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Jovan Jackson Medical Marijuana Trial - Day 5

Paul Marini | November 01, 2013

Thursday, Oct 31 - Day 5 of the third Jovan Jackson trial in San Diego. At 9:00AM this morning, defense counsel Lance Rogers brought a motion to dismiss the case against Jackson, arguing that the prosecutor, San Diego Deputy District...

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Medical marijuana in Oregon: Medford, other cities trying to ban outlets

Paul Marini | November 01, 2013

Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian Starting early next year, Oregon will be home to a state-sanctioned medical marijuana retail industry, but some cities are already moving to keep these establishments from opening.

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Help Bring Safe Access to Arkansas!

Paul Marini | November 01, 2013

Help ASA and Arkansans for Compassionate Care put medical cannabis on the 2014 ballot! Last November, over half a million Arkansans, nearly 49% of voters, said yes to safe access. Just 30,000 more votes and Arkansas would have been the first...

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Jovan Jackson Medical Marijuana Trial - Days 3 and 4

Paul Marini | October 31, 2013

Tuesday, October 29 -- Day 3 of Jovan Jackson's third state medical cannabis trial in San Diego, California, Deputy District Attorney Chris Lindberg, the prosecutor through the last two trials, continued his questioning of a witness for the prosecution, ex-IRS...

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Join ASA today & we might see you in Washington, DC!

Paul Marini | October 30, 2013

Join or renew your ASA memberships today and you'll have a chance to win a free trip to our national conference in Washington, D.C.! For over a decade, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has been fighting to protect patients' rights...

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Jovan Jackson Courtroom Update – Day 2

Paul Marini | October 30, 2013

Jovan Jackson and his attorneys were back in court yesterday for day two of prosecutors third attempt to convict the Navy veteran and medical cannabis patient. Jovan was the directing operator of Answerdam, a medical cannabis collective twice raided in...

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Pot Block! Trapped in the Marijuana Rescheduling Maze

Paul Marini | October 30, 2013

Harmon Leon, The Nation One journalist-provocateur’s journey into the drug war bureaucracy shows why previous efforts to reschedule pot have been DEA’d on arrival.

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Jovan Jackson’s Medical Marijuana Trial Began, Following Lengthy and Revealing Jury Selection Process

Paul Marini | October 29, 2013

San Diego CA - Opening statements have ended and the prosecutor has called two witnesses in Jovan Jackson’s third medical cannabis trial.  This, after a telling day and a half of jury selection where we heard at least six potential jurors...

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Stand up for Your Rights! Yakima Stakeholders Meeting on Tues, 5pm

Paul Marini | October 28, 2013

ASA, along with our Washington Chapter and campaign partners, will be hosting a public stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, October 29 in Yakima. The goal of the meeting is to build a consensus about what patients want to see in the recommendations...

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ASA California Roundup: October 28, 2013

Paul Marini | October 28, 2013

Have something to share? Scroll down to the bottom for instructions.Contents:California News Study: Cannabis Compounds Can Kill Cancer Cells (National) California Is Poised To Legalize Marijuana In 2016 (California) Measured approach best for medical marijuana (Calaveras) Mariposa County considers tougher marijuana...

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