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Top prosecutor, advocacy attorney debate medical marijuana

Paul Marini | April 07, 2009

Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — Sparks flew Wednesday as Northern California's top federal prosecutor squared off in a debate against a national medical marijuana advocacy group's attorney.

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Report: Federal Monopoly Obstructs Medical Marijuana Research

Paul Marini | April 07, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- Medical marijuana advocates issued a report today aimed at drawing attention to the federal government's monopoly on the production of marijuana for medical research. The 14-page report, entitled "Obstruction of Medical Cannabis Research in the U.S.," highlights...

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April 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | April 06, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 4

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry DEA Raid in San Francisco

Paul Marini | March 26, 2009

San Francisco, CA -- Advocates are protesting a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid yesterday on a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary, and are urging the Obama Administration to implement its policy change aimed at ending the previous Administrations' tactics...

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Medical Marijuana Provider to be Federally Sentenced in LA April 30th

Paul Marini | March 20, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Morro Bay medical marijuana provider, Charles C. Lynch, 46, who operated a city and state-sanctioned dispensary for qualified patients and their primary caregivers will be sentenced in federal court Thursday, April 30th. Lynch was convicted in...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Force Change to California DMV Policy

Paul Marini | March 03, 2009

Oakland, CA -- The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued a new policy yesterday with regard to how it treats qualified medical marijuana patients. The DMV Driver Safety Procedure Manual was revised to include reference to medical marijuana, stating...

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March 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | March 03, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 3

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Medical Marijuana Patients React to New 'American Policy'

Paul Marini | February 26, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Speaking at a press conference on Feb 25 with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart, and reiterating a position made by the White House following DEA raids in California on February 4, U.S. Attorney General Eric...

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Congresswoman Pushes Back Against DEA Attacks on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | February 16, 2009

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) sent a letter Friday to incoming U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder decrying threats by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Attorney's Office against property owners that lease to state-sanctioned medical marijuana...

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Congress to DEA: Reconsider Monopoly on Medical Marijuana Research

Paul Marini | February 06, 2009

Washington, DC -- Sixteen Members of Congress issued a letter yesterday to newly-seated Attorney General Eric Holder urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act "swiftly to amend or withdraw" an order that significantly curtails medical marijuana research in the...

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