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Message from the CA Director - Happy Presidents Day? Maybe.

California News

• Feds unveil new guidelines for banks handling marijuana money (National)
• Lawmakers Push Obama to Soften Marijuana Rules (National)
• The US government is helping illegal pot producers destroy California’s water supply (California)
• Marijuana Advocate Caught between State, Federal Law (Placer County)
• San Diego City Council To Consider Medical Marijuana Regulations Again (San Diego)
• "Legal Alternative" to Medical Marijuana? (San Diego)
• SF's Medical Marijuana Program Is a Boring Success (San Francisco)
• Judge throws out medical marijuana restrictions (Kern County)
• Planning Officials Say No to Pot Shops (Santa Monica)

Events

• Sunday, February 23, 2014 – State of the Medical Cannabis Union 2014: A Panel of Cannabis Experts (Berkeley)
• April 5-7, 2014 - The 2nd Annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference (Washington, DC)

Take Action

• Support the Medical Marijuana Organ Transplant Act
• Join Americans for Safe Access (ASA)

ASA Website Spotlight

• Federal Advocacy Project
• Free Online Services

ASA Merchandise

• ASA Cloud Vaporizer Pen
• ASA Condition-Specific Booklets for Kindle

ASA Chapter & Affiliate Meetings

• Tuesday, February 18, 2014 – San Francisco ASA (San Francisco)
• Wednesday, February 19, 2014 – East Bay ASA (Oakland)
• Wednesday, February 19, 2014 – Lake County ASA (Clearlake Oaks)
• Sunday, February 23, 2014 – Nevada County ASA (North San Juan)