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Major Think Tank Explains How the Federal Government Undermines Cannabis Research and How to Fix It

Steph Sherer | October 22, 2015

Earlier this week, the Brookings Institution issued a report that takes the federal government to task for undermining research on medical cannabis. In “Ending the U.S. government's war on medical marijuana research,” Brookings fellow John Hudak and senior research assistant Grace...

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Marijuana News with Lanny Swerdlow

Paul Marini | October 22, 2015

Blog Talk Radio Marijuana News  

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The Irony of War

Paul Marini | October 20, 2015

The ruling that may spell the end of federal interference with state medical marijuana programs comes with a good dose of irony. When Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer yesterday effectively lifted a federal injunction that had shut a...

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Ruling Undermines Department of Justice Interpretation of Congressional Restrictions On Interference With State-Legal Medical Cannabis Programs

Paul Marini | October 20, 2015

San Francisco- On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled that enforcement of the injunction against the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAMM), which has prevented the medical cannabis dispensary from engaging in business, must be consistent with the...

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Victory - Rohrabacher-Farr Held to Apply in Federal Court

Paul Marini | October 20, 2015

In a major victory for medical cannabis patients and providers, a federal judge in California has ruled that the prosecutions of medical cannabis defendants must be consistent with the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment. While lawyers for Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAMM) and...

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Join us for Rally for Medical Cannabis in Anne Arundel County Tonight at 5:30pm

Paul Marini | October 19, 2015

  Activist will be holding a rally for medical cannabis before the Anne Arundel County Council hearing tonight at 5:30pm. We need all the support we can get. If you are a medical cannabis patient in Anne Arundel County, please come out...

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October 2015 ASA Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | October 19, 2015

The October 2015 issue of the ASA Activist Newsletter is finally out!  Our monthly newsletter is your go to guide for the most up to date information on state and federal legislation, product safety, citizen advocacy and so much more!...

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Medical cannabis news, events, and more from all over the state

Paul Marini | October 19, 2015

Contents (Scroll down for details and links): News National California Local Events October 20, 2016 – ASA and SAMM Planning Meeting to Stop the Grow Ban (Petaluma) October 21, 2015 – Cannabis Maven & Industry Pioneer Aundre Speciale (Berkeley) March...

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2 Minutes or Less Could Change the Lives of 3 Patients

Paul Marini | October 16, 2015

Two minutes or less could help put an end to the federal war on patients and change the lives of the three members of the “Kettle Falls Five”! Rolland Gregg, his wife Michelle Gregg, and his mother Rhonda Firestack-Harvey are...

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The Plant That Even Politicians Are Talking About

Paul Marini | October 15, 2015

By Emily Gibson MMJ Observer

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