Activist Journalist arrested in Oaksterdam raid to be arraigned Paul Marini | July 10, 2012 On April 2, 2012 Jose Alacran Gutierrez was among the throng of protesters and journalists that captured the federal raid on Richard Lee’s Oaksterdam University and Coffee Shop Blue Sky. A veteran Bay Area beat reporter for Pacifica Radio -... Read more
Medical cannabis researcher explains recent scientific review Paul Marini | July 09, 2012 The article "Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away the Smoke" by Grant, Atkinson, Gouaux, and Wilsey published this month in Bentham Science's 5-year-old, peer-reviewed, National Library of Medicine-indexed and internationally edited Open Neurology Journal represents a major milestone in the consolidation of... Read more
Medical Cannabis News Paul Marini | July 06, 2012 News from around the nation about medical cannabis. The quiet initiative - the push for medical marijuana - Arkansas Blog Three myths of the medical marijuana patient - Toke of the Town 'Mary Jane: The Musical' examines Humboldt County's pot... Read more
Democratic Party grassroots break with Obama on cannabis Paul Marini | July 05, 2012 In a sign that the Obama Administration’s tough line on state medical cannabis laws is out of touch with his grassroots support, local Democratic Party organizations are formally endorsing medical marijuana laws - and even legalization.The North Carolina Democratic Party... Read more
New Hampshire native: Allow compassionate use in the Granite State Paul Marini | June 26, 2012 Note from Steph - this is an open letter to the New Hampshire legislature urging them to overturn Governor Lynch's veto of a compassionate use bill.Dear Senators,Experience is something legislators rely on when making important decisions. Please consider my significant... Read more
The fight for regulations in CA goes on Paul Marini | June 25, 2012 Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and our allies have been fighting for medical cannabis regulations to protect safe access to medicine and patients’ rights since 2002, and we are going to keep fighting that important battle despite a setback today.... Read more
DEA’s Leonhart says “We will look at any options for reducing drug addiction,” but what about medical marijuana? Paul Marini | June 25, 2012 Administrator Michele Leonhart has created quite a controversy with her comments on medical marijuana made last Wednesday during a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) House oversight hearing. From her bumbling response to Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) on the issue of addiction... Read more
Cannabis News Round Up Paul Marini | June 22, 2012 News and views from around the world that may be of interest to ASA's members and supporters. Turning pot into medicine. East Bay Express. Medical marijuana laws don't increase teen marijuana use. Institute for Study of Labor. Imperial Beach cannabis... Read more
DEA Chief on Medical Cannabis use by Navy vet: "that's between him and his doctor" Paul Marini | June 20, 2012 During today's Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight Hearing, Representative Steve Cohen (D - TN) asked DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart whether or not it would be permissible for a Navy veteran to use medical cannabis to help with severe weight loss. The... Read more
Closing Dispensaries Harms Patients: Rally for Safe Access in Sacramento! Paul Marini | June 19, 2012 Since last fall, many of California's dispensaries have been forced to close their doors due to the Justice Department's crackdown on medical cannabis. This unfortunate situation worsened last week as we witnessed two dispensaries in California face DEA raids: G3... Read more