ASA Video Testimonial - 3rd Installment Paul Marini | April 07, 2008 Welcome to the latest installment of ASA’s video testimonial project. As many of you may remember, the video testimonial project has been designed to help educate people about medical cannabis by having patients and supporters share their stories. This project... Read more
ASA Video Testimonial- 2nd Installment Paul Marini | March 31, 2008 Welcome to the latest installment of ASA's video testimonial project. As many of you may remember, the video testimonial project has been designed to help educate people about medical cannabis by having patients and supporters share their stories. This project... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more