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And Sometimes We Win

Paul Marini | March 19, 2008

Hours ago, the California Supreme Court denied review, as well as a request for depublication, of Garden Grove v. Superior Court. This was the 41-page published decision that strongly affirms the right of medical marijuana patients to possess their medicine...

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Medical Marijuana Providers Call on State to Protect Tax Revenue

Paul Marini | March 19, 2008

Yesterday, I joined advocates and providers in Sacramento to call on the State Board of Equalization to protect an important source of revenue - $100 million in sales tax collected annually by medical marijuana dispensaries. After waiting through half a...

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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Testify at Taxpayers' Hearing in Sacramento

Paul Marini | March 17, 2008

Sacramento, CA -- More than a half-dozen medical marijuana dispensary operators from across the state are expected to testify tomorrow at 1:30pm before the State Board of Equalization (BOE) at its Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Hearing. Dispensary operators from southern...

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California Weekly Round UP

Paul Marini | March 14, 2008

Santa Cruz Joins the State ID Card Program This week, Santa Cruz County announced their plans to implement the California state medical cannabis ID card program. Santa Cruz County has had their own version of a medical cannabis ID card...

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Join ASA at Medical Cannabis Conference

Paul Marini | March 13, 2008

Join ASA at the 5th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics!   Doctors, patients, and researchers from around the world are gearing up for the 5th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, hosted by Patients Out of Time on April...

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Celebrate National MS Awareness Week

Paul Marini | March 11, 2008

Celebrate National MS Awareness Week: Become a Member of ASA's MS Union This week, thousands of people surviving Multiple Sclerosis are celebrating National MS Awareness Week by taking action to find a cure. During Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week we are...

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | March 07, 2008

Judge's Decision Keeps Cathedral City Dispensary Open This week, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson ruled that the Cathedral City cannot use Federal law to shut down the Essential Herbs and Oils dispensary.  Cathedral City had requested that the...

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March 2008 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | March 03, 2008

Volume 3, Issue 3

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California Weekly Round Up

Paul Marini | February 29, 2008

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Further Protect Safe Access From ASA SF Core Member, Alex Franco This week, the medical cannabis community celebrated the approval of two important pieces of legislation that will help to protect safe access...

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Medical Marijuana Week Is Over...But That Won't Stop Activists!

Paul Marini | February 28, 2008

Recently, the medical cannabis community celebrated Medical Marijuana Awareness Week 2008. Thousands of patients, activists, and supporters like you participated in ASA's daily actions, generating letters to the editors, joining ASA as members, and meeting with elected officials. This was...

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