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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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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | January 04, 2008

Oakland Mayor Dellums Speaks Out for Safe Access On December 20th, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums came out strongly in support of medical cannabis patients and dispensaries by issuing a statement and sending a letter to House Judiciary Chair John Conyers...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | December 20, 2007

ASA Files New Arguments in San Diego Case This week, patients throughout California along with the city of San Diego filed a brief incorporating two new legal arguments that oppose San Diego County's attempt to defy and overturn California state...

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10 Questions: Presidential Candidates on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | December 19, 2007

There's a great online presidential forum that has asked 10 questions to each of the presidential candidates. Question #3 asks the candidates how they feel about medical marijuana, whether they would stop the DEA raids, and if they would change...

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