Press Releases

Federal Sentencing of Legally Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama Policy

Paul Marini | September 28, 2012

Detroit, MI -- Five medical marijuana patients and caregivers will be sentenced in federal court next week, highlighting the human cost of the federal government’s intolerance for state medical marijuana laws. Two medical marijuana caregivers from Monroe County who were...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Rally Nationwide Against Obama's Aggressive Enforcement Policy

Paul Marini | September 19, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Hundreds of patients will hold rallies Thursday at 5pm at local "Obama for America" campaign offices and other key locations in at least 15 cities in 8 states across the country in an effort to draw attention...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

Paul Marini | August 29, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- With plenty of time to spare, medical marijuana advocates filed more than 50,000 signatures today in an effort to overturn a recently passed ban on dispensaries throughout the city. Despite a loud outcry from patient advocates,...

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California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

Paul Marini | August 23, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- The California Supreme Court dismissed review yesterday of an important appellate court ruling affecting medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. Specifically, the High Court threw out the controversial decision in Pack v. City of Long Beach,...

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Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical Marijuana Businesses

Paul Marini | August 03, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Late yesterday, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and eight initial co-sponsors introduced HR 6335, the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, in an attempt to stop the seizure of property from landlords of state law-compliant medical marijuana...

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Closure of More Permitted SF Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Marked by Funeral Procession and Press Conference

Paul Marini | July 31, 2012

San Francisco, CA -- As two city-permitted dispensaries are shut down today after 9 years of service to thousands of medical marijuana patients, a coalition calling itself San Francisco United for Safe Access will stage a funeral procession with somber...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Day in Federal Court with the Obama Administration

Paul Marini | July 30, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- Late last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, a lawsuit challenging the federal government's classification of marijuana as...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry Los Angeles Dispensary Ban Vote, Announce Referendum Campaign

Paul Marini | July 24, 2012

Los Angeles, CA -- After more than four years of attempting to craft a medical marijuana dispensary ordinance, despite dozens of regulatory examples across California, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ban the facilities outright. The ban...

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Medical Marijuana Patients Rally at Obama Fundraiser in Oakland, Demand End to Federal Attacks

Paul Marini | July 20, 2012

NEW: Watch video of last night's action -- Images projected onto Obama's Oakland Campaign HQ: http://youtu.be/Ci0XlKAgbWU

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Congressional Medical Marijuana Bill Would Lift Current Ban on Evidence in Federal Court

Paul Marini | July 18, 2012

Washington, DC -- Late yesterday, U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and 18 co-sponsors introduced HR 6134, the "Truth in Trials" Act, bipartisan legislation to allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the ability to use medical marijuana evidence at trial, a...

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