Victory in Arizona!

| November 13, 2010 |

Arizona voters approved Proposition 203, making that state the 15th to legalize medical cannabis. Supporters are celebrating the results after ten days of uncertainty during which victory seemed to be slipping away. Patients and advocates deserve congratulations. Proposition 203 is...

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Is Harris the Next CA AG? Stay Tuned!

| November 04, 2010 |

While Kamala Harris' campaign team has declared  victory, the Secretary of State hasn't made a final decision yet.  There are a large number of unprocessed ballots (either because they were provisional, mailed in, or initially unreadable by the ballot tally...

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A New National Landscape for Patients

| November 03, 2010 |

Yesterday was a hard day for medical marijuana advocates across the country.  We defeated several local initiatives banning dispensaries in California and Colorado and (fingers crossed) our "NotCooley"campaign provided the narrow margin necessary to ensure victory for California Attorney General-Elect...

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ASA in the Huffington Post

| November 02, 2010 |

Online news giant Huffington Post published an outstanding op-ed by ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer this election morning, helping to bring our “Not Cooley” message to millions of Americans. This is an important message in California, where ASA and allies...

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Election Day!

| November 02, 2010 |

It’s Election Day! Voters in some states will be casting important ballots on medical cannabis today, while others will be deciding on the candidates that may one day support or oppose patients’ rights. There are important choices to make at the...

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New Website Tells Why Cooley Isn't Cool Enough to be CA’s Next Attorney General

| October 29, 2010 |

ASA, your leading medical marijuana patient advocacy group, stepped up our effort to oppose Steve Cooley in his bid to become California’s next Attorney General.   Steph Sherer, ASA’s founder and executive director, has deemed the Attorney General’s race the most...

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Rove Provides A Million Reasons to Reject Cooley

| October 28, 2010 |

Hey California Voters!  Have you heard the news? A Virginia-based political action group known as the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has invested more than $1 million to fund negative ads against Democrat candidate for Attorney General, Kamala Harris.   Here's...

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New Jersey DHSS Launches New Physician Registry for MMJ

| October 28, 2010 |

In what appears to be yet another attempt by New Jersey to create the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the country, yesterday the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services luanched the physician registry for the state's Medical Marijuana...

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ASA 2010 Election Voter Guides

| October 27, 2010 |

Access matters, and so does your vote!The mid-term election is on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, and the stakes are high for medical cannabis advocates across the nation!  It is more important than ever that we go to the polls and...

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Advocates Urged Not to Lose Sight of Marijuana's Medicinal Properties

| October 22, 2010 |

In a recent editorial published in the San Diego Tribune, Dr. Igor Grant reminds medical marijuana advocates that even with the hotly debated Proposition 19 on California's ballot this November, we have to keep our eyes on the prize. In this case, that...

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