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Drug's current status could be downgraded

Paul Marini | July 21, 2014

Chelsea McDougall, Northwest Herald The federal government is considering easing its position on marijuana, reclassifying it as a less dangerous drug in what marijuana advocates say reflects the changing attitudes nationwide. CHELSEA McDOUGALL

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Take your seat at the table

Paul Marini | July 21, 2014

          Contents: Message from the CA Director: Take your seat at the table State & Local News: News From Communities All Over California Public Meetings & Events: Live Google Hangout, State of the State Conference, &...

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Shut out of banking services, marijuana-related businesses in states where the substance is legal operate as cash-only businesses, but that may be changing

Paul Marini | July 18, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 231-192 in favor of a bipartisan-backed piece of legislation that blocks the Treasury Department from using federal funds to penalize banks or other financial institutions for providing services...

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Budget bill amendment would restrict Treasury funds from being used to interfere in medical marijuana states

Paul Marini | July 16, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- Medical marijuana patients hailed another landmark victory today when the U.S. House voted 231-192 to restrict Department of Treasury funds from "being used to prohibit or penalize a financial institution from providing services to a marijuana-related business...

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Breaking News: ASA Members Score Two More Victories in Congress!

Paul Marini | July 16, 2014

Members of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) scored two more victories for medical cannabis patients and providers in Congress today. The US House just approved a last-minute amendment to next year’s spending bill that will further prevent federal interference with...

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Missouri adopts the latest medical marijuana law...sort of

Paul Marini | July 15, 2014

Governor Jay Nixon signed a medical cannabis (marijuana) law yesterday, making Missouri the latest state to adopt such a law. Unfortunately, Missouri, like 10 other states over the past few months, has passed a law that benefits a narrow segment...

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Your Voice Matters

Paul Marini | July 14, 2014

Contents: Message from the CA Director: Your Voice Matters State & Local News: News From Communities All Over California Public Meetings & Events: Santa Ana City Council, State of Marijuana Conference & More Court Support: No listings this week Take...

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Medical pot users with guns target of DEA raids

Paul Marini | July 13, 2014

Kate Prengaman, Yakima Herald-Republic When federal drug enforcement agents ordered him at gunpoint onto his knees in front of his barn last fall, Dean Holcomb was shocked.

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Marijuana ads signal new strategy in push to legalize

Paul Marini | July 11, 2014

Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy In the topsy-turvy world of marijuana politics, conservative Republican Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state is the unlikely hero of the moment, lauded for trying to protect medical pot users from federal arrest. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/11/233092/marijuana-ads-signal-new-strategy.html#storylink=cpy

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National advocates watching Mackenzie case unfold

Paul Marini | July 11, 2014

Brian Wellner, Quad-City Times National advocates are closely watching how an Iowa cancer patient's marijuana case unfolds, hoping it will spur changes in drug laws.

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