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Booker and Rand Paul propose bill lifting restrictions on medical marijuana

Paul Marini | March 10, 2015

Jan Hefler, Philadelphia Inquirer Sen. Cory A. Booker (D., N.J.) joined with Sens. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) Tuesday to announce a bipartisan bill to lift federal restrictions against medical marijuana.

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Booker Announces Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients – Including Veterans – to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution

Paul Marini | March 10, 2015

Paul Nichols, Bergen Dispatch Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today stood with patients, their families and advocates to announce new bipartisan legislation that will allow the use of medical marijuana in states where it...

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Senate Bill Would Effectively End The Federal War On Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | March 10, 2015

Matt Ferner, Huffington Post A sweeping Senate bill introduced Tuesday seeks to significantly roll back the federal government's war on medical marijuana.

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Medical Cannabis Groups from Thirteen Countries Form New "International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition" to Reform UN Policy

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established theInternational Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the "Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice"...

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Coalition ratifies declaration this past week in Prague, urging the UN to reclassify cannabis plant for medical use

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

Prague, Czech Republic -- Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the "Medical Cannabis and...

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A bipartisan group of three Senators will introduce a bill that could end the federal ban on medical marijuana

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

Katy Steinmetz, Time Magazine A bipartisan group of three Senators will introduce a historic bill Tuesday that could end the federal ban on medical marijuana, a substance that 23 states have now legalized.

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What’s in the historic medical marijuana bill being unveiled

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post The historic medical marijuana bill a trio of senators plan to unveil on Tuesday has a bit of something for everyone.

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CA cities: License, ban, or let voters decide?

Paul Marini | March 09, 2015

California communities are still grappling with medical cannabis in the absence of a statewide licensing and regulation program. Dispensary applications in San Diego continue to move forward, clearing an important legal hurdle last week. Voters in Riverside and Yucca Valley...

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Read all about it in ASA's Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | March 07, 2015

ASA's latest Activist Newsletter is bursting at the seams with information for medical cannabis advocates. In this month's issue, you'll learn about the dramatic turn in the widely watched federal trial of the Kettle Falls Five, plus the new bill...

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‘Kettle Falls Five’ outcome may mean changes for federal drug prosecutions

Paul Marini | March 07, 2015

Kip Hill, Spokesman-Review At least one interested onlooker at this week’s federal trial of self-proclaimed medical marijuana growers from Stevens County believes it’s unlikely federal prosecutors will pursue similar charges again.

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