Press Releases

Medical Marijuana Patient Group Gets D.C. Department of Health Contract to Train Dispensary, Cultivation Center Staff

Paul Marini | January 10, 2013

Washington, DC -- The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators and distributors licensed by the District....

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Patient Advocates Invite Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy to Better Understand Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | January 09, 2013

Washington, DC -- In response to public comments made against U.S. marijuana reform today by former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, patient advocates wrote to Kennedy inviting him to attend a national conference on medical marijuana scheduled for February 22nd...

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Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Paul Marini | January 04, 2013

Washington, DC -- Fallout from the Obama Administration's aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever pitch this month with three people being sentenced, two others due to surrender to federal authorities to serve out sentences of...

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Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino's Refusal to Turn Over Cultivation Records to Feds

Paul Marini | January 02, 2013

San Francisco, CA -- Two medical marijuana groups have teamed up to support Mendocino County officials in their effort to fight a sweeping federal subpoena filed in October, seeking "any and all records" for the county's medical marijuana cultivation program,...

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City of Oakland and Feds Go Toe-to-Toe in Medical Marijuana Dispensary Forfeiture Case

Paul Marini | December 19, 2012

San Francisco, CA -- The Obama Administration will be going toe-to-toe in federal court Thursday at 10am with the City of Oakland and California's largest medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag filed forfeiture proceedings in July...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Urge Mendocino County Officials To Fight Federal Subpoena for Records

Paul Marini | December 03, 2012

Ukiah, CA -- The Mendocino Board of Supervisors and County Counsel Thomas Parker are scheduled to meet in a closed-door session Tuesday to discuss a pending federal subpoena for records held by the Sheriff's now-defunct medical marijuana cultivation program, County...

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Upcoming Town Hall Meeting in D.C. will Educate Prospective Patients on District Medical Marijuana Program

Paul Marini | November 27, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- District voters overwhelmingly passed the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative nearly 15 years ago in 1998, but after passing several hurdles the law will finally go into effect early next year, only weeks away. In...

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'Superstring Theory' Co-founder Admonishes Federal Government for Ignoring Sound Science on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | November 01, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Taking his first public political stance, Dr. John Schwarz, co-founder of 'Superstring Theory' and a Theoretical Physics professor at California Institute of Technology, published a commentary piece today in the Huffington Post, urging the federal government to...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Launch New Election-Based Website: VoteMedicalMarijuana.org

Paul Marini | October 25, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new website today -- VoteMedicalMarijuana.org -- that provides patients and their supporters with the tools they need to make informed decisions about the candidates in...

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Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case

Paul Marini | October 24, 2012

San Diego, CA -- The Fourth District Court of Appeal for California issued a unanimous published ruling today in a landmark medical marijuana case that reverses the conviction of a San Diego dispensary operator, Jovan Jackson, convicted in September 2010...

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