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ASA California Roundup: April 14, 2014

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Message from the CA Director - A New Medical Cannabis Bill in CACalifornia News Medical-Marijuana Advocates Descend on Capitol Hill (National) California Gets Stricter Medical Marijuana Regulations (California) Marijuana: Another Contributor to California's Drought (California) How medical marijuana is helping...

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Gail Rand, whose 4-year-old son Logan has epilepsy, lobbied members of the Md. legislature to change the medical marijuana law so that her son can get access to a form of marijuana that could stop his seizures.

Paul Marini | April 12, 2014

Kym Byrnes, Baltimore Sun Expanding Maryland's fledgling law on medical marijuana proved to be one of the key issues of the just-completed General Assembly session, and an Annapolis mother proved to be a key player in the reform bill that...

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Paid lobbyists and citizen advocates say they've seen a paradigm shift in D.C. on marijuana

Paul Marini | April 11, 2014

Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News Medical marijuana advocates descended on Capitol Hill earlier this week and in a room full of Congressional staffers, one of them got down on his knees, clasped his hands, and literally begged.

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In a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the DOJ’s “ongoing priorities,” which prompted discussion on drug policy, among other issues.

Paul Marini | April 09, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, in a hearing regarding oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice and its “ongoing priorities.”

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Patient advocates worked with Council member Yvette Alexander to improve lagging enrollment in the program

Paul Marini | April 09, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- District of Columbia Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) introduced legislation yesterday that would lift restrictions on physicians that currently prevent them from recommending medical marijuana to any patient who might benefit from it. If signed into...

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D.C. Council Considers Lifting Restrictions on Who Qualifies for Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | April 08, 2014

Mark Segraves, NBC TV All 13 members of the D.C. Council signed on to a bill that would lift restrictions on who qualifies for medical marijuana.

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Maryland is About to be the 21st Medical Cannabis State

Paul Marini | April 08, 2014

The Maryland House of Delegates voted 125-11 yesterday to adopt HB 881, a medical marijuana bill that improves upon the law that was adopted by the state last year. If signed by Governor Martin O'Malley, HB 881 will protect patients...

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HB 881 will protect patients from arrest and prosecution, approve physicians, license growers and distributors

Paul Marini | April 08, 2014

Annapolis, MD -- The Maryland House of Delegates voted 125-11 yesterday to adopt HB 881, a medical marijuana bill that improves upon the law that was adopted by the state last year. If signed by Governor Martin O'Malley, HB 881...

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More than 100 marijuana-legalization advocates went to Washington to lobby lawmakers on a subject that has seen little action in Congress despite a rising tide of Americans supporting legalization for medical purposes

Paul Marini | April 07, 2014

Alex Rogers, Time Medical-marijuana supporters flocked to Capitol Hill on Monday to push for legislation that would prohibit the federal government from restricting state medical-marijuana laws.

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A Denver teen reportedly ate a marijuana cookie, began acting strangely, and fell from a balcony to his death. But science says you can’t die from a pot overdose. So what happened?

Paul Marini | April 07, 2014

Valerie Vande Panne, The Daily Beast According to the headlines, Levi Thamba Pongi, 19, a native of the Republic of Congo, ate a marijuana cookie, began behaving erratically, and fell off a hotel balcony in Denver.  

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