ASA California Roundup: May 26, 2014 Paul Marini | May 26, 2014 Contents:Message from the CA Director - Support SB 1262 in CaliforniaCalifornia News Pot growers face charges -- in state where pot is legal (National) U.S. Says Legal Marijuana Growers Can't Use Federal Irrigation Water (National) Experts Debate Use of Cannabis... Read more
Milestone Ruling: Insurance must pay for medical cannabis Paul Marini | May 22, 2014 Many medical cannabis patients dream of a day when they can fill a prescription for their medicine at a pharmacy and have their insurance company pay for it. That last part – reimbursement for the cost of medical cannabis –... Read more
ASA California Roundup: May 19, 2014 Paul Marini | May 19, 2014 Message from the CA Director - Two medical cannabis bills in "suspense file"California News Big Dates for California Medical Pot Regs Coming Up (California) League of California Cities Report New Amendments to Medical Marijuana Bill Would Create a Local-Only Regulatory... Read more
Did you see me on the front page of USA Today... Today! Paul Marini | May 19, 2014 My name is Larry Harvey. I am a 70-year old legal medical cannabis patient who lives near Kettle Falls, Washington. Last year, I was arrested by federal agents, along with three family members and a friend, for growing 44 cannabis plants for... Read more
Take Action: Ask your Congressperson to Allow Medical Cannabis Research Paul Marini | May 15, 2014 A bipartisan group of Members of Congress have drafted a letter seeking that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) remove a federal barrier to medical marijuana research that no other Schedule I substance is subjected to. Representatives Earl... Read more
Congressional vote expected this month to restrict DOJ enforcement against state-compliant patients like the "Kettle Falls 5" Paul Marini | May 14, 2014 Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to persuade Congress to stop funding unnecessary federal prosecutions like his. Harvey is one of the "Kettle Falls 5," a federal medical marijuana case that is scheduled to... Read more
ASA California Roundup: May 12, 2014 Paul Marini | May 12, 2014 Contents:Message from the CA Director - Don’t regulate medical marijuana like alcoholCalifornia News Congress Says “No” To VA Doctors’ Abilities To Recommend Pot To Vets (National) Law enforcement, cannabis industry support Evans’ drug storage bill (California) California's Police Fear Weed... Read more
More Cannabis from NIDA Not All It Seems Paul Marini | May 08, 2014 More cannabis for research would seem like a good thing, and the April 29 announcement from the Drug Enforcement Administration that they are authorizing a whole lot more has been greeted with widespread approval. But there's reason for concern, if... Read more
California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is the wrong place for medicine Paul Marini | May 06, 2014 AB 1894, a bill by California Assembly Member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), is designed to better regulate commercial medical cannabis activity in California. That is long overdue, and Assembly Member Ammiano is to be commended on his leadership on the... Read more
ASA California Roundup: May 5, 2014 Paul Marini | May 05, 2014 Contents:Message from the CA Director - Well done, CaliforniaCalifornia News Veterans Equal Access Amendment Nearly Passes in Milestone Congressional Medical Marijuana Vote (National) League of California Cities Report Crucial Doctor Provisions Deleted from Medical Marijuana Bill in Senate Health Committee... Read more