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No jail for medical marijuana grower

Paul Marini | January 17, 2007

Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun (Canada) Growing pot for medical marijuana crusader Grant Krieger won’t mean jail for a former Calgary man, a judge ruled today.

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January 2007 Activist Newsletter

Paul Marini | January 11, 2007

Volume 2, Issue 1

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Medical Marijuana Patient Reports for Federal Prison

Paul Marini | January 04, 2007

Another medical marijuana patient was incarcerated in federal prison today. Stephanie Landa, 60, reported to federal authorities in San Francisco to begin a 41-month sentence for her part in growing medical cannabis as part of a patient collective there. At...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Win Big as Court Upholds State Law

Paul Marini | December 07, 2006

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Superior Court today handed a critical victory to medical marijuana patients nationwide, affirming the ability of states to exempt qualified patients from criminal penalties, despite federal policy that prohibits all marijuana use.

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Medical Cannabis Laws get Nod from California Supreme Court

Paul Marini | December 04, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO-Last week the California Supreme Court further clarified the state's medical cannabis laws with a ruling that makes clear there are no conflicts between the initiative passed by voters in 1996 and the law passed by the legislature in...

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ASA Activist Newsletter - December 2006

Paul Marini | December 01, 2006

Volume 1, Issue 12

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Guilty Verdict in First Federal Medical Marijuana Trial in 3 Years

Paul Marini | November 22, 2006

FRESNO -- A jury took less than a day to find a medical cannabis patient guilty of violating federal marijuana laws. Dustin Costa, 60, a prominent medical cannabis activist and former Marine, was found guilty of manufacture of marijuana, possession...

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Gardena joins bans on medical marijuana outlets

Paul Marini | November 15, 2006

Gene Maddaus , Daily Breeze (CA) Weeks after ordering two medical marijuana dispensaries to close, the Gardena City Council imposed a moratorium on such facilities Tuesday night.

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Public Health Group Confers Award on Medical Marijuana Exhibit

Paul Marini | November 09, 2006

Americans for Safe Access, the national medical cannabis advocacy group, yesterday took home a third-place award for “Best New Exhibitor Booth” from the American Public Health Association.

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November 2006 Newsletter

Paul Marini | November 09, 2006

Volume 1, Issue 11

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