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Advocates Urge Presidential Candidates to End DEA Raids by Executive Order

Paul Marini | January 29, 2008

Nationwide campaign launched today to end federal enforcement against medical marijuana With only a week left until Super Tuesday, medical marijuana advocates launched a nationwide campaign today to urge presidential candidates to end federal raids in states with medical marijuana...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | January 25, 2008

California Court Rules Against Patients' Rights- Assemblyman Mark Leno and ASA Respond with Legislation This week, the California Supreme Court delivered a major blow to patients' civil rights.  On Thursday, the California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 215 does not...

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Sometimes the Court Gets It Wrong

Paul Marini | January 24, 2008

It was a very cold day today in the Bay Area. It was cold in San Francisco and, unusually, colder still in Oakland. Far colder was the California Supreme Court's decision in Ross v. Ragingwire, which limits the Compassionate Use...

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CA Supreme Court Denies Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work

Paul Marini | January 24, 2008

Sacramento, CA -- The California Supreme Court ruled against medical marijuana patient Gary Ross today in his fight against employment discrimination. In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court claimed that Ross could not rely on the Fair Housing and Employment...

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Israel & Canada Move Ahead, while US Lags Behind in Medical Marijuana Research

Paul Marini | January 23, 2008

Earlier this month, there were two exciting developments for medical cannabis internationally. In Israel, a Tel Aviv medical clinic began dispensing medical cannabis to patients in need, while in Canada, a federal court ruling ended the monopoly a federal contractor...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | January 18, 2008

Medical Marijuana and the 2008 Presidential Candidates Next Tuesday, January 22, marks the deadline for Californians to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential Primaries, which will be held on February 5, 2008. The California Primaries will give voters the...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | January 11, 2008

California State Senator Carole Migden Takes a Stand for Safe Access This  week, State Senator Carole Migden introduced a resolution in the California Senate calling on the federal government to end its attacks on patients and providers in California and...

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2007: ASA's Year in Review

Paul Marini | January 09, 2008

In the January edition of ASA's monthly newsletter, we review much of what we accomplished in 2007, including: Winning a legal victory that forces law enforcement to return medical marijuana to valid California patients Co-sponsoring the largest HIV/AIDS lobby day...

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January 2008 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | January 09, 2008

Volume 3, Issue 1

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Perris passes emergency ordinance to ban pot dispensaries

Paul Marini | January 08, 2008

Julissa McKinnon, Press Enterprise (CA) The Perris City Council took the first step Tuesday night to quash any medical marijuana dispensaries that might be budding in town.

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