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LA Patients Protest County Ban

Paul Marini | December 07, 2010

Fifty medical cannabis patients and advocates protested in front of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ meeting this morning in response to the Board’s 4-1 vote to ban medical cannabis collectives in unincorporated communities. Protesters cheered as motorists honked...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Fight for New Trial in San Diego Dispensary Case

Paul Marini | December 07, 2010

San Diego, CA -- Medical marijuana patient advocates filed a motion for a new trial today in the case of Jovan Jackson, who was convicted on September 28th after he was tried for the second time in less than a...

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CA Supreme Court Denies Law Enforcement Request to Review Landmark Case

Paul Marini | December 06, 2010

After years of wrangling in the Court of Appeal, medical marijuana patients, on August 18, 2010, obtained a published decision affirming that federal law does not preempt California law regarding medical marijuana collectives.  Dissatisfied with this outcome, numerous law enforcement...

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"Driven to the back alleys"

Paul Marini | December 02, 2010

LA County Supervisor Don Knabe and his colleagues on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission just overturned a ban on raves at the LA Coliseum. The Commission enacted a ban this summer after a 15-year old girl died of a...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Protest Imminent Ban on LA County Dispensaries

Paul Marini | December 02, 2010

Los Angeles, CA -- In a move that patient advocates are calling unnecessary and harmful, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to take a final vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would rescind medical marijuana dispensary regulations...

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World AIDS Day 2010

Paul Marini | December 01, 2010

Wednesday, December 1 marks the 23rd annual World AIDS Day. The theme of this important day this year is Universal Access and Human Rights, something we as members of the medical cannabis movement can certainly understand and get behind. ASA's website is...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2010

Paul Marini | December 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 12

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Congress Critters Seek IRS Clarification

Paul Marini | November 30, 2010

...And the hits just keep coming! Despite the DOJ memo and our best efforts the federal government continues to engage innovative tactics to continue their campaign of interference with state medical marijuana laws.   The latest tactic is to use an...

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It's Official... ASA Wins Big!

Paul Marini | November 24, 2010

Like most of the country we had mixed feelings about the mid-term elections. No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, there were gains and concessions, reliefs and disappointments. But, there was one race that changed everything—one election that...

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Set your DVR...'Waiting to Inhale' premiers on TV!!

Paul Marini | November 24, 2010

Americans for Safe Access in partnership with Jed Riffe Films is pleased to inform you that the award winning documentary, WAITING TO INHALE,  will have its national broadcast TV premiere on two cable networks in the coming weeks. The first...

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