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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2009

Paul Marini | December 01, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 12

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Advocacy Group Threatens to Sue Los Angeles if Medical Marijuana Sales are Banned

Paul Marini | November 16, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles if it adopts an ordinance that bans the "sale" of medical marijuana. The Los Angeles...

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AMA Report Recognizes Medical Benefits of Marijuana, Urges Further Research

Steph Sherer | November 10, 2009

Houston, TX -- The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by its Council on Science and...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - November 2009

Paul Marini | November 01, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 11

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Congressional Medical Marijuana Bill Lifts Ban on Evidence in Federal Court

Paul Marini | October 27, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and more than twenty original bipartisan co-sponsors introduced legislation today that would allow defendants in medical marijuana cases the ability to use medical evidence at trial, a right not currently afforded them....

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Medical marijuana patients can travel with pot from SFO, other Bay Area airports

Paul Marini | October 21, 2009

Mike Rosenberg, San Mateo County Times Considering the haziness surrounding medical marijuana laws, it may be surprising that some of the most uptight places in the Bay Area — local airports — are also some of the most laid back...

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Advocates Hail New Federal Guidelines on Medical Marijuana a Victory for Patients

Paul Marini | October 19, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued new guidelines on medical marijuana today to U.S. Attorneys in states that have adopted medical use laws. Advocates are hailing the new guidelines as a victory and an important step toward...

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Judge to Hear Contempt Charges for Montebello's Defiance of Medical Marijuana Law

Paul Marini | October 12, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- A superior court judge will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that charges the City of Montebello with contempt for refusing to return a medical marijuana patient's property despite a court order and established case...

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Patients, Advocates Protest Law Enforcement's Anti-Medical Marijuana Training

Paul Marini | October 07, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- With signs urging "Implementation Not Eradication," the nationwide medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access will lead lively, peaceful protests this Thursday at a law enforcement training class hosted by the statewide California Narcotics Officers...

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October 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | October 06, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 10

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