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Advocates Urged Not to Lose Sight of Marijuana's Medicinal Properties

Paul Marini | October 22, 2010

In a recent editorial published in the San Diego Tribune, Dr. Igor Grant reminds medical marijuana advocates that even with the hotly debated Proposition 19 on California's ballot this November, we have to keep our eyes on the prize. In this case, that...

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ASA Advocates Take Possession of Marijuana Plants from San Diego County Sheriff

Paul Marini | October 21, 2010

The following is a guest blog by Marcus Boyd and Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access.District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and her ‘fierce fight’ against medical marijuana patients suffered another devastating defeat this week. Advocates from the...

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"Impatience and frustration" in LA

Paul Marini | October 19, 2010

Special Assistant City Attorney Jane Usher told the Los Angeles Times that medical cannabis collectives in Los Angeles are experiencing "impatience and frustration” due to ongoing legal controversy surrounding the city’s tough new regulations. That may be the first thing...

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Peaceful Demonstration in Trenton, NJ Today

Paul Marini | October 18, 2010

On October 6, the NJ Department of Health released its plan for the implementation of New Jersey's medical marijuana regulations. To say these regulations are restrictive would be putting it mildly - NJ seems to be aiming for the most...

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Register to Vote

Paul Marini | October 15, 2010

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) urges everyone to register to vote on or before Monday, October 18, the deadline to register for the November mid-term elections in most states. You can get a voter registration card in most Post Offices, or...

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Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Hold San Jose Protest in Response to Local Arrests

Paul Marini | October 13, 2010

San Jose, CA -- Medical marijuana patient advocates and other stakeholders are staging a protest this Thursday as criminal court proceedings begin at the Terraine Courthouse. The protests are in response to aggressive law enforcement actions over the past two...

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CA Attorney General? Not Steve Cooley!

Paul Marini | October 05, 2010

On November 2, medical cannabis patients in California will make an important choice at the polls – one that will shape the fight for safe access to medicine for years to come. I am not talking about Proposition 19, the...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - October 2010

Paul Marini | October 01, 2010

Volume 5, Issue 10

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Persistence pays off in Los Angeles

Paul Marini | September 28, 2010

[caption id="attachment_871" align="alignleft" width="119" caption="Paul Koretz"][/caption](UPDATE October 19 - The Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote on the Hahn-Koretz amendment to the Medical Cannabis Ordinance this morning, apparently because Councilmembers want more clarity on constitutional issues raised by post-moratorium collectives....

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San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator Convicted of Possession & Sales

Paul Marini | September 28, 2010

San Diego, CA -- Local medical marijuana dispensary operator Jovan Jackson was convicted by a jury today on all three counts of possession and sales. However, the conviction came after San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard H. Shore refused to...

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