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ASA Activist Newsletter - AUGUST 2011

Paul Marini | August 01, 2011

Volume 6, Issue 8

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Some Kind Words from Berkeley

Paul Marini | July 22, 2011

Have a look at the blog about ASA posted by long-time ASA supporter Berkeley Patients Care Collective - ... We have gained a lot of ground in the past ten years, but none of the protections we have as cannabis patients...

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Patient Advocates Appeal Federal Decision to Deny Medical Marijuana to Millions of Americans

Paul Marini | July 21, 2011

Washington, DC -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), with the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC), today appealed a recent decision by the federal government to keep marijuana classified as a dangerous drug with...

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Gov. Christie Commits to 'Begin Work Immediately' on New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Program

Paul Marini | July 19, 2011

Trenton, NJ -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held a press conference today to announce his plans to "begin work immediately" on his state's pending medical marijuana program. "We're moving forward with the program as it was set up," said...

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DA Bonnie Dumanis Pushes on with Prosecution of Legal San Diego Medical Marijuana Collective

Paul Marini | July 12, 2011

By: Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Legal cannabis patient Dexter Padilla was in court last week in front of Judge Albert T. Hartunian III as he and his attorney, Michael J. McCabe, of the Davidovich victory, fought...

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It's About Time

Paul Marini | July 11, 2011

         After nine years of delay, the DEA finally denied the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) petition to reschedule marijuana.  While this may superficially seem like a setback, it now allows us to get a more fair hearing in federal court.  We even had...

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Patients' Lawsuit Forces Federal Gov't to Answer 9-Year-Old Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

Paul Marini | July 08, 2011

Washington, DC -- Less than two months after patient advocates filed a lawsuit compelling the federal government to answer a 9-year-old petition to reschedule medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today made official its denial of the petition in...

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International Medical Marijuana Research Conference Held This Week Near Chicago

Paul Marini | July 05, 2011

Chicago, IL -- Starting tomorrow, the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) will hold its 21st annual symposium in St. Charles, Illinois, just outside of Chicago . Notably, this year's symposium is sponsored in part by an array of pharmaceutical companies,...

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Celebrating Independence Day with an Unhealthy Dependence on the Federal Government

Paul Marini | July 04, 2011

         More by a confluence of circumstances than by design, the federal government made clear this past week its intolerance to medical cannabis as well as its intolerance to the independence of local and state governments to decide their own public...

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First Permitted Dispensary Receives Final Permit from San Diego County Sheriff

Paul Marini | July 03, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Americans for Safe AccessOn July 1, 2011, Mother Earth’s Alternative Healing Cooperative Inc. received their final permit the “Medical Marijuana Collective Operations Certificate”, signed by Sheriff Gore himself, allowing the coop to operate in full...

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