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"Driven to the back alleys"

Paul Marini | December 02, 2010

LA County Supervisor Don Knabe and his colleagues on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission just overturned a ban on raves at the LA Coliseum. The Commission enacted a ban this summer after a 15-year old girl died of a...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Protest Imminent Ban on LA County Dispensaries

Paul Marini | December 02, 2010

Los Angeles, CA -- In a move that patient advocates are calling unnecessary and harmful, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to take a final vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would rescind medical marijuana dispensary regulations...

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World AIDS Day 2010

Paul Marini | December 01, 2010

Wednesday, December 1 marks the 23rd annual World AIDS Day. The theme of this important day this year is Universal Access and Human Rights, something we as members of the medical cannabis movement can certainly understand and get behind. ASA's website is...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2010

Paul Marini | December 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 12

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Congress Critters Seek IRS Clarification

Paul Marini | November 30, 2010

...And the hits just keep coming! Despite the DOJ memo and our best efforts the federal government continues to engage innovative tactics to continue their campaign of interference with state medical marijuana laws.   The latest tactic is to use an...

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It's Official... ASA Wins Big!

Paul Marini | November 24, 2010

Like most of the country we had mixed feelings about the mid-term elections. No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, there were gains and concessions, reliefs and disappointments. But, there was one race that changed everything—one election that...

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Set your DVR...'Waiting to Inhale' premiers on TV!!

Paul Marini | November 24, 2010

Americans for Safe Access in partnership with Jed Riffe Films is pleased to inform you that the award winning documentary, WAITING TO INHALE,  will have its national broadcast TV premiere on two cable networks in the coming weeks. The first...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Claim Victory in California Attorney General Race

Paul Marini | November 24, 2010

Oakland, CA -- Medical marijuana patient advocates breathed a collective sigh of relief today as Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley acknowledged defeat in his bid for California Attorney General. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the country's leading medical marijuana...

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LA Supervisors Fumble

Paul Marini | November 23, 2010

[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="106" caption="Supervisor Antonovich"][/caption]Los Angeles County Supervisors voted 4-1 today to ban medical cannabis collectives in the unincorporated communities of the county, overturning a 2006 ordinance regulating safe access. The vote was in response to concerns about public...

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Leonhart Gets a Pass

Paul Marini | November 22, 2010

On Wednesday, November 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee convened for the nomination hearing of Michele Leonhart for the position of Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). In preparation, ASA had submitted questions for the committee members to ask Ms....

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