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Deadlines are fast approaching for #Unity15!

Paul Marini | January 08, 2015

Deadlines are fast approaching and we are less than 3 months away from the 3rd Annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference and Lobby Day.  Last year’s conference was amazing. We heard from leaders in the science, politics, and activism of medical cannabis from all...

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Patients call on state legislature to pass regulations that preserve and protect 16-year-old medical marijuana program

Paul Marini | January 07, 2015

Seattle, WA -- Medical marijuana patient advocates praised a regulatory plan put forth earlier this week by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, while condemning the new aggressive enforcement approach proposed by City Attorney Pete Holmes. In addition to seeking taxes for...

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Potential changes to Washington's pot laws and how other states laws are working

Paul Marini | January 07, 2015

Jake Thomas, The Inlander In Washington state, the big news this week was proposed changes to the state’s medical marijuana system, which has been kept separate from the recreational system in order to ensure that patients have access to the...

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Medical marijuana grower finds no relief in federal law change

Paul Marini | January 07, 2015

John Agar, Grand Rapids Press A man charged in a marijuana grow operation hoped to have charges dismissed based on a new law preventing federal funds being used to go after legitimate medical-marijuana growers in states where it is legal.

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ASA Activist Newsletter - 2014 Year in Review

Paul Marini | January 06, 2015

ASA’s 2014 Year in Review Federal Ceasefire in Medical Cannabis States States Pass or Implement Cannabis Access Laws ASA Report Reveals Limitations of Current State Laws Landmark Cannabis Business Guidelines Released, Certification Program Launched Federal Supply of Research Cannabis Increased...

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Why the Seattle Woman Who Wants to End Mass Incarceration Is Defending Pot Prosecutions

Paul Marini | January 06, 2015

Heidi Groover, The Stranger If you care about pot policy in this state, there’s a sentence you need to read. It’s buried in some legal jargon and it doesn’t seem that sexy at first, but stick with me.

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Why I Am Going

Paul Marini | January 05, 2015

I will be joining hundreds of other medical cannabis advocates in Washington, DC, March 27-31 for ASA’s third annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference and Citizen Lobby Day. I am going because, in the wake of last year’s historic vote to...

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Marijuana Victory in DC is the Result of State Resistance and Nullification

Paul Marini | January 03, 2015

Shane Trejo, Tenth Amendment Center While Pres. Obama’s signature on the massive spending bill passed by Congress last month resulted in another huge expansion of federal power in many areas, the bill also shows how the states actually won a...

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New year brings new restriction on medical marijuana enforcement

Paul Marini | January 01, 2015

Andrew Edwards, Long Beach Press-Telegram A single paragraph on the 88th page of the 701-page spending bill passed by Congress last month contains language that may signal a de-escalation of the federal government’s war on medical marijuana.

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Feds Back off Medical Marijuana Enforcement in 32 States and DC

Paul Marini | December 29, 2014

ProCon.org On Dec. 16, 2014, President Barack Obama signed into law the "Cromnibus” spending bill (public law no. 113-235). The law provides $1.1 trillion dollars to fund the government through summer 2015 and also includes a section that prohibits the...

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