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....
Read moreNATIONWIDE -- 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,...
Read moreOAKLAND – 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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Read moreSan 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...
Read moreCALIFORNIA -- 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...
Read moreNationwide --- 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,...
Read moreOAKLAND – 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...
Read moreCALIFORNIA – 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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