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Let Congress Know We're Watching

Paul Marini | June 09, 2014

Last month you helped us accomplish our biggest victory yet, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219 to 189 to cut off funding for federal medical cannabis raids, arrests, and prosecutions in states where it is legal.  This vote...

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What’s Next for Pot in Congress?

Paul Marini | June 09, 2014

Emma Dumain, Roll Call Activists cheered a House vote last month to bar the federal government from interfering with state medical marijuana laws. It was a watershed moment for pro-marijuana advocates — and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle —...

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All Politics Is Local

Paul Marini | June 09, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - All Politics Is Local (Picture: Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Tip O'Neil)       California & National News Activists Target House Members Who Oppose Medical Marijuana (National) 'Historic' shift in D.C....

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ASA Activist Newsletter - June 2014

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE House Votes to Rein in Federal Interference ASA Airs TV Ads Targeting House Members Minnesota Enacts Medical Cannabis Law New Mexico Court Says Insurance Covers Cannabis House Group Seeks End to Research Barrier Federal Supply of Research...

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Legal concerns still surround medical marijuana

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

Ben Baird, Ypsilanti Courier Although voters approved the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act nearly six years ago and in many areas residents are able to seek treatments in compliance with the law, some legal concerns still remain.

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New Ads Target Members Of Congress Who Opposed Medical Marijuana Measure

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

Matt Ferner, Huffington Post Medical marijuana advocates are turning up the heat on House lawmakers who last week voted against an amendment to block the Drug Enforcement Administration from cracking down on state-legal medical marijuana shops and patients.

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Tensions flared after U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s office issued a statement saying she has concerns that Florida’s proposed constitutional amendment ‘is written too broadly.’

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Major Democratic donor John Morgan blasted the national party’s chair, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, as an “irritant” who is becoming “irrelevant” after she voiced concerns about a medical marijuana proposal he helped put on Florida’s...

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House vote to rein in feds shows times are changing

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Members of Congress whose states allow the medical use of marijuana have been trying since 2003 to stop federal prosecutors from going after state-approved pot suppliers. In one vote after another, they've been beaten back...

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Medical Marijuana Ads Target Congressmen Who Oppose Legalization After Vote To Protect States’ Rights

Paul Marini | June 06, 2014

Matthew Mientka, Medical Daily Medical marijuana advocates recently began targeting Congressional holdouts who still support federal intervention in states’ rights to regulate the medical use of the drug.

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Patient advocates are producing ads in an effort to educate public, hold federal policymakers accountable

Paul Marini | June 05, 2014

The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is running 30-second TV advertisements on MSNBC in Maryland and South Florida over the next few days to draw attention to Members of Congress who opposed medical marijuana reform in...

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