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Meanwhile, federal Drug Enforcement Administration carries out latest raid on Los Angeles area medical marijuana dispensaries

Paul Marini | October 24, 2014

Sacramento, CA -- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California will hold rare formal hearings beginning Monday, October 27th to determine whether an indictment against Brian Justin Pickard and others for conspiracy to grow more than 1,000...

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Letter demands that businesses apply for state licenses that don't exist, city offers no choice to dispensaries but closure

Paul Marini | October 23, 2014

Seattle, WA -- More than 300 medical marijuana businesses received cease and desist letters from the City of Seattle this week. While the move appears to be consistent with a local law requiring medical marijuana businesses to obtain state-issued licenses...

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Recent Police Raids on Medical Marijuana Gardens in California Cut Off Treatment for Children Living with Epilepsy

Paul Marini | October 22, 2014

Mendocino Co. / Modesto, CA -- As promising results from clinical trials are announced in the use of cannabis (medical marijuana) to treat intractable epilepsy, those lawfully cultivating the plant in California are being raided by local law enforcement. Two...

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New tool makes political candidates' positions, records on medical marijuana more accessible to voters

Paul Marini | October 16, 2014

Washington, DC -- The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online TV advertisement to launch its groundbreaking, election-cycle voter education campaign "Vote Medical Marijuana." The ad will also air on this Sunday's...

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Surveys seeking positions on medical marijuana are widely disseminated in first-of-its-kind voter education campaign

Paul Marini | October 09, 2014

Washington, DC -- The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online advertisement to launch its survey drive for for this year's election-cycle educational campaign. The ad will also air on this Sunday's...

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92% of participants reported that "medical marijuana helped alleviate symptoms or treat a serious medical condition"

Paul Marini | October 01, 2014

Sacramento, CA -- A new landmark study published last week by the peer-reviewed journal Drug and Alcohol Review refutes the long-held belief that abuse of California's medical marijuana law is ubiquitous. The study, "Prevalence of medical marijuana use in California,...

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Americans for Safe Access and Leafly team up to educate public on therapeutic effects of cannabis for chronic pain

Paul Marini | August 11, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy organization, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), has teamed up with the world's largest cannabis information resource, Leafly, to run advertisements starting yesterday in USA Today's NFL Special Edition, which will be...

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Botanical medicine standards released as Colorado medical marijuana business sees first product recall in U.S.

Paul Marini | July 22, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) released its long-awaited medical marijuana manufacturing guidelines today, completing its compendium of industry standards which include regulatory recommendations for cannabis from seed to sale. The AHPA manufacturing guidelines come as licensed...

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Budget bill amendment would restrict Treasury funds from being used to interfere in medical marijuana states

Paul Marini | July 16, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- Medical marijuana patients hailed another landmark victory today when the U.S. House voted 231-192 to restrict Department of Treasury funds from "being used to prohibit or penalize a financial institution from providing services to a marijuana-related business...

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New York's law receives an "F+" grade in a new report evaluating medical marijuana laws in the U.S. released today

Paul Marini | July 07, 2014

Albany, NY -- Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law today that makes New York the 23rd medical marijuana state. Patient advocates celebrated a deal struck last month between Gov. Cuomo and the state legislature that will protect qualified...

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