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Let's talk... join ASA-CCSA

Paul Marini | September 08, 2014

Contents: Message from the CA Director: Let's talk State & Local News: National, state, and local news from communities all over California Public Meetings & Events: Cable TV, online, and Riverside Court Support: Pasadena, Yuba City, and more Take Action Now: Join ASA’s New California...

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Vote Medical Marijuana this November

Paul Marini | September 05, 2014

It is less than two months until the 2014 elections. Do you know where the candidates stand on medical cannabis? It matters. Lawmakers at the local, state, and federal level are going to make important decisions about medical cannabis that...

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Medical marijuana users caught in state-federal conflict

Paul Marini | September 05, 2014

Steph Sherer, CNN Op-Ed Ten years in prison seems like a life-changing sentence for most people, but for 70-year-old Larry Harvey, it would effectively be a death sentence.

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ASA Activist Newsletter - Sept 2014

Paul Marini | September 04, 2014

In this Issue: CNN Report on Kettle Falls 5 Airs Tonight ASA Runs Ad about NFL Players California Lobby Day Yields Results DC Empowers Doctors to Decide Eligibility First Connecticut Dispensaries open Action Alert: Plan Your Trip to DC

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CNN Report on Kettle Falls 5 to Air Soon

Paul Marini | September 04, 2014

CNN rescheduled its report devoted to the pending federal trial of five Washington State patients. The program will air soon, so check your local listings. On "Erin Burnett OutFront," CNN's David Mattingly investigates the Kettle Falls 5 case, where despite all...

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Public can comment on medical marijuana dispensaries next week

Paul Marini | September 03, 2014

Nancy Cook Lauer, West Hawaii Today Should Hawaii follow the lead of some other states and restrict medical marijuana to large state-run dispensaries and massive growing operations? Or should it allow small farmers to obtain licenses to grow enough for...

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As states move to legalize marijuana for medical use, researchers are exploring whether it might help relieve the symptoms of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis

Paul Marini | September 03, 2014

Ashley Boynes-Shuck, Healthline Marijuana, Mary Jane, cannabis, or kush: No matter what you call it, the medical use of marijuana has been a hotly debated and highly politicized topic in recent years.

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Another big win for patients in California

Paul Marini | September 02, 2014

By Guest Blogger Lauren A. Vazquez, Esq. The recent California Court of Appeal decision in People v. Baniani firmly establishes the right of patients to access medical cannabis through a collective or cooperative. The Court stated what medical cannabis advocates...

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Grassroots power worked this year

Paul Marini | September 01, 2014

Contents: Message from the CA Director: Grassroots power worked this year State & Local News: National, state, and local news from communities all over California Public Meetings & Events: Online, Riverside, and Washington, DC Court Support: Sacramento Take Action Now: Organ transplants and Measure S...

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CA Senator Evans will not call for a vote on SB 1193

Paul Marini | August 29, 2014

ASA members like you have scored one last victory in the final hours of this year’s state legislative session. We generated more than 1,000 emails and phone calls in opposition to a badly amended bill in less than one week –...

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