California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | January 04, 2008 Oakland Mayor Dellums Speaks Out for Safe Access On December 20th, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums came out strongly in support of medical cannabis patients and dispensaries by issuing a statement and sending a letter to House Judiciary Chair John Conyers... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | December 20, 2007 ASA Files New Arguments in San Diego Case This week, patients throughout California along with the city of San Diego filed a brief incorporating two new legal arguments that oppose San Diego County's attempt to defy and overturn California state... Read more
10 Questions: Presidential Candidates on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | December 19, 2007 There's a great online presidential forum that has asked 10 questions to each of the presidential candidates. Question #3 asks the candidates how they feel about medical marijuana, whether they would stop the DEA raids, and if they would change... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | December 14, 2007 Dozens of Patients and Activists Protest DEA in Support of Tainted, Inc. Today, dozens of Bay Area activists gathered at the Oakland Federal Building in protest of the recent raids on several Tainted, Inc. facilities and the arrests of four... Read more
Court of Appeals Orders Police to Return Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | December 03, 2007 For years there has been harassment against medical marijuana patients through the confiscation of their medicine, and, until now, there had been no clear statement on this by the appellate courts. On Wednesday, this changed. In City of Garden Grove... Read more
ASA Applauds Gov. Richardson’s Inclusion of Medical Marijuana in HIV/AIDS Platform Paul Marini | December 03, 2007 On Saturday, December 1, to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day, Democratic Presidential Candidate, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson unveiled his HIV/AIDS policy platform. In addition to recognizing the need for a National AIDS Strategy, the Governor’s plan includes a provision that... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | November 30, 2007 Victory in Kha Case Will Have a Major Impact for Patients This week, medical marijuana patients throughout California received a monumental victory. On Wednesday, a California Appeals Court ruled that “it is not the job of the local police to... Read more
Visiting with Stephanie Landa Paul Marini | November 29, 2007 Jane is a medical marijuana activist and ASA volunteer in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Recently, I joined fellow activists Ana and Chris to make our bi-monthly trek up the 5 freeway for a visit with our friend Stephanie Landa. ... Read more
ASA Weighs in on DEA Rescheduling Paul Marini | November 28, 2007 From our friends at MAPS: In late September, DEA proposed a new rule that would effectively place dronabinol (the active chemical in MARINOL) in Schedule III. Wait a second, isn't MARINOL already in Schedule III? It is. When MARINOL was... Read more
California Weekly Round Up Paul Marini | November 21, 2007 ASA & Local Advocates Prevail in Orange County! From California Campaign Director, Don Duncan Supervisor Bates has pulled her motion to deny collectives and cooperatives licenses from the Board’s agenda. The decision stems from input from ASA and her constituents... Read more