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Federal Sentencing of Legally Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama Policy

Paul Marini | September 28, 2012

Detroit, MI -- Five medical marijuana patients and caregivers will be sentenced in federal court next week, highlighting the human cost of the federal government’s intolerance for state medical marijuana laws. Two medical marijuana caregivers from Monroe County who were...

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A Plaintiff Speaks: Why I'm Suing for Safe Access

Paul Marini | September 26, 2012

I am a disabled United States Air Force veteran who is one of the plaintiffs suing over the placement of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act, in the ASA v DEA case which will be heard by the United States...

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Montana Supreme Court upholds a terrible law, but voters have final word

Paul Marini | September 20, 2012

The Montana Supreme Court issued a ruling last week in the Montana Cannabis Industry Association's lawsuit against the State of Montana. The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's injunction against provisions of the state's medical marijuana law, known as SB423,...

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Cannabis, the Gateway Herb: A Doctor Responds

Paul Marini | September 19, 2012

David Sack in his recent HuffPo post entitled "Marijuana: The New Snake Oil" challenges the status of medical marijuana, an increasingly popular alternative treatment, as "good medicine." This question is particularly relevant because the Washington DC federal Court of Appeals...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Rally Nationwide Against Obama's Aggressive Enforcement Policy

Paul Marini | September 19, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Hundreds of patients will hold rallies Thursday at 5pm at local "Obama for America" campaign offices and other key locations in at least 15 cities in 8 states across the country in an effort to draw attention...

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Medical Cannabis News in Review

Paul Marini | September 07, 2012

Is Paul Ryan's statement similar to Obama's position on medical marijuana? Is there evidence that marijuana has accepted medical uses? Are there really more dispensaries than Starbucks in LA? Recent news about medical marijuana: Paul Ryan’s position on medical pot:...

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Want to Join ASA for Medical Cannabis Patients' Day in Federal Court?

Paul Marini | September 06, 2012

After a full decade of waiting, medical cannabis patients will finally have their day in federal court on October 16, 2012 when the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in Americans for...

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Medical Prescribers Launch National Letter for Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | September 06, 2012

After this blog was posted, prescribing medical professionals have signed a letter acknowledging that cannabis has medical use and should be rescheduled.Most would agree with the premise that medical decisions regarding the appropriateness of a treatments are best left to...

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Should Grandma Smoke Pot?

Paul Marini | September 04, 2012

Starting today, television stations in West Palm Beach Fl and Eugene Oregon will begin airing an “edu-mercial” about medical cannabis called, Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The show is the brain child of Robert Platshorn, the man who served the longest...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - SEPTEMBER 2012

Paul Marini | September 01, 2012

Volume 7, Issue 9

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