California Weekly Round UP Paul Marini | March 14, 2008 Santa Cruz Joins the State ID Card Program This week, Santa Cruz County announced their plans to implement the California state medical cannabis ID card program. Santa Cruz County has had their own version of a medical cannabis ID card... Read more
Join ASA at Medical Cannabis Conference Paul Marini | March 13, 2008 Join ASA at the 5th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics! Doctors, patients, and researchers from around the world are gearing up for the 5th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, hosted by Patients Out of Time on April... Read more
Celebrate National MS Awareness Week Paul Marini | March 11, 2008 Celebrate National MS Awareness Week: Become a Member of ASA's MS Union This week, thousands of people surviving Multiple Sclerosis are celebrating National MS Awareness Week by taking action to find a cure. During Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week we are... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | March 07, 2008 Judge's Decision Keeps Cathedral City Dispensary Open This week, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson ruled that the Cathedral City cannot use Federal law to shut down the Essential Herbs and Oils dispensary. Cathedral City had requested that the... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | February 29, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Further Protect Safe Access From ASA SF Core Member, Alex Franco This week, the medical cannabis community celebrated the approval of two important pieces of legislation that will help to protect safe access... Read more
Medical Marijuana Week Is Over...But That Won't Stop Activists! Paul Marini | February 28, 2008 Recently, the medical cannabis community celebrated Medical Marijuana Awareness Week 2008. Thousands of patients, activists, and supporters like you participated in ASA's daily actions, generating letters to the editors, joining ASA as members, and meeting with elected officials. This was... Read more
Riding the Medical Marijuana Roller Coaster Paul Marini | February 27, 2008 OK, the title of this post might be a bit misleading. I haven't ridden any medical marijuana themed rides lately, but many of us have been riding a political and legal roller coaster. Here are some of the ups and... Read more
California Weekly Roundup Paul Marini | February 22, 2008 Assemblyman Leno and ASA Introduce Patients' Employment Rights Bill This week, Assemblyman Mark Leno, working with ASA, introduced AB 2279, a bill that would protect a patient's right to work and will help end discrimination against patients in the workplace.... Read more
Showing Schwarzenegger the Way Paul Marini | February 15, 2008 This morning, the San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed piece authored by California Senator Carole Migden and Board of Equalization Chairwoman Betty Yee decrying the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) crack down on medical cannabis and the impact it has on... Read more
Medical Marijuana Week Memories Paul Marini | February 12, 2008 In case you haven't heard, February 11-17 is Medical Marijuana Week - a week to learn, take action, and to educate others. This will be the sixth annual Medical Marijuana Week, held during the week of 2/15 to commemorate the... Read more