Medical Marijuana Rights to Be Argued in Federal Appellate Court Paul Marini | September 16, 2003 In a hearing with momentous implications for federal drug laws, four medical marijuana dispensaries challenging the constitutionality of federal laws prohibiting their operation will have their chance in front of a federal appeals court on Wednesday morning. Read more
California Gubernatorial Candidates Questioned on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | August 28, 2003 Thursday, August 28, 2003 – The leading candidates for governor in California’s hotly contested recall race were given surveys and briefing books on medical marijuana today. Americans for Safe Access, the nation’s leading organization of patients, doctors and advocates, is... Read more
Judge Says Defendant Caught in “Tug of War” Over Marijuana Laws Paul Marini | August 12, 2003 Santa Ana – A “bold, precedent-setting decision” is what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter had said he would make yesterday in the sentencing of an Orange County man who had been growing in his garage the marijuana he used... Read more
Judge Says He May Set Bold Medical Marijuana Precedent Today Paul Marini | August 11, 2003 Santa Ana – A “bold, precedent-setting decision” is what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has said he will make today in the sentencing of an Orange County man who had been growing in his garage the marijuana he used... Read more
SF Supervisors Urge Leniency for Hollywood Actor, Two Others Paul Marini | July 29, 2003 San Francisco – Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have signed a letter requesting leniency for three medical marijuana patients appearing in federal court tomorrow for an unprecedented third day of sentencing hearings. The Supervisors ask Judge William Alsup... Read more
More Than One-Third of U.S. House Votes “Yes” on Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | July 23, 2003 Washington, D.C. – After a dramatic hour of debate that saw amendment co-sponsor Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) in tears, more than one-third of the U.S. House of Representatives voted today in favor of stopping the federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients... Read more
House of Representatives Voting to Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids Paul Marini | July 22, 2003 Washington, D.C.– For the first time in five years, the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on the right of states to regulate the medical marijuana issue, an issue that has increasingly pitted the state of California and nine others... Read more
New Medical Marijuana Sentencing after Role of SFPD Uncovered Paul Marini | June 30, 2003 In the first federal sentencing since Ed Rosenthal walked out of court a free man, three medical marijuana defendants, including a noted Hollywood actor, will be sentenced tomorrow in a case which has drawn allegations of San Francisco Police misconduct... Read more
Medical Marijuana Supporters Demand Meeting with DEA Nominee Paul Marini | May 16, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC -- Medical marijuana advocates demand to know the views of President Bush’s expected nominee for head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Karen Tandy. Besides being the first woman to be named as head of the DEA, she... Read more
Federal Jurors Told They Must Acquit Marijuana Defendants To Stop Convictions of Medical Marijuana Patients and Providers Paul Marini | April 07, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC -- As a growing number of medical marijuana patients and providers face federal charges, DC residents will protest the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) harassment of the seriously ill by informing jurors that the federal government has blocked all... Read more