Press Releases

Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Recent DEA Raids in Michigan & California

Paul Marini | July 21, 2010

Saginaw, MI / San Diego, CA -- Coordinated and lively protests were carried out today by medical marijuana patient advocates in both Saginaw, Michigan, and San Diego, California, against the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for several raids it conducted...

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San Diego Medical Marijuana Provider Denied a Defense in Federal Court

Paul Marini | July 13, 2010

San Diego, CA -- U.S. District Court Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz denied a defense today for James Stacy, a San Diego-area medical marijuana provider raided in September 2009 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Stacy was raided by the DEA...

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Patient Advocates Condemn Federal DEA Raids in San Diego

Paul Marini | July 09, 2010

San Diego, CA -- Federal agents raided at least three San Diego-area medical marijuana dispensaries today in the early morning hours. Sources say that Green Kross, Unified Collective and Kush Lounge were all served federal search warrants and were subjected...

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Medical Marijuana is Focus of National League of Cities Webcast

Paul Marini | June 24, 2010

Washington, DC -- The National League of Cities (NLC) will hold its first medical marijuana live webcast Thursday at 2pm EST, to address the increasing need by local governments to study and address this important public health issue.  The NLC...

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Oregon Board of Pharmacy Adopts Rules to Reclassify Marijuana as a Medicine

Paul Marini | June 16, 2010

Portland, OR -- Oregon became the latest state and the first in many years to officially reclassify marijuana from its status as a dangerous drug with no medical value. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy (BOP) voted 4-1 today to move...

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California Bill Urging New Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana Close to Adoption

Paul Marini | June 15, 2010

Sacramento, CA -- The California State Assembly Committee on Health voted 10-3 today to pass a resolution urging the federal government to end medical marijuana raids and to "create a comprehensive federal medical marijuana policy that ensures safe and legal...

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Congress Tries to Stop Denial of Banking Services to Medical Marijuana Providers

Paul Marini | May 24, 2010

Washington, DC -- Fifteen Members of Congress sent a letter Friday to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urging him to issue "written guidance for financial institutions," which would commit the Department to not targeting those institutions whose account holders are in...

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San Diego Medical Marijuana Provider First to be Tried Under New DOJ Policy

Paul Marini | May 18, 2010

San Diego, CA -- A North San Diego County medical marijuana provider, James Stacy, whose Vista dispensary was raided on September 9, 2009, by a multi-agency narcotics task force, will be the first such case to go to trial after...

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Condemn Attacks on Montana Dispensaries

Paul Marini | May 10, 2010

Billings, MT -- Medical marijuana advocates condemn recent arson attempts against two local dispensaries. Two separate attempts to set fire to medical marijuana dispensaries have occurred over the past two days. At both locations, the words "Not in Our Town"...

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Vote on D.C. Medical Marijuana Bill Holds Bittersweet Promise for Patients

Paul Marini | May 04, 2010

Washington, D.C. -- The District Council took its second vote today on a bill that will regulate and enact Initiative 59, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative. In the final vote on changes to the bill, District Council...

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