to Cultivate

Paul Marini | February 25, 2011

Aimed at establishing the right for patients to reliably and affordably obtain medical marijuana, Maryland House Deputy Majority Whip Delegate Cheryl Glenn (D-Baltimore) introduced an amendment today to a proposed bill to ensure that patients have the right to cultivate...

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Amendment to New Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow for Patient Cultivation

Paul Marini | February 25, 2011

Annapolis, MD -- Maryland's House Deputy Majority Whip, Delegate Cheryl Glenn (D-Baltimore City), introduced a patient-focused amendment today to the new medical marijuana bill scheduled for a committee hearing Monday. House Bill 291 is Maryland's latest effort to pass a...

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Excerpt from Boot Camp: Realizing the Vision

Paul Marini | February 24, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1288" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Activist Boot Camp in LA"][/caption]This is an excerpt from the openning chapter of the 200-page workbook from ASA's Activist Boot Camp. The next nationwide events will be Marh 19-20. look for local announcements.--- from "The Medical...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Hold First-of-Its-Kind Virtual Nationwide Conference

Paul Marini | February 17, 2011

Oakland, CA -- As the issue of medical marijuana heats up across the country, leading patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will hold a two-day interactive, virtual “Boot Camp” February 19-20 to train hundreds of U.S.-based activists in...

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Activist Boot Camp

Paul Marini | February 16, 2011

 This weekend, patients and advocates in more than twenty cities and nine different states will participate in ASA’s National Call to Action: Activist Boot Camp, the nation’s first virtual skills-building conference for medical cannabis activists. The Activist Boot Camp is...

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Trouble in Montana

Paul Marini | February 13, 2011

Medical cannabis patients and advocates all over the country should be paying attention to what is happening in Montana right now. The House of Representatives voted to repeal the state’s medical cannabis law on Thursday. If the Senate follows suit,...

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Activists Outweigh Lobbyists

Paul Marini | February 10, 2011

According to a survey of congressional staffers published last week by the Congressional Management Foundation, Members of Congress are more likely to be swayed by concerned citizens who visit, write or call their offices than by the efforts of paid...

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