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Obama (Double) Speaks on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | April 25, 2012

     Finally, President Obama has spoken about his aggressive stance toward medical marijuana. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, his statements are underwhelming, inaccurate and do nothing to address medical marijuana as a public health issue. In response to a question from Rolling...

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Lynching Charlie Lynch - A New Medical Marijuana Documentary

Paul Marini | April 22, 2012

           As we find ourselves, yet again, under attack by the federal government, a new medical marijuana documentary tells the story of a dispensary operator arrested in 2007 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Five years later, the story of Charles...

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Happy Birthday, ASA

Paul Marini | April 19, 2012

Ten years ago today, I stood below the biggest free-standing billboard in San Francisco and watched volunteers drop a huge banner that said “No War on Patients!” right next to one of the busiest freeways in the city. It was...

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Trial Court Reverses Medical Marijuana Convictions of Two Joes

Paul Marini | April 13, 2012

Faced with an extremely hostile trial court judge, medical marijuana dispensary operators Joe Grumbine and Joe Byron were convicted of marijuana sales after Long Beach Superior Court Judge Charles D. Sheldon initially deprived them of a medical marijuana collective defense...

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DC Inches Closer to Safe Access, Provisionally Approves 4 Dispensaries

Paul Marini | April 13, 2012

The D.C. Deparment of Health's Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA) finally unveiled the names of the business that will be directly providing safe access through dispensaries to the District's medical cannabis patients. Yesterday, the HRLA announced which dispensary applicants received scores...

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Local, State Officials Decry Federal Attacks on Medical Marijuana Program

Paul Marini | April 09, 2012

San Francisco, CA -- A coalition of medical marijuana patients, activists, dispensing centers, and concerned citizens has compelled public officials to stand up to recent federal attacks. Last week, the coalition "San Francisco United for Safe Access" held a press...

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Patient Cultivation Passes NH Senate

Paul Marini | April 04, 2012

When the New Hampshire Senate passed SB 409 last week, perhaps the most noteworthy component of the story was overlooked. Bucking the unfortunate and ill-advised trend of “recently” passed bills in east coast states like New Jersey and Delaware, and...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - APRIL 2012

Paul Marini | April 01, 2012

Volume 7, Issue 4

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Another Small Step: Protecting Patients from Arrest in Maryland

Paul Marini | March 20, 2012

[caption id="attachment_2438" align="alignnone" width="201" caption="Gov. O'Malley"][/caption]Patients Not Criminals!While the Maryland medical cannabis community entered the 2012 legislative session with high hopes because of three bills in the house proposing medical cannabis access points, the Governor O'Malley has come out in...

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Educating Health Care Workers About Medical Cannabis

Paul Marini | March 19, 2012

        Guest blog by Amanda Reiman, PhD MSW, Director of Research and Patient Services at Berkeley Patients GroupSince California passed Proposition 215 in 1996, great effort has been made to educate patients, caregivers and dispensary operators on the use, benefits, and...

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