Medical Marijuana Provider Ed Rosenthal Appeal Decision Expected Anytime

| December 19, 2005 |

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ed Rosenthal, the renowned author, activist and cultivation authority whose case focused the nation’s attention on medical cannabis, is expecting an imminent decision on his appeal arguing he never should have been convicted of three marijuana felonies....

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NATIONWIDE PROTESTS DECRY DEA MEDICAL CANNABIS RAIDS

| December 13, 2005 |

NATIONWIDE -- Over two hundred medical marijuana patients and advocates protested DEA raids on 13 medical marijuana dispensaries outside the Federal Building in San Diego today, and further protests are planned in thirteen other cities nationwide at 12 noon tomorrow,...

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Time Magazine Touts Cannabis As ‘Legitimate Medical Trend’

| December 04, 2005 |

OAKLAND – Today’s issue of Time magazine reports that new research on the medical use of marijuana is one of the most significant medical developments of 2005. This article comes just one week after the final deadline for response to...

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DOES MARIJUANA HAVE MEDICAL USE? NATIONAL PROTESTS DEMAND HHS ANSWER

| October 26, 2005 |

For Immediate Release: October 26, 2005

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ADVISORY: NATIONWIDE PROTESTS DEMAND HHS RECOGNIZE THE MEDICAL VALUE OF MARIJUANA

| October 24, 2005 |

Contact: Hilary McQuie 510.251.1856

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ADVISORY: Local Bans on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Draw Lawsuits

| October 05, 2005 |

San Francisco, CA – Lawsuits over local bans on medical marijuana dispensaries will greet some of the elected officials gathering in San Francisco for the annual League of California Cities conference. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an Oakland-based medical marijuana...

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ASA Compels CHP to Revise Medical Marijuana Policy

| August 28, 2005 |

CALIFORNIA -- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is unveiling new procedures for handling medical cannabis, thanks to action by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy organization. ASA research has shown that one-quarter of all medical cannabis...

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Nationwide Memorials Grieving Suicide of MedPot Patient Who Faced Prison

| July 15, 2005 |

Nationwide --- On Tuesday, July 19, medical marijuana patients, doctors and advocates will be memorializing the life of a well-known patient - activist who committed suicide by demanding Congress take immediate action to avert such tragedies. On Monday, July 11,...

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PATIENT GROUP FILES INJUNCTION TO STOP CHP SEIZURES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA

| July 13, 2005 |

OAKLAND – Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy group, today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The injunction seeks an accelerated decision from the court...

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California Raids on Medical Marijuana Caregivers Stir Protests

| July 11, 2005 |

CALIFORNIA – In the past 6 weeks, California law enforcement agencies have participated in or spearheaded raids on medical marijuana dispensing collectives in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento. Advocates are concerned that state and local law enforcement...

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