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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | November 16, 2007

ASA Chief Counsel, Joe Elford, Argues in Federal Court on the Data Quality Act Case This week, ASA's Chief Counsel, Joe Elford, gave oral arguments in front of Federal Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco.  Mr. Elford gave arguments...

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Fate of Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work Rests with the California Supreme Court

Paul Marini | November 10, 2007

Analysis of oral arguments before the California Supreme Court in Ross v. RagingWire on 6 November 2007 Unfortunately, I was not able to attend Tuesday's oral arguments before the California Supreme Court (CSC) on whether employers like RagingWire Telecommunications, Inc....

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | November 09, 2007

ASA Fights in the California Supreme Court to Protect Patients' Rights to Work On Tuesday, November 6, Americans for Safe Access Chief Counsel Joe Elford argued an appeal of the discriminatory decision of September 7, 2005, when the Court of...

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A Medical Marijuana Patient's Long Road to Victory

Paul Marini | November 07, 2007

Nate. R. is a medical marijuana patient living in Orange County, California who uses marijuana to treat clinical depression. I wanted to write this post to let others who are qualified patients know that the law is here to work...

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Advocacy in a Hurry

Paul Marini | November 05, 2007

Sometimes, medical cannabis advocates have plenty of time to prepare in advance for an important vote at their City Council or County Board of Supervisors. We can write letters and make phone calls to elected officials, prepare a speech for...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | November 02, 2007

ASA and Orange County Medical Marijuana Activists Achieve a Victory for Safe Access! From ASA California Campaign Director, Don Duncan The Orange County Board of Supervisors decided this week to delay a vote on banning medical cannabis collectives after Americans...

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DEA Raids Hayward Dispensaries, but Activists Don't Stand Down

Paul Marini | November 02, 2007

Justin Alan Ryan is an independent professional and medical cannabis advocate, activist, and patient from Texas living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning early in the morning, October 30, 2007, the DEA raided several locations connected to...

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November 2007 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | November 02, 2007

Volume 2, Issue 11

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CA Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Right to Work Case

Paul Marini | November 02, 2007

Sacramento, CA -- Gary Ross, a 45-year old disabled veteran and a medical marijuana patient living in Carmichael, California, is at the forefront of a landmark employment case, with significant ramifications for patients in California and across the country. Ross...

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Steph Sherer Shares Her Story with Drew Carey

Paul Marini | November 01, 2007

If you're familiar with ASA's work, you've probably heard a lot about our Executive Director, Steph Sherer. What you might not have know though is that she is a medical marijuana patient. Drew Carey recently interviewed Steph, as part of...

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