Press Releases

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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Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with D.C. Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients

Paul Marini | October 23, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Less than a week after oral arguments in the landmark federal case to reclassify marijuana for medical use, the plaintiffs filed an additional brief late yesterday at the request of the court. In the case Americans for...

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Landmark Federal Medical Marijuana Hearing Today in the D.C. Circuit

Paul Marini | October 16, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- For the first time in nearly 20 years, advocates will use scientific evidence of marijuana's medical efficacy to try to force a change in the federal government's classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical...

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City of Oakland Fights Back Against Federal Medical Marijuana Asset Forfeiture Campaign

Paul Marini | October 11, 2012

Oakland, CA -- Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker and San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster announced yesterday that the City of Oakland filed a lawsuit in United States District Court to stop the federal government from seizing an Oakland...

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Appellate Court to Hear Landmark Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case Thursday in San Diego

Paul Marini | October 10, 2012

San Diego, CA -- Appellate court oral arguments are set to occur Thursday in a widely watched medical marijuana dispensary case that raises the question of what defines a legitimate dispensary. Nearly a year ago, medical marijuana patient advocacy group...

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Federal Trial Against Medical Marijuana Provider Set to Begin Tuesday in Los Angeles

Paul Marini | October 08, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- The operator of three state-compliant medical marijuana dispensaries will be tried in federal court this week in Los Angeles. Aaron Sandusky, 42, who operated facilities in Upland, Colton and Moreno Valley was raided by federal Drug...

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Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Reviewing Scientific Evidence Reaches Federal Court for First Time in Nearly 20 Years

Paul Marini | October 05, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- For the first time in nearly 20 years, a United States Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medicinal...

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