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DOES MARIJUANA HAVE MEDICAL USE? NATIONAL PROTESTS DEMAND HHS ANSWER

Paul Marini | October 26, 2005

For Immediate Release: October 26, 2005

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ADVISORY: NATIONWIDE PROTESTS DEMAND HHS RECOGNIZE THE MEDICAL VALUE OF MARIJUANA

Paul Marini | October 24, 2005

Contact: Hilary McQuie 510.251.1856

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ADVISORY: Local Bans on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Draw Lawsuits

Paul Marini | October 05, 2005

San Francisco, CA – Lawsuits over local bans on medical marijuana dispensaries will greet some of the elected officials gathering in San Francisco for the annual League of California Cities conference. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an Oakland-based medical marijuana...

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ASA Compels CHP to Revise Medical Marijuana Policy

Paul Marini | August 28, 2005

CALIFORNIA -- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is unveiling new procedures for handling medical cannabis, thanks to action by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy organization. ASA research has shown that one-quarter of all medical cannabis...

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Nationwide Memorials Grieving Suicide of MedPot Patient Who Faced Prison

Paul Marini | July 15, 2005

Nationwide --- On Tuesday, July 19, medical marijuana patients, doctors and advocates will be memorializing the life of a well-known patient - activist who committed suicide by demanding Congress take immediate action to avert such tragedies. On Monday, July 11,...

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PATIENT GROUP FILES INJUNCTION TO STOP CHP SEIZURES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Paul Marini | July 13, 2005

OAKLAND – Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy group, today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The injunction seeks an accelerated decision from the court...

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California Raids on Medical Marijuana Caregivers Stir Protests

Paul Marini | July 11, 2005

CALIFORNIA – In the past 6 weeks, California law enforcement agencies have participated in or spearheaded raids on medical marijuana dispensing collectives in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento. Advocates are concerned that state and local law enforcement...

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STATE OFFICIALS ORDER MMJ ID PROGRAM HALT DESPITE LEGAL OPINIONS

Paul Marini | July 08, 2005

California – Medical marijuana patients and supporters across the state called in protest to Governor Schwarzenegger, after learning that the California Department of Health Services (DHS) suspended implementation of the long-awaited voluntary ID program for patients and caregivers.

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT-CAREGIVER SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON

Paul Marini | July 06, 2005

San Francisco -- Robert Schmidt, a medical marijuana dispensary operator, cultivator, patient, and researcher was sentenced today by Judge Stephen Breyer to 41 months in federal prison, and 3 years supervised probabtion. Mr Schmidt's dispensary in Sonoma County, named Genesis 1:29,...

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PATIENT- ADVOCATES SERVE SUIT ON FRESNO FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BAN

Paul Marini | June 30, 2005

FRESNO, CA – Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient-advocacy group, served a lawsuit today against the city of Fresno for restricting medical marijuana dispensing collectives from operating as enumerated in California law. (To read the lawsuit, go...

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