Vote Medical Marijuana this November Paul Marini | September 05, 2014 It is less than two months until the 2014 elections. Do you know where the candidates stand on medical cannabis? It matters. Lawmakers at the local, state, and federal level are going to make important decisions about medical cannabis that... Read more
CNN Report on Kettle Falls 5 to Air Soon Paul Marini | September 04, 2014 CNN rescheduled its report devoted to the pending federal trial of five Washington State patients. The program will air soon, so check your local listings. On "Erin Burnett OutFront," CNN's David Mattingly investigates the Kettle Falls 5 case, where despite all... Read more
Another big win for patients in California Paul Marini | September 02, 2014 By Guest Blogger Lauren A. Vazquez, Esq. The recent California Court of Appeal decision in People v. Baniani firmly establishes the right of patients to access medical cannabis through a collective or cooperative. The Court stated what medical cannabis advocates... Read more
Grassroots power worked this year Paul Marini | September 01, 2014 Contents: Message from the CA Director: Grassroots power worked this year State & Local News: National, state, and local news from communities all over California Public Meetings & Events: Online, Riverside, and Washington, DC Court Support: Sacramento Take Action Now: Organ transplants and Measure S... Read more
CA Senator Evans will not call for a vote on SB 1193 Paul Marini | August 29, 2014 ASA members like you have scored one last victory in the final hours of this year’s state legislative session. We generated more than 1,000 emails and phone calls in opposition to a badly amended bill in less than one week –... Read more
Take advantage of early-bird registration for the conference Paul Marini | August 28, 2014 ASA is hosting out third annual national conference March 27-31, 2015, in Washington, DC. The National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference 2015 will be our largest and most important conference yet. Hundreds of patients, advocates, scientists, and industry leaders will meet at... Read more
One more battle to fight in California this year - Oppose SB 1193 Paul Marini | August 25, 2014 Contents: Message from the CA Director: One more battle in Sacramento this year State & Local News: News from communities all over California Public Meetings & Events: Santa Rosa, Riverside, and Online Court Support: Submit dates for court support! Take... Read more
What about next year? Paul Marini | August 24, 2014 The California Assembly Appropriations Committee held SB 1262 (Correa/Ammiano) in committee on August 15, meaning the bill will not proceed to the floor for a vote or be adopted this year. The controversial bill would have regulated doctors who recommend... Read more
I wish I could do more Paul Marini | August 21, 2014 If you’re like me, you sometimes think, “I wish I could do more to help medical cannabis patients.” Well, we can do more right now. A very generous donor has pledged up to $25,000 in matching donations through Friday, August 21st... Read more
Oppose SB 1193 in California! Paul Marini | August 19, 2014 Last-minute amendments turned a good medical cannabis bill into a bad one, and ASA needs your help today to stop SB 1193. Patients and advocates have supported this bill all year, because it required law enforcement to pay reasonable compensation... Read more