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Medical Cannabis Community on Red Alert

Paul Marini | July 01, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1695" align="alignnone" width="275" caption="Deputy US AG Cole"][/caption]Under the Obama Administration, Deputy Attorney General James Cole issued a memo reinforcing the intent of the federal government to interfere with state medical cannabis laws, specifically the creation and licensing of dispensing...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - JULY 2011

Paul Marini | July 01, 2011

Volume 6, Issue 7

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Medical Marijuana Community Decries Federal Threats Against Public Officials

Paul Marini | July 01, 2011

Washington, DC -- Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Cole issued a controversial memorandum Wednesday in an apparent attempt to clarify federal policy with regard to medical marijuana. Calling marijuana "a dangerous drug," Cole's memo threatened enforcement actions against "Persons who...

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Maine Moves to Protect Private Patient Records

Paul Marini | June 30, 2011

[/caption]There has been much concern lately in the medical cannabis community related to the issue of patient privacy.  As Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raids occurred in Michigan, Montana, and Washington, federal agents have seized hundreds of patient records.  Most recently,...

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DOJ memo sends a chilling message

Paul Marini | June 30, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1678" align="alignnone" width="275" caption="Deputy US Attorney General James Cole"][/caption]In a move that impacts hundreds of thousands of medical cannabis patients nationwide, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a chilling message tonight to state and local officials who are...

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Call AG Holder's Office Today

Paul Marini | June 29, 2011

Don't let U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder deny your access to medical marijuana!Holder is expected to "clarify" the federal government's enforcement policy on medical marijuana.any day now. Call Holder's office today at 202-514-2001 to demand that the Justice Department leave...

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Double Your Impact

Paul Marini | June 28, 2011

We all know the fight for safe access continues. Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps recognizes the important role ASA plays in that fight and has generously offered to match every online donation, up to $20,000, that ASA receives through July 15.Double...

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Oppose SB 847 to protect local access in CA

Paul Marini | June 25, 2011

The California Assembly Committee on Local Government will vote on a bill that will make it much more difficult to establish a legal medical cannabis patients’ cooperative or collective on Tuesday, June 29. Senator Lou Correa’s (D-Santa Ana) SB 847...

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A Small Step Forward

Paul Marini | June 24, 2011

        The District of Columbia Circuit issued an order yesterday requiring the Drug Enforcement Administration to answer our petition for writ of mandamus. While this doesn't require the government to actually answer the rescheduling petition filed in 2002 by the Coalition...

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3 More Indictments in Federal Campaign Against Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | June 24, 2011

       The federal government indicted three people yesterday in Montana, continuing its campaign to undermine medical marijuana laws across the country. The indictment against Jason Burns, Joshua Schultz, and Jesse Leland who were providing medical marijuana to state-qualified patients in Montana,...

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