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Landmark Ruling Issued on Collective Cultivation of Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | July 01, 2009

Sacramento, CA -- The California Third District Court of Appeal issued a landmark ruling today on the right under state law of patients to collectively cultivate. The 2-1 appellate court decision stems from the case County of Butte v. Superior...

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July 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | July 01, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 7

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After Being Sued, Solano County Votes to Implement Medical Marijuana ID Card Program

Paul Marini | June 23, 2009

Vallejo, CA -- The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 today to begin implementation of the state-mandated identification card program for medical marijuana patients. The Solano vote comes more than five months after the medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans...

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Medical Marijuana Group Gets $139,000 in Attorneys Fees for Landmark Case

Paul Marini | June 17, 2009

Oakland, CA -- The national medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was paid yesterday by the City of Garden Grove $139,000 in attorneys fees for a settlement agreement in a landmark medical marijuana case. The fees awarded...

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Rhode Island Legislature Overrides Veto of Medical Marijuana Distribution Bill

Paul Marini | June 16, 2009

Providence, RI -- Both houses of the Rhode Island legislature voted overwhelmingly today to override Governor Carcieri's veto of a bill that would establish three state-licensed, non-profit Compassion Centers that can "acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, transport, supply, or...

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Congress Introduces HR 2835, The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

Paul Marini | June 12, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- In another effort to change federal policy on medical marijuana, Congressional Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the "Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act," HR 2835, late yesterday. The bill, which was co-sponsored by 13 bipartisan Members of Congress...

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Medical Marijuana Provider Sentenced to One Year in Prison

Paul Marini | June 11, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- A medical marijuana dispensary operator whose federal case has gained considerable attention in the media was sentenced today to one year in prison and four years of supervised release. Charles C. Lynch was convicted in 2008...

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Federal Judge Suggests Leniency for Medical Marijuana Sentencing

Paul Marini | June 10, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- The Justice Department is seeking a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years for state and locally sanctioned medical marijuana provider Charles C. Lynch, despite statements of a new policy and no evidence of state law violations....

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June 2009 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | June 09, 2009

Volume 4, Issue 6

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California Medical Marijuana Bill Calls for End to Federal Interference

Paul Marini | June 09, 2009

Sacramento, CA -- State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced a joint resolution late yesterday that urges the federal government to end medical marijuana raids in California and to "create a comprehensive federal medical marijuana policy that ensures safe and...

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