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The saga continues...

Paul Marini | October 14, 2014

Local media continue to ignore real corruption in Modesto last week, while one local organization steps in to fill the void created by the Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team (MNET). This branch of the Modesto Police Department, has knowingly stole patients’...

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Wisconsin Patients Receive Oregon Medical Cards

Paul Marini | October 13, 2014

Forty-eight Wisconsin medical marijuana patients this year got their Oregon medicinal cannabis authorizations at the annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest. "But wait," you may be thinking. "They live in Wisconsin, not Oregon." That's entirely true -- but according to...

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Columbus, WI accepts new ordinance!

Paul Marini | October 13, 2014

After two separate occasions of petitioning the 5,000 residents of the city of Columbus Wisconsin, the small city has decided to implement the ordinance that would decriminalize the use of cannabis for medical patients that are under the care of...

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California Weekly Roundup: November 13, 2014

Paul Marini | October 13, 2014

Contents: Message from the CA Director: Do you know what's at stake in November? State & Local News: California, Fresno County, San Jose, Shasta County, Calaveras County, Monterey, Anaheim Public Meetings & Events: San Francisco, Redding, Grass Valley, Lincoln, Nevada City, San Diego,...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Oct 2014

Paul Marini | October 12, 2014

In This Issue New York Wants Federal Waiver for CBD Patients and Industry Win in Nevada Penn. Senate Approves Medical Cannabis Bill Local Measures Dominate California Ballot ASA Unity 2015 Conference Activist Profile: Kelly Sachs, Florida Action Alert: VoteMedicalMarijuana.org

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Litany of alleged abuses masked by fear of reprisal and gray pot law

Paul Marini | October 10, 2014

Adrian Baumann, Willits News A lawyer for a group of local growers has filed a request for public records with the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for documents connected to allegations of illegal raids, and other police misbehavior, seeking a huge...

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Vote Medical Marijuana Launches New TV Ad

Paul Marini | October 09, 2014

VoteMedicalMarijuana.org has just released a new 30-second online advertisement to launch its survey drive for for this year's election-cycle educational campaign.  The ad "Don't Leave Voters on Hold", encourages elected officials and candidates to state their position on medical marijuana. Watch our latest ad...

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Surveys seeking positions on medical marijuana are widely disseminated in first-of-its-kind voter education campaign

Paul Marini | October 09, 2014

Washington, DC -- The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online advertisement to launch its survey drive for for this year's election-cycle educational campaign. The ad will also air on this Sunday's...

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Vote Medical Marijuana Campaign Ads to air in Detroit this Sunday

Paul Marini | October 09, 2014

Valerie Vande Panne, Detroit Metro News Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access is running a new 30-second commercial in Detroit, starting this Sunday, encouraging politicians to complete an ASA survey that will educate voters about where the...

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DEA Denial of Petition to Reschedule Marijuana

Paul Marini | October 09, 2014

Joseph L. Fink, Pharmacy Times Issue of the CaseWhen the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a petition to have marijuana shifted from Schedule I to a lower level of control based on a determination by the US Department of Health...

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