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LA advocates turn to the people to stop the ban

Paul Marini | August 29, 2012

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and coalition partners in the City of Los Angeles will submit more than 50,000 signatures on Thursday calling for a voter referendum to overturn the city’s recent ban on patients’ cooperatives and collectives. It took...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

Paul Marini | August 29, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- With plenty of time to spare, medical marijuana advocates filed more than 50,000 signatures today in an effort to overturn a recently passed ban on dispensaries throughout the city. Despite a loud outcry from patient advocates,...

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Michigan Nears Passage of Mixed Bag of Reforms

Paul Marini | August 24, 2012

The Michigan Senate will likely approve a set of four medical cannabis laws that should bring a handful of improvements and clarity to the law, but not without imposing needless provisions that may harm safe access and the rights of...

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California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

Paul Marini | August 23, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- The California Supreme Court dismissed review yesterday of an important appellate court ruling affecting medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. Specifically, the High Court threw out the controversial decision in Pack v. City of Long Beach,...

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Activists Engage at Camp Wakeupobama

Paul Marini | August 22, 2012

Greetings from Camp Wakeupobama!Our camper/activists have been hard at work so far this summer raising awareness all over the nation. Campers have been reaching out not just to Obama, but to their Congressmen and other elected representatives, telling them that...

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ASA responds to LA City Attorney threats

Paul Marini | August 19, 2012

The Los Angeles City attorney sent hundreds of letters last week threatening property owners who rent to medical cannabis patients’ cooperatives and collectives in the city. The letters tell property owners they may be subject to stiff penalties, including fines...

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Medical Cannabis Reading File

Paul Marini | August 17, 2012

The latest news about medical cannabis from around the nation. Poll: Colorado Pot Amendment Could Pass — And Hurt Obama - Talking Points Memo Down In Smoke - Cartoon Movement Court case puts marijuana prohibition on the stand - Detroit...

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DuffyHoax Revealed - Medical Cannabis Advocates Explain It All

Paul Marini | August 16, 2012

On October 7, 2011, at a press conference in Sacramento, US Attorney Laura Duffy, along with several other US Attorneys, announced a statewide crackdown on medical cannabis cooperatives, collectives, gardens, and others.Without citing any specific violations in state law, Duffy's office claimed all...

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State Registration Starts for New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients, Serious Access Questions Remain

Paul Marini | August 13, 2012

Last week, the New Jersey State Department of Health (DOH) began the process of issuing identification cards to qualifying medical marijuana patients. While this represents progress, it’s been slow in coming. The “New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act,” which...

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Report: Federal asset forfeiture fund balloons while oversight is lacking

Paul Marini | August 10, 2012

On the heels of introduction of HR 6335, the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Right Protection Act, by Barbara Lee (D-CA) in Congress last week, safe access advocates might want to take a look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) July...

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