Should Grandma Smoke Pot? Paul Marini | September 04, 2012 Starting today, television stations in West Palm Beach Fl and Eugene Oregon will begin airing an “edu-mercial” about medical cannabis called, Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The show is the brain child of Robert Platshorn, the man who served the longest... Read more
LA advocates turn to the people to stop the ban Paul Marini | August 29, 2012 Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and coalition partners in the City of Los Angeles will submit more than 50,000 signatures on Thursday calling for a voter referendum to overturn the city’s recent ban on patients’ cooperatives and collectives. It took... Read more
Michigan Nears Passage of Mixed Bag of Reforms Paul Marini | August 24, 2012 The Michigan Senate will likely approve a set of four medical cannabis laws that should bring a handful of improvements and clarity to the law, but not without imposing needless provisions that may harm safe access and the rights of... Read more
Activists Engage at Camp Wakeupobama Paul Marini | August 22, 2012 Greetings from Camp Wakeupobama!Our camper/activists have been hard at work so far this summer raising awareness all over the nation. Campers have been reaching out not just to Obama, but to their Congressmen and other elected representatives, telling them that... Read more
ASA responds to LA City Attorney threats Paul Marini | August 19, 2012 The Los Angeles City attorney sent hundreds of letters last week threatening property owners who rent to medical cannabis patients’ cooperatives and collectives in the city. The letters tell property owners they may be subject to stiff penalties, including fines... Read more
Medical Cannabis Reading File Paul Marini | August 17, 2012 The latest news about medical cannabis from around the nation. Poll: Colorado Pot Amendment Could Pass — And Hurt Obama - Talking Points Memo Down In Smoke - Cartoon Movement Court case puts marijuana prohibition on the stand - Detroit... Read more
DuffyHoax Revealed - Medical Cannabis Advocates Explain It All Paul Marini | August 16, 2012 On October 7, 2011, at a press conference in Sacramento, US Attorney Laura Duffy, along with several other US Attorneys, announced a statewide crackdown on medical cannabis cooperatives, collectives, gardens, and others.Without citing any specific violations in state law, Duffy's office claimed all... Read more
State Registration Starts for New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients, Serious Access Questions Remain Paul Marini | August 13, 2012 Last week, the New Jersey State Department of Health (DOH) began the process of issuing identification cards to qualifying medical marijuana patients. While this represents progress, it’s been slow in coming. The “New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act,” which... Read more
Report: Federal asset forfeiture fund balloons while oversight is lacking Paul Marini | August 10, 2012 On the heels of introduction of HR 6335, the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Right Protection Act, by Barbara Lee (D-CA) in Congress last week, safe access advocates might want to take a look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) July... Read more
LA patients move to stop the ban Paul Marini | August 10, 2012 The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban medical cannabis patients’ cooperatives and collectives on July 24. Now patients are taking the case for safe access to the streets with a voter referendum to repeal the ban. If we gather... Read more