Oregon: Dwight is Not Right for Patients Paul Marini | May 14, 2012 There has never been a clearer opportunity to demonstrate support for medical marijuana than the current race for Oregon Attorney General, which features two Democrats with decidedly different views on safe access to therapeutic cananbis. This campaign and the media... Read more
Romney says patients aren’t significant: Show him your significance! Paul Marini | May 11, 2012 During a TV interview in Denver yesterday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney got testy when asked about access to cannabis. He asked, “Aren’t there issues of significance you would like to talk about?”Mitt Romney, access to medical cannabis is significant... Read more
Congress takes historic vote against federal raids Paul Marini | May 10, 2012 Wednesday night, the House voted on the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-McClintock-Farr amendment, to end the federal crackdown on state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. While the amendment failed, it received more votes than a similar bill in 2007 (when Democrats controlled the House). Thank you... Read more
Inland Empire: Why I'm attending the CA Unity Conference Paul Marini | May 09, 2012 [caption id="attachment_2533" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Let's fill the Capitol!"][/caption]Note from Steph: To make our conference more accessible, we were able to lower the cost to just $50 for both days including lunch. Please join us!California's voters passed Proposition 215 in 1996,... Read more
Why we fight for medical cannabis - and how Congress can help us win Paul Marini | May 08, 2012 One month ago I traveled to California for an event in San Francisco. The morning before the event, I awoke to the news that the Drug Enforcement Administration was raiding Blue Sky, a dispensary in Oakland. It was heartening to... Read more
Medical Cannabis helps ALS Patient Outlive Support Groups and Neurologists Paul Marini | April 28, 2012 Guest blog by Jahan Marcu. Cathy Jordan was on a panel with Jahan Marcu at the Cannabis Therapeutics Conference in Arizona. Before taking the stage, she discussed the medical use of cannabis for ALS with the Vice Chair of ASA's... Read more
Obama (Double) Speaks on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | April 25, 2012 Finally, President Obama has spoken about his aggressive stance toward medical marijuana. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, his statements are underwhelming, inaccurate and do nothing to address medical marijuana as a public health issue. In response to a question from Rolling... Read more
Lynching Charlie Lynch - A New Medical Marijuana Documentary Paul Marini | April 22, 2012 As we find ourselves, yet again, under attack by the federal government, a new medical marijuana documentary tells the story of a dispensary operator arrested in 2007 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Five years later, the story of Charles... Read more
Happy Birthday, ASA Paul Marini | April 19, 2012 Ten years ago today, I stood below the biggest free-standing billboard in San Francisco and watched volunteers drop a huge banner that said “No War on Patients!” right next to one of the busiest freeways in the city. It was... Read more
Trial Court Reverses Medical Marijuana Convictions of Two Joes Paul Marini | April 13, 2012 Faced with an extremely hostile trial court judge, medical marijuana dispensary operators Joe Grumbine and Joe Byron were convicted of marijuana sales after Long Beach Superior Court Judge Charles D. Sheldon initially deprived them of a medical marijuana collective defense... Read more