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DC Council Holds Public Hearing on Implementation of Medical Marijuana Law

Paul Marini | February 22, 2010

Washington, DC -- The Council of the District of Columbia will hold a public hearing on Tuesday at 2pm to review legislation that will help implement Initiative 59, a local medical marijuana law passed by the voters of Washington, D.C....

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Appellate Briefs Argue Against Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban

Paul Marini | February 16, 2010

Santa Ana, CA -- Legal briefs were filed today by patient advocates Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) in an appellate court case that is expected to decide whether local governments can ban storefront...

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New State Medical Marijuana Law Introduced in Maryland Legislature

Paul Marini | February 04, 2010

Annapolis, MD -- A new medical marijuana bill was introduced late yesterday in the Maryland House of Delegates that would provide patients with increased protections, seen by advocates as an improvement over the state's current medical marijuana law, the Darrel...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - February 2010

Paul Marini | February 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 2

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Los Angeles City Council Passes Flawed Medical Marijuana Dispensary Law

Paul Marini | January 26, 2010

Los Angeles, CA -- The Los Angeles City Council voted 9-3 today to adopt an ordinance regulating the sale of medical marijuana and establishing rules for the operation of dispensing collectives and cooperatives, otherwise known as dispensaries. Although medical marijuana...

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California Supreme Court Strikes Limits for Medical Marijuana Patients

Paul Marini | January 21, 2010

San Francisco, CA -- The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous published decision today in People v. Kelly, striking down what it considered unconstitutional legislative limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess and cultivate. Today's decision also affirms...

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Los Angeles City Council Adopts First Reading of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Law

Paul Marini | January 19, 2010

Los Angeles, CA -- After more than two years of deliberation, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 this afternoon to adopt the first reading of an ordinance regulating the sale of medical marijuana and establishing rules for the operation...

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New Jersey Becomes 14th Medical Marijuana State

Paul Marini | January 18, 2010

Trenton, NJ -- Patients and advocates celebrated today as the "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" was signed into law by outgoing Governor Jon Corzine. The new law provides patients protection from arrest and prosecution for possession and transportation,...

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January 2010 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | January 05, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 1

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DMV Ordered to Pay $69,400 in Attorneys Fees for Medical Marijuana Case

Paul Marini | December 21, 2009

Merced, CA -- The Merced Superior Court ruled late last week that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must pay $69,400 in attorneys fees to Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation's largest medical marijuana advocacy organization. The fees...

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