Blog

Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law

SACRAMENTO – In light of a recent statement by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, medical marijuana advocates are calling on him to issue a formal legal opinion requested by numerous public officials over the years. Americans for Safe Access, a...

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Sues Fresno

Fresno, CA - A medical Marijuana advocacy group has filed suit against the city of Fresno for enacting a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. The lead plaintiff, William McPike, is suing Fresno with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical...

Medical pot user seeking payment for dope seizure

Elaine O\'Connor, Vancouver Province Pot activist Brian Carlisle had his medical marijuana seized by the Abbotsford police.

Press Conference Tuesday, February 15: Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor

New DEA Raids on Medical Marijuana Caregivers Stir Protests

Breaking News Advisory: December 12, 2005 

Fee assistance offered by medical marijuana group

John Zicconi , Times Argus MONTPELIER – A marijuana advocacy group on Monday began offering financial assistance to low-income Vermonters who cannot afford to register for the state's new medical-marijuana program.

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Urges HHS Nominee Michael Leavitt Act on Marijuana Petitions with Fairness, Accuracy, and Speed

BERKELEY -- The following is a statement on the nomination of Michael Leavitt as New Health and Human Services Secretary by Steph Sherer, executive director, Americans for Safe Access: "We urge the next secretary of HHS to bring the weight...

Patient Sues Emeryville for Losing His Medical Marijuana

EMERYVILLE – James Blair, a spinal injury patient arrested on marijuana cultivation charges a year ago, marked the anniversary of the incident today by suing the City of Emeryville and the Emeryville Police Department. Assisted by the patient advocacy group,...

HHS Stalls on Medical Marijuana Decision

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has met the deadline for response to a medical marijuana advocacy organization’s petition calling for corrections to "scientifically flawed statements" contained in the HHS review of the Marijuana Rescheduling petition of 1995...

Medical Marijuana Activists Looking Beyond Supreme Court

Washington, D.C. –  In the most-watched case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, two California women will argue Monday that the federal government does not have the right to punish them for using the medical marijuana their doctors recommend...