Press Releases

Seniors Take On Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | August 01, 2007

Washington, D.C. -- A Florida medical marijuana patient, Irv Rosenfeld, who receives his medicine from the federal government, was interviewed by the country’s largest television network devoted to retirement programming for a news magazine segment that aired today in millions...

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Los Angeles City Council Votes to End Federal DEA Medical Marijuana Raids

Paul Marini | July 25, 2007

Los Angeles, CA -- As the Los Angeles City Council voted today to move forward with the regulation of medical cannabis (marijuana) dispensaries, federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were conducting raids on at least 6 dispensaries in the greater...

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DEA Raids and Threats Against Landlords Used to Thwart Medical Marijuana Vote in Congress

Paul Marini | July 19, 2007

Los Angeles, CA -- In a calculated attempt to thwart a vote next week in Congress that would strip the Department of Justice (DoJ) of funds used against medical marijuana (cannabis), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over the past week...

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Advisory: Hearing in Lawsuit Against Federal Government Misinformation on Medical Marijuana

Paul Marini | July 10, 2007

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Acquittal and Conviction but No Jail Time for Ed Rosenthal

Paul Marini | May 30, 2007

Oakland, CA -- For those who have not yet heard about the Rosenthal Federal trial, Ed Rosenthal was found guilty of three federal felonies related to the cultivation and distribution of marijuana. On the charges related to the Harm Reduction...

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Medical Marijuana Group Moves to Hasten Outcome in Federal Lawsuit

Paul Marini | May 24, 2007

San Francisco, CA – A national medical marijuana patients’ rights group filed a motion for summary judgment today in its lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to accelerate a decision in the case. The plaintiff, Americans for Safe...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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