ASA 2010 Election Voter Guides Paul Marini | October 27, 2010 Access matters, and so does your vote!The mid-term election is on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, and the stakes are high for medical cannabis advocates across the nation! It is more important than ever that we go to the polls and... Read more
Advocates Urged Not to Lose Sight of Marijuana's Medicinal Properties Paul Marini | October 22, 2010 In a recent editorial published in the San Diego Tribune, Dr. Igor Grant reminds medical marijuana advocates that even with the hotly debated Proposition 19 on California's ballot this November, we have to keep our eyes on the prize. In this case, that... Read more
ASA Advocates Take Possession of Marijuana Plants from San Diego County Sheriff Paul Marini | October 21, 2010 The following is a guest blog by Marcus Boyd and Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access.District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and her ‘fierce fight’ against medical marijuana patients suffered another devastating defeat this week. Advocates from the... Read more
"Impatience and frustration" in LA Paul Marini | October 19, 2010 Special Assistant City Attorney Jane Usher told the Los Angeles Times that medical cannabis collectives in Los Angeles are experiencing "impatience and frustration” due to ongoing legal controversy surrounding the city’s tough new regulations. That may be the first thing... Read more
Peaceful Demonstration in Trenton, NJ Today Paul Marini | October 18, 2010 On October 6, the NJ Department of Health released its plan for the implementation of New Jersey's medical marijuana regulations. To say these regulations are restrictive would be putting it mildly - NJ seems to be aiming for the most... Read more
Register to Vote Paul Marini | October 15, 2010 Americans for Safe Access (ASA) urges everyone to register to vote on or before Monday, October 18, the deadline to register for the November mid-term elections in most states. You can get a voter registration card in most Post Offices, or... Read more
CA Attorney General? Not Steve Cooley! Paul Marini | October 05, 2010 On November 2, medical cannabis patients in California will make an important choice at the polls – one that will shape the fight for safe access to medicine for years to come. I am not talking about Proposition 19, the... Read more
Persistence pays off in Los Angeles Paul Marini | September 28, 2010 [caption id="attachment_871" align="alignleft" width="119" caption="Paul Koretz"][/caption](UPDATE October 19 - The Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote on the Hahn-Koretz amendment to the Medical Cannabis Ordinance this morning, apparently because Councilmembers want more clarity on constitutional issues raised by post-moratorium collectives.... Read more
Thanks, again, Dr. Weil! Paul Marini | September 13, 2010 Just a few short weeks after penning this review of medical marijuana documentary, "What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?", healthy-living guru Dr. Andrew Weil has published another article posing the simplest of questions: Meanwhile, as a medical doctor and botanist, my... Read more
What happens in Vegas... Paul Marini | September 09, 2010 This week, federal and local law enforcement agencies executed paramilitary-style raids on an unspecified number of medical marijuana collectives in Las Vegas, NV. The latest reports indicate at least one-half dozen facilities were the latest to experience the “smash and... Read more