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Migraine sufferer finds relief from marijuana

Shirley Hsu, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Not a week goes by that Julie Garcia doesn't get a migraine. It's not the type of headache you can take two aspirin for, or draw a hot bath and wait it out. It's...

Advocates Welcome State-Issued Medical Marijuana ID Cards

Sacramento -- California Department of Health Services today launched a pilot medical marijuana ID card program as outlined by a law passed by the California legislature in 3 California counties Amador, Del Norte, and Mendocino. Trinity County will begin its...

Patient Advocacy Group Appeals HHS Evasion

Washington DC – A medical marijuana advocacy group filed an appeal with the Department of Health and Human Services after the agency declined their request to either correct or deny their petition seeking to dismiss government assertions that marijuana is...

Supreme Court Decision on Medical Marijuana Expected Anytime

NATIONWIDE – The United States Supreme Court will render its decision in the Ashcroft v. Raich case any day. In the most-watched case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, two California women argued that the federal government does not...

Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law

SACRAMENTO – In light of a recent statement by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, medical marijuana advocates are calling on him to issue a formal legal opinion requested by numerous public officials over the years. Americans for Safe Access, a...

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Sues Fresno

Fresno, CA - A medical Marijuana advocacy group has filed suit against the city of Fresno for enacting a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. The lead plaintiff, William McPike, is suing Fresno with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical...

Medical pot user seeking payment for dope seizure

Elaine O\'Connor, Vancouver Province Pot activist Brian Carlisle had his medical marijuana seized by the Abbotsford police.

Press Conference Tuesday, February 15: Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor

New DEA Raids on Medical Marijuana Caregivers Stir Protests

Breaking News Advisory: December 12, 2005 

Fee assistance offered by medical marijuana group

John Zicconi , Times Argus MONTPELIER – A marijuana advocacy group on Monday began offering financial assistance to low-income Vermonters who cannot afford to register for the state's new medical-marijuana program.