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Melissa Etheridge picks ASA

Paul Marini | February 10, 2011

Singer, songwriter, and medical cannabis patient Melissa Etheridge picked Americans for Safe Access (ASA) to be her charity partner in promoting a groundbreaking new documentary about women and breast cancer. You can pick ASA to receive 10% of the proceeds...

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Medical marijuana sellers can't take their money to the bank

Paul Marini | February 07, 2011

Susan Ladika, CreditCards.com Conflict between state and federal laws over the legality of marijuana has left owners of medical marijuana dispensaries finding that their financial services can go up in smoke. They're caught in a legal gray area that makes...

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Has the Federal Government Changed Its Policy on Medical Marijuana Enforcement or Just Changed Its Reasons for Continued Interference?

Paul Marini | February 03, 2011

It would appear that raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in medical marijuana states have declined since President Obama’s Justice Department issued its infamous memorandum in October 2009. But, in fact, raids have continued at an alarming pace. For...

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Medical Marijuana Employment Rights Bill Introduced in California Legislature

Paul Marini | January 31, 2011

Sacramento, CA -- State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent California employers from discriminating against medical marijuana patients. Senate Bill 129 would not change current law, which prohibits employees from using medical marijuana at the...

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SB 129 – Stop Workplace Discrimination

Paul Marini | January 30, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1222" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="CA Senator Mark Leno"][/caption]Employers in California can fire a legal medical cannabis patient, even if he or she does not use medicine in the workplace or come to work impaired. Patients facing termination or random drug...

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Steph Sherer on Patient Privacy in the Huffington Post

Paul Marini | January 27, 2011

ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer talks about the priority of medical cannabis patient privacy in state regulations. Read what she has to say about the proposed regulations in Colorado in "Patient Privacy Should be at the Heart of Medical Marijuana...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates File Briefs in Federal Court Opposing Disclosure of Private Patient Records

Paul Marini | January 27, 2011

Grand Rapids, MI -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), filed an amicus "friend of the court" brief today defending the privacy rights of patients across the U.S. The federal case U.S. v. Michigan...

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Montel Williams in LA

Paul Marini | January 22, 2011

Talk show host and medical cannabis patient Montel Williams told the Los Angeles City Council on Friday that an amendment to the city’s Medical Cannabis Ordinance (MCO) establishing a lottery to select one hundred patients’ collectives will do little to...

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ASA protests in MI and NV

Paul Marini | January 15, 2011

Medical cannabis patients in Michigan are upset that the US Department of Justice wants the state to turn over the names of legal medical cannabis patients in that state. This latest escalation in federal interference and intimidation brought protesters out...

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New Colorado Medical Marijuana Regulations Disregard Patient Privacy

Paul Marini | January 15, 2011

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a letter Friday, commenting on the proposed rulemaking (or regulations) for amendments to Colorado’s medical marijuana law. The State Licensing Authority of the Colorado Department of Revenue, Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division is currently accepting...

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