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Patient Advocates File Brief in Support of Federal Appeal by Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator

Paul Marini | July 10, 2012

San Francisco, CA -- Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed an amicus 'friend of the court' brief yesterday in a federal appeal brought by California dispensary operator Charlie C. Lynch. Lynch's case drew a lot of...

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Medical cannabis researcher explains recent scientific review

Paul Marini | July 09, 2012

The article "Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away the Smoke" by Grant, Atkinson, Gouaux, and Wilsey published this month in Bentham Science's 5-year-old, peer-reviewed, National Library of Medicine-indexed and internationally edited Open Neurology Journal represents a major milestone in the consolidation of...

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New Study: Leading U.S. Medical Marijuana Researcher Says Current Federal Classification 'Not Tenable'

Paul Marini | July 09, 2012

San Diego, CA -- Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal, which concluded that the Schedule I classification...

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Medical Cannabis News

Paul Marini | July 06, 2012

News from around the nation about medical cannabis. The quiet initiative - the push for medical marijuana - Arkansas Blog Three myths of the medical marijuana patient - Toke of the Town 'Mary Jane: The Musical' examines Humboldt County's pot...

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Democratic Party grassroots break with Obama on cannabis

Paul Marini | July 05, 2012

In a sign that the Obama Administration’s tough line on state medical cannabis laws is out of touch with his grassroots support, local Democratic Party organizations are formally endorsing medical marijuana laws - and even legalization.The North Carolina Democratic Party...

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California Court of Appeal Affirms Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Rejects Municipal Bans

Paul Marini | July 03, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- The Second District Court of Appeal in California issued a landmark decision yesterday in County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective (AMCC), which affirmed the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries under state law, and...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - JULY 2012

Paul Marini | July 01, 2012

Volume 7, Issue 7

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New Hampshire native: Allow compassionate use in the Granite State

Paul Marini | June 26, 2012

Note from Steph - this is an open letter to the New Hampshire legislature urging them to overturn Governor Lynch's veto of a compassionate use bill.Dear Senators,Experience is something legislators rely on when making important decisions. Please consider my significant...

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The fight for regulations in CA goes on

Paul Marini | June 25, 2012

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and our allies have been fighting for medical cannabis regulations to protect safe access to medicine and patients’ rights since 2002, and we are going to keep fighting that important battle despite a setback today....

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DEA’s Leonhart says “We will look at any options for reducing drug addiction,” but what about medical marijuana?

Paul Marini | June 25, 2012

         Administrator Michele Leonhart has created quite a controversy with her comments on medical marijuana made last Wednesday during a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) House oversight hearing. From her bumbling response to Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) on the issue of addiction...

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