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Bi-Coastal Governors Petition Federal Government to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use

Paul Marini | November 30, 2011

Olympia, WA -- Governors Christine Gregoire (D-WA) and Lincoln Chafee (I-RI) announced at a press conference today that they were jointly filing a federal petition to reclassify marijuana for medical use. Under the Controlled Substances Act, the federal government considers...

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The GOP Presidential Hopefuls on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | November 29, 2011

 It seems like every time you turn on the TV lately, there's another debate among the GOP Presidential Candidate hopefuls where they end up discussing important issues from foreign policy to the economy to immigration. One issue, however, that appears to have gottten...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Appeal Conviction of San Diego Dispensary Operator

Paul Marini | November 22, 2011

San Diego, CA -- Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) today appealed the September 2010 conviction of San Diego dispensary operator Jovan Jackson in a case that has received widespread attention. The case against Jackson has...

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Washington Raids Indicate Need for State Wide Protection!

Paul Marini | November 21, 2011

Drug Enforcement Agents executed warrants on fifteen medical cannabis access points across the state of Washington last week.  US Attorney Jenny Durkan alleges that the access points were using the state law to conceal criminal activity and money laundering; however,...

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Cedars-Sinai Denying Transplant to Medical Marijuana Patient with Inoperable Liver Cancer

Paul Marini | November 17, 2011

Los Angeles, CA -- Sixty-three year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B. Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally lauded Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Smith's oncologist at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Steven Miles,...

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Patient Safety Drives California Medical Association's Position on Cannabis

Paul Marini | November 15, 2011

 Last month, the California Medical Association (CMA) adopted an official position calling for the legalization and regulation of cannabis. According to an editorial in the Sacramento Bee by CMA president-elect Dr. Paul Phinney and CMA speaker of the house Dr....

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Riverside Court Allows Localities to Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Through Zoning Laws

Paul Marini | November 11, 2011

Notwithstanding the fact that the California Legislature expressly enacted the Medical Marijuana Program Act ("the MMPA" or "SB420") to "[e]nhance the access of patients and caregivers to medical marijuana through collective, cooperative cultivation projects," some localities are seeking to eradicate...

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Federal Attacks on Safe Access Continue

Paul Marini | November 09, 2011

 On November 1, federal agents raided G3 Holistic, Inc.'s three locations in Colton, Upland, and Moreno Valley, CA as well as the Ontario warehouse where the medical cannabis was grown. That same day, the homes of G3's president, Aaron Sandusky, and its chief...

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Medical Marijuana Patients, Supporters Rally in Sacramento Against DOJ Attacks

Paul Marini | November 07, 2011

Sacramento, CA -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and a coalition of advocacy and labor groups are staging a demonstration at Noon on Wednesday, November 9th to protest federal government's escalated attack on California's medical marijuana laws. A lively rally...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Nov 2011

Paul Marini | November 03, 2011

Volume 6, Issue 11

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