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Tension Builds Between Local and Federal Officials over DOJ Crackdown on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | March 16, 2012

           Late last year, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag successfully shut down Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAMM), the oldest operating dispensary in California, by threatening its landlord with asset forfeiture. It didn’t seem to matter that MAMM had the staunch support...

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Medical marijuana 'compliance checks' anger citizens

Paul Marini | March 13, 2012

Paul Boerger, Mt. Shasta News Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey said he plans to meet with detectives who conducted recent medical marijuana “compliance checks” in Dunsmuir to ensure they’re relaying correct information to the public.

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California Court of Appeal Issues Mixed Ruling on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | March 07, 2012

Landmark decision denies localities the right to ban dispensaries outright Last week the California Court of Appeal issued another landmark decision on medical marijuana, which is sure to have a far-reaching ripple effect throughout the state. The Fourth Appellate District...

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Obama Pot Justice? Not!

Paul Marini | March 01, 2012

         Guest blog by journalist Paul BoergerCandidate and President Barak Obama promised a more reasoned drug policy, but Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband attorney Dale Schafer are now serving five years in federal prison for conspiracy to cultivate and distribute...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - MARCH 2012

Paul Marini | March 01, 2012

Volume 7, Issue 3

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Reason TV on Cedars-Sinai denying liver transplant to medical marijuana patient Norman Smith

Paul Marini | February 29, 2012

The fight to get a liver transplant for Norman Smith took another big step today with a Reason TV expose, "Transplant Denied," featuring Smith and Steph Sherer, Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the group that’s throwing its...

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Landmark Court Decision Affirms Legality of Storefront Dispensaries in California

Paul Marini | February 28, 2012

         Second District Court of Appeal rejects Attorney General’s argument that all collective members must participate in cultivationThe California Court of Appeal issued a landmark published decision last week affirming the legality of storefront dispensaries and rejecting the argument that every...

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Medical Marijuana Week - Day 4: Protesting the federal crack down nationwide

Paul Marini | February 16, 2012

During Obama’s Presidency, his administration has used a series of familiar and new tactics to interfere with state medical cannabis laws including nearly 200 SWAT-style raids leading to more than 60 indictments, threat letters to landlords and government officials, gross...

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Medical Marijuana Activists to Protest Obama's DOJ Crackdown Thursday in 9 Cities, 6 States

Paul Marini | February 15, 2012

San Francisco, CA -- Medical marijuana activists are planning to protest the Obama Administration's attack on medical marijuana states this Thursday by staging protests in 9 cities and 6 states. Rallies are planned to take place at an Obama fundraiser...

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Medical Marijuana Week - Day 3: Adding Gov.'s to Petition for "safe, reliable, regulated" Access

Paul Marini | February 15, 2012

In late November, a pair of governors from opposite sides of the country displayed some unexpected and rather refreshing bravery on the subject of safe access for medical marijuana patients. Governor's Chris Gregoire (D) of Washington and Lincoln Chafee (I) of Rhode Island...

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