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November 2006 Newsletter

Paul Marini | November 09, 2006

Volume 1, Issue 11

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Public Health Group Confers Award on Medical Marijuana Exhibit

Paul Marini | November 09, 2006

Americans for Safe Access, the national medical cannabis advocacy group, yesterday took home a third-place award for “Best New Exhibitor Booth” from the American Public Health Association.

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First Federal Medical Marijuana Trial in 3 Years Starts Tomorrow

Paul Marini | November 06, 2006

SAN DIEGO—The first federal trial of a medical marijuana patient since the high-profile 2003 conviction of author Ed Rosenthal starts in district court in Fresno tomorrow.

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4 Face Charges After Raid Of Green Cross Dispensary

Paul Marini | October 26, 2006

Ian Hanigan, Daily Breeze Federal agents raided the Torrance shop and jailed four who allegedly tried to sell marijuana to agents from a countywide task force. Federal agents seized about 70 pounds of marijuana along with nearly 100 pot plants,...

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Medical Marijuana Policy Signed by CHP, Attorney General, Governor

Paul Marini | October 19, 2006

California's medical marijuana patients are now protected from arrest and seizure of their marijuana, thanks to a binding agreement between Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and state officials.

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October 2006 Newsletter

Paul Marini | October 12, 2006

Volume 1, Issue 10

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Federal Agents Raid San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Paul Marini | October 03, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO—Nearly two dozen federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in full tactical gear descended on a medical cannabis dispensing collective in San Francisco and at least half a dozen other related locations today, seizing medicine and making more than...

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September 2006 Newsletter

Paul Marini | September 15, 2006

Volume 1, Issue 9

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ASA Report Shows Benefits of Local Dispensary Ordinances

Paul Marini | September 07, 2006

SAN DIEGO – California’s medical marijuana dispensaries are a benefit to both patients and local communities, according to a report released at a press conference in San Diego today as part of the annual League of California Cities convention.

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Officials, Experts Say Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Good for Cities

Paul Marini | September 06, 2006

WHAT:   Press Conference to release report on ASA’s study of medical cannabis dispensaries and local ordinances in California

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