Science Magazine Weighs in on Federal Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Paul Marini | May 03, 2007 Oakland, CA -- Former FDA Commissioner and Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, Dr. Don Kennedy, authored an editorial on medical marijuana in this week's edition of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) publication. The AAAS concluded that the... Read more
Federal Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Provider Vindictively Prosecuted Paul Marini | March 14, 2007 San Francisco -- Federal District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled today that author and medical marijuana activist Edward Rosenthal was vindictively prosecuted, and dismissed charges of tax evasion and money laundering. The remaining marijuana charges against Rosenthal are virtually identical... Read more
New Study of Medical Cannabis Shows Scientific Value for Patients with Neuropathic Pain Paul Marini | February 12, 2007 (Washington) - National HIV/AIDS and advocacy groups including the National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) today called for congressional hearings in response to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on medical cannabis and neuropathic... Read more
HIV/AIDS Groups Support Medical Marijuana Patient’s Case Paul Marini | February 01, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco patient who is attempting to get police to return his medical marijuana got a legal boost yesterday from three HIV/AIDS organizations, including the nation’s oldest, and a leading drug policy group. The organizations filed a “friend... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patient Reports for Federal Prison Paul Marini | January 04, 2007 Another medical marijuana patient was incarcerated in federal prison today. Stephanie Landa, 60, reported to federal authorities in San Francisco to begin a 41-month sentence for her part in growing medical cannabis as part of a patient collective there. At... Read more
Medical Marijuana Patients Win Big as Court Upholds State Law Paul Marini | December 07, 2006 SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Superior Court today handed a critical victory to medical marijuana patients nationwide, affirming the ability of states to exempt qualified patients from criminal penalties, despite federal policy that prohibits all marijuana use. Read more
Medical Cannabis Laws get Nod from California Supreme Court Paul Marini | December 04, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO-Last week the California Supreme Court further clarified the state's medical cannabis laws with a ruling that makes clear there are no conflicts between the initiative passed by voters in 1996 and the law passed by the legislature in... Read more
Guilty Verdict in First Federal Medical Marijuana Trial in 3 Years Paul Marini | November 22, 2006 FRESNO -- A jury took less than a day to find a medical cannabis patient guilty of violating federal marijuana laws. Dustin Costa, 60, a prominent medical cannabis activist and former Marine, was found guilty of manufacture of marijuana, possession... Read more
Public Health Group Confers Award on Medical Marijuana Exhibit Paul Marini | November 09, 2006 Americans for Safe Access, the national medical cannabis advocacy group, yesterday took home a third-place award for “Best New Exhibitor Booth” from the American Public Health Association. Read more
First Federal Medical Marijuana Trial in 3 Years Starts Tomorrow Paul Marini | November 06, 2006 SAN DIEGO—The first federal trial of a medical marijuana patient since the high-profile 2003 conviction of author Ed Rosenthal starts in district court in Fresno tomorrow. Read more