Medical Marijuana Advocates Bring Attention to DEA Confirmation Hearings Paul Marini | November 15, 2010 Americans for Safe Access is urging Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) members to ask Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Michele Leonhart difficult and pointed questions on Wednesday, during her confirmation hearing, about her plan to address the growing divide between... Read more
DC Medical Marijuana Law Advances Toward Implementation with New Revised Regulations Paul Marini | November 15, 2010 D.C. medical marijuana patient advocates claimed partial victory, as a new set of revised rules and regulations were published by the District on Friday. The biggest achievement for patients, which was recently underscored by DCist.com, was wresting the licensing control... Read more
Victory in Arizona! Paul Marini | November 13, 2010 Arizona voters approved Proposition 203, making that state the 15th to legalize medical cannabis. Supporters are celebrating the results after ten days of uncertainty during which victory seemed to be slipping away. Patients and advocates deserve congratulations. Proposition 203 is... Read more
Is Harris the Next CA AG? Stay Tuned! Paul Marini | November 04, 2010 While Kamala Harris' campaign team has declared victory, the Secretary of State hasn't made a final decision yet. There are a large number of unprocessed ballots (either because they were provisional, mailed in, or initially unreadable by the ballot tally... Read more
A New National Landscape for Patients Paul Marini | November 03, 2010 Yesterday was a hard day for medical marijuana advocates across the country. We defeated several local initiatives banning dispensaries in California and Colorado and (fingers crossed) our "NotCooley"campaign provided the narrow margin necessary to ensure victory for California Attorney General-Elect... Read more
ASA in the Huffington Post Paul Marini | November 02, 2010 Online news giant Huffington Post published an outstanding op-ed by ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer this election morning, helping to bring our “Not Cooley” message to millions of Americans. This is an important message in California, where ASA and allies... Read more
Election Day! Paul Marini | November 02, 2010 It’s Election Day! Voters in some states will be casting important ballots on medical cannabis today, while others will be deciding on the candidates that may one day support or oppose patients’ rights. There are important choices to make at the... Read more
New Website Tells Why Cooley Isn't Cool Enough to be CA’s Next Attorney General Paul Marini | October 29, 2010 ASA, your leading medical marijuana patient advocacy group, stepped up our effort to oppose Steve Cooley in his bid to become California’s next Attorney General. Steph Sherer, ASA’s founder and executive director, has deemed the Attorney General’s race the most... Read more
Rove Provides A Million Reasons to Reject Cooley Paul Marini | October 28, 2010 Hey California Voters! Have you heard the news? A Virginia-based political action group known as the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has invested more than $1 million to fund negative ads against Democrat candidate for Attorney General, Kamala Harris. Here's... Read more
New Jersey DHSS Launches New Physician Registry for MMJ Paul Marini | October 28, 2010 In what appears to be yet another attempt by New Jersey to create the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the country, yesterday the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services luanched the physician registry for the state's Medical Marijuana... Read more