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Pot growers face charges -- in state where pot is legal

Paul Marini | May 19, 2014

Jolie Lee, USA Today Five people are in Washington state are facing marijuana charges -- in a state where marijuana is legal.

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ASA California Roundup: May 19, 2014

Paul Marini | May 19, 2014

Message from the CA Director - Two medical cannabis bills in "suspense file"California News Big Dates for California Medical Pot Regs Coming Up (California) League of California Cities Report New Amendments to Medical Marijuana Bill Would Create a Local-Only Regulatory...

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Did you see me on the front page of USA Today... Today!

Paul Marini | May 19, 2014

My name is Larry Harvey. I am a 70-year old legal medical cannabis patient who lives near Kettle Falls, Washington. Last year, I was arrested by federal agents, along with three family members and a friend, for growing 44 cannabis plants for...

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Feds Prosecute Medical Marijuana Patients While Tolerating Commercial Cannabis—All In The Same City

Paul Marini | May 15, 2014

Jacob Sullum, Forbes Sean Green grows marijuana at 1919 East Francis Avenue in Spokane, about six miles from the courthouse where the federal government plans to try Larry Harvey, a 70-year-old retired truck driver, for growing marijuana. Green’s operation is...

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Take Action: Ask your Congressperson to Allow Medical Cannabis Research

Paul Marini | May 15, 2014

A bipartisan group of Members of Congress have drafted a letter seeking that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) remove a federal barrier to medical marijuana research that no other Schedule I substance is subjected to. Representatives Earl...

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Congressional vote expected this month to restrict DOJ enforcement against state-compliant patients like the "Kettle Falls 5"

Paul Marini | May 14, 2014

Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to persuade Congress to stop funding unnecessary federal prosecutions like his. Harvey is one of the "Kettle Falls 5," a federal medical marijuana case that is scheduled to...

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Medical Marijuana Case Pits Federal Government Against State Law

Paul Marini | May 13, 2014

Dylan Wohlenhaus, KHQ News Spokane 5 people in Kettle Falls are being accused of maintaining a drug operation and manufacturing marijuana after federal agents raided their home in 2013. The group calls themselves "The Kettle Falls 5" and they are...

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ASA California Roundup: May 12, 2014

Paul Marini | May 12, 2014

Contents:Message from the CA Director - Don’t regulate medical marijuana like alcoholCalifornia News Congress Says “No” To VA Doctors’ Abilities To Recommend Pot To Vets (National) Law enforcement, cannabis industry support Evans’ drug storage bill (California) California's Police Fear Weed...

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State-licensed defendants face harsh federal charges

Paul Marini | May 11, 2014

Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review Washington state’s permissive marijuana laws have been on a collision course with the federal government’s total ban for years.

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Feds seek prison for rural Washington pot growers

Paul Marini | May 11, 2014

Nicholas Geranios, Associated Press The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead with licensing people to grow and sell recreational pot to adults.

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