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A New National Landscape for Patients

Paul Marini | November 03, 2010

Yesterday was a hard day for medical marijuana advocates across the country.  We defeated several local initiatives banning dispensaries in California and Colorado and (fingers crossed) our "NotCooley"campaign provided the narrow margin necessary to ensure victory for California Attorney General-Elect...

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ASA in the Huffington Post

Paul Marini | November 02, 2010

Online news giant Huffington Post published an outstanding op-ed by ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer this election morning, helping to bring our “Not Cooley” message to millions of Americans. This is an important message in California, where ASA and allies...

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Election Day!

Paul Marini | November 02, 2010

It’s Election Day! Voters in some states will be casting important ballots on medical cannabis today, while others will be deciding on the candidates that may one day support or oppose patients’ rights. There are important choices to make at the...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - November 2010

Paul Marini | November 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 11

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New Website Tells Why Cooley Isn't Cool Enough to be CA’s Next Attorney General

Paul Marini | October 29, 2010

ASA, your leading medical marijuana patient advocacy group, stepped up our effort to oppose Steve Cooley in his bid to become California’s next Attorney General.   Steph Sherer, ASA’s founder and executive director, has deemed the Attorney General’s race the most...

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Patient Advocates Launch Effort to Oppose Steve Cooley as California Attorney General

Paul Marini | October 28, 2010

Oakland, CA -- The medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) stepped up its campaign this week to oppose Steve Cooley in his bid for California Attorney General. Hoping to convince Californians against voting for Cooley, ASA...

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Rove Provides A Million Reasons to Reject Cooley

Paul Marini | October 28, 2010

Hey California Voters!  Have you heard the news? A Virginia-based political action group known as the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has invested more than $1 million to fund negative ads against Democrat candidate for Attorney General, Kamala Harris.   Here's...

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New Jersey DHSS Launches New Physician Registry for MMJ

Paul Marini | October 28, 2010

In what appears to be yet another attempt by New Jersey to create the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the country, yesterday the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services luanched the physician registry for the state's Medical Marijuana...

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ASA 2010 Election Voter Guides

Paul Marini | October 27, 2010

Access matters, and so does your vote!The mid-term election is on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, and the stakes are high for medical cannabis advocates across the nation!  It is more important than ever that we go to the polls and...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Issue Voter Guides for November Elections

Paul Marini | October 26, 2010

Oakland, CA -- The country's leading patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued voter guides today, highlighting several important races in the upcoming elections, including ballot initiatives establishing two new statewide medical marijuana laws in Arizona and South...

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