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Research Gone Awry

Paul Marini | April 19, 2014

NBC’s Today Show camera crew was five minutes away when the producer called to say they were killing the story. They’d looked more closely at the instantly infamous study that claimed to find differences in the brains of 20 casual...

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Probation Department Ordered to Allow Probationer the Use of Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | April 18, 2014

San Diego, CA – I wrote about medical marijuana patient defendant Alexander Ayres last month as he took a very good plea - when balanced with the consequences of a trial - in his marijuana transportation charge. The plea was...

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Roadside saliva testing for marijuana use gets House hearing in Michigan

Paul Marini | April 18, 2014

LANSING- The Michigan House of Representatives considered making the state’s citizens subject roadside saliva testing for the presence of marijuana and other drugs in a Judiciary Committee meeting on April 17, 2014. Michigan already has laws and procedures to protect...

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Michigan medical marijuana supporters concerned about 'drugged driving' proposal to allow saliva field testing

Paul Marini | April 17, 2014

Brian Smith, MLive Pro-medical marijuana groups are opposed to proposed changes to Michigan's driving laws that would allow police officers to test a driver's saliva for the presence of drugs during a traffic stop.

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Update: Victory for Defendants in Two Medical Marijuana Cases

Paul Marini | April 16, 2014

San Diego, CA – Over a handful of weeks three state legal medical cannabis patient defendants have had charges dropped against them in two different courts.  Congratulations to Andrew Turner and his attorney, Mark Bluemel and Daniel Gregg with co-defendant, Donna...

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Maryland Finally Becomes the 21st Medical Cannabis State

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Governor Martin O'Malley signed HB 881 into law today, making Maryland the 21st medical marijuana state. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 125-11 last week to adopt HB 881, a medical marijuana bill that protect patients with severe pain, nausea,...

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Though they’ve been reluctant to admit it, a survey finds that a majority of doctors in the U.S. do, in fact, support medical marijuana legalization.

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Katie Rucke, MintPress News A new survey by WebMD/Medscape found that about 70 percent of physicians in the United States believe that medical marijuana should be legalized and that marijuana has therapeutic qualities.

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Md. governor signs marijuana bills into law

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Bruce Leshan, WUSA-9 On Monday, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed two marijuana related bills into law.

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HB 881 will protect patients from arrest and prosecution, approve physicians, license growers and distributors

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Annapolis, MD -- Governor Martin O'Malley signed HB 881 into law today, making Maryland the 21st medical marijuana state. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 125-11 last week to adopt HB 881, a medical marijuana bill that protect patients with...

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ASA California Roundup: April 14, 2014

Paul Marini | April 14, 2014

Message from the CA Director - A New Medical Cannabis Bill in CACalifornia News Medical-Marijuana Advocates Descend on Capitol Hill (National) California Gets Stricter Medical Marijuana Regulations (California) Marijuana: Another Contributor to California's Drought (California) How medical marijuana is helping...

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