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U.S. Supreme Court Affirms California's Medical Marijuana Law

Paul Marini | May 18, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- Medical marijuana advocates celebrated today as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a landmark case brought by San Diego County. Advocates assert that the High Court's decision removes one of the final obstacles to full implementation...

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May 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | May 04, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 5

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DOJ: Policy Statements on Medical Marijuana Don't Affect Federal Sentencing

Paul Marini | April 21, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Legal counsel for the advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will appear on behalf of Charles C. Lynch at his federal sentencing hearing on Thursday, April 23rd to challenge the federal government's claim of state...

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Federal Position on Medical Marijuana Put Before Ninth Circuit

Paul Marini | April 10, 2009

San Francisco, CA -- Medical marijuana advocates will get to argue before the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, April 14th, the right to challenge an outdated position held by the federal government: "marijuana has no currently accepted...

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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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March 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | March 03, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 3

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