ASA California Roundup: September 30, 2013 Paul Marini | September 30, 2013 Contents: California News Marijuana groups converge on Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga Family credits rare medical marijuana with helping epileptic son Santa Clara vs. Marijuana: The Continuing Saga San Diego sues to close medical pot shop Events Tuesday, October 1... Read more
ASA California Roundup: September 23, 2013 Paul Marini | September 23, 2013 Contents: California NewsCalifornia lawmakers fail medical marijuana by not passing Assembly Bill 604Berkeley City Council to further review approving additional medical marijuana dispensariesRetired Cop Endorses San Leandro Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, Blasts Drug WarKern County's pot ordinance survives -- for now... Read more
ASA's New Website Puts Resources at Your Fingertips! Paul Marini | September 19, 2013 Americans for Safe Access is very excited to unveil the next incarnation of our website! Over the past eleven years, ASA has been working with various stakeholders in the medical cannabis movement to accomplish some amazing political feats that have... Read more
Council Member Alvarez Attends ASA Meeting Declares Support for Safe Access Paul Marini | September 18, 2013 On Tuesday of last week at the September chapter meeting, current San Diego City Council member and Candidate for Mayor, David Alvarez stopped by and spoke to the group about his position on medical marijuana. Council member Alvarez voiced opposition... Read more
Let's Get Jerry Out of Prison! Paul Marini | July 08, 2013 Jerry Duval (left) with his son JeremyLast month, on June 11th, Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval surrendered to federal authorities to serve a whopping 10-year prison sentence, even though he was never in violation of the state's medical marijuana... Read more
National Lawyers Guild Report Condemns Federal Marijuana Policy, Calls for Reclassification of Marijuana for Medical Use Paul Marini | June 26, 2013 The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) -- the country's oldest and largest public interest and human rights bar organization -- issued a report yesterday addressing the federal government's flawed policy on marijuana. According to its author NLG Senior Researcher Traci Yoder,... Read more
U.S. Mayors Demand Change to Federal Policy, End to Crackdown on Medical Marijuana in Their Cities Paul Marini | June 25, 2013 Mayors from across the United States gathered in Las Vegas this past weekend for the 81st annual U.S. Conference of Mayors. In a watershed moment, mayors voted unanimously yesterday to adopt a resolution "in support of states setting their own... Read more
Taking your seat at the table in California - August 12 Paul Marini | June 22, 2013 There is an important conversation about medical cannabis happening in Sacramento right now. That conversation will affect how medical cannabis patients get their medicine, who regulates the field, whether or not every community will have safe and dignified access, and... Read more
U.S. Supreme Makes it More Difficult for Federal Judges to Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences Paul Marini | June 20, 2013 Federal medical marijuana defendants and those who are particularly vulnerable to federal prosecution can now breathe a little bit easier. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in the case of Alleyne v. United States, which has... Read more
What's the Cost? Paul Marini | June 13, 2013 Did you know that the Department of Justice has already spent nearly a half a billion dollars fighting medical cannabis? Did you know that the Obama Administration spent over half of that money on medical cannabis investigations, paramilitary-style raids, prosecutions,... Read more