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Judge Says He May Set Bold Medical Marijuana Precedent Today

Paul Marini | August 11, 2003

Santa Ana – A “bold, precedent-setting decision” is what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has said he will make today in the sentencing of an Orange County man who had been growing in his garage the marijuana he used...

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SF Supervisors Urge Leniency for Hollywood Actor, Two Others

Paul Marini | July 29, 2003

San Francisco – Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have signed a letter requesting leniency for three medical marijuana patients appearing in federal court tomorrow for an unprecedented third day of sentencing hearings.  The Supervisors ask Judge William Alsup...

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More Than One-Third of U.S. House Votes “Yes” on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | July 23, 2003

Washington, D.C. – After a dramatic hour of debate that saw amendment co-sponsor Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) in tears, more than one-third of the U.S. House of Representatives voted today in favor of stopping the federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients...

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House of Representatives Voting to Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids

Paul Marini | July 22, 2003

Washington, D.C.– For the first time in five years, the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on the right of states to regulate the medical marijuana issue, an issue that has increasingly pitted the state of California and nine others...

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New Medical Marijuana Sentencing after Role of SFPD Uncovered

Paul Marini | June 30, 2003

In the first federal sentencing since Ed Rosenthal walked out of court a free man, three medical marijuana defendants, including a noted Hollywood actor, will be sentenced tomorrow in a case which has drawn allegations of San Francisco Police misconduct...

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Medical Marijuana Supporters Demand Meeting with DEA Nominee

Paul Marini | May 16, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC -- Medical marijuana advocates demand to know the views of President Bush’s expected nominee for head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Karen Tandy. Besides being the first woman to be named as head of the DEA, she...

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Federal Jurors Told They Must Acquit Marijuana Defendants To Stop Convictions of Medical Marijuana Patients and Providers

Paul Marini | April 07, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC -- As a growing number of medical marijuana patients and providers face federal charges, DC residents will protest the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) harassment of the seriously ill by informing jurors that the federal government has blocked all...

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Recent Medical Marijuana Convictions Spur Action from State & Federal Government

Paul Marini | February 26, 2003

US Congressman Sam Farr

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CA Representatives Announce Medical Marijuana Defense Bill

Paul Marini | February 19, 2003

Sacramento: Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) will be honored in Sacramento by the families of medical marijuana growers convicted under federal law for his efforts in the struggle to decriminalize medical marijuana.

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Medical Marijuana Activists to “Evict the DEA” Feb. 18

Paul Marini | February 18, 2003

Oakland and San Francisco –Activists will “evict the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)” for criminal violations of medical marijuana patients’ and voters’ rights on the Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Nationwide Day of Direct Action, Feb. 18. Currently, 40 medical marijuana...

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