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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | March 28, 2008

Senate Health Committee Votes to Move SJR 20 Forward From ASA's Chief of Staff, Rebecca Saltman The Senate Health Committee showed their commitment to safe access for patients this Wednesday by approving the resolution calling on an end to federal...

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CA committee calls for an end to DEA raids, but prosecutions continue

Paul Marini | March 27, 2008

Yesterday was a historic day for the medical marijuana movement. SJR 20, a resolution that calls for an end to DEA attacks on California’s medical cannabis patients and providers, cleared the California Senate Health Committee.Unsurprisingly, the votes came down on...

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Obama: "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state [medical marijuana] laws."

Paul Marini | March 26, 2008

I was heartened to hear last Saturday words that cut right through the federal war on medical marijuana patients by one of the likeliest candidates to be our next U.S. President. In an interview with Mail Tribune of Oregon, Barack...

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ASA Introduces New Video Testimonials

Paul Marini | March 25, 2008

Watch 3 Medical Cannabis Supporters Share Their Stories As the National Field Coordinator for ASA I meet patients, medical professionals, caregivers, and people from all walks of life on a daily basis. When meeting people new to the movement I...

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Victims of DEA Raids to Testify at LA City Council Meeting Tuesday at 10am

Paul Marini | March 24, 2008

Los Angeles, CA -- At least three medical marijuana dispensary operators, who have been forced to close as a result of raids by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will testify before the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday at...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | March 21, 2008

California Supreme Court Affirms ASA Win in Return of Property Case From California Campaign Director, Don Duncan On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined to review or "de-publish" the landmark ruling in City of Garden Grove v. Superior Court of...

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Building a Movement in Maryland

Paul Marini | March 20, 2008

Tony Bowles was a plaintiff in ASA’s successful lawsuit against the California Highway Patrol. He has taken action time and time again on behalf of patients in need of medical marijuana. He now lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he...

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And Sometimes We Win

Paul Marini | March 19, 2008

Hours ago, the California Supreme Court denied review, as well as a request for depublication, of Garden Grove v. Superior Court. This was the 41-page published decision that strongly affirms the right of medical marijuana patients to possess their medicine...

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Medical Marijuana Providers Call on State to Protect Tax Revenue

Paul Marini | March 19, 2008

Yesterday, I joined advocates and providers in Sacramento to call on the State Board of Equalization to protect an important source of revenue - $100 million in sales tax collected annually by medical marijuana dispensaries. After waiting through half a...

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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Testify at Taxpayers' Hearing in Sacramento

Paul Marini | March 17, 2008

Sacramento, CA -- More than a half-dozen medical marijuana dispensary operators from across the state are expected to testify tomorrow at 1:30pm before the State Board of Equalization (BOE) at its Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Hearing. Dispensary operators from southern...

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