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Message from the CA Director - Don’t regulate medical marijuana like alcohol

California News

• Congress Says “No” To VA Doctors’ Abilities To Recommend Pot To Vets (National)
• Law enforcement, cannabis industry support Evans’ drug storage bill (California)
• California's Police Fear Weed Anarchy More Than Weed Itself (California)
• Marijuana May Heal Health Problems That Come With Old Age: How Can People Living in Senior Homes Get It? (California)
• Marijuana dispensary burglary suspect arrested (Lakeside)
• Our Voice: DHS to go slowly on medical marijuana (Desert Hot Springs)
• SLO City Council says no to ban on outdoor medical marijuana grows (San Luis Obispo)
• We applaud SLO City Council's sane approach to medical marijuana (San Luis Obispo)
• Marijuana initiative backers turn in petitions (Riverside)
• Healdsburg approves outdoor cultivation of 3 marijuana plants (Healdsburg)
• Initiative filed to stop pot growing regulation by Butte County (Butte County)
• Only On CBS2: Parents Give Daughter, 11, Medical Marijuana To Help Stem Uncontrollable Seizures (Los Angeles)
• Oceanside planning commission approves zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries (Ocenaside)

Events

• Monday, May 12, 2014 – CA Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on SB 1193 (Sacramento)
• Monday, May 12, 2014 – Bloodganja: Medical Cannabis Movie & Panel (Santa Barbara)
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – Dr. David Bearman at the Ventura ASA Action Group (Ventura)
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – San Jose City Council Meeting (San Jose)
• Wednesday, May 28, 2014 – Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting (Sacramento)

Court Support

• Monday, May 12, 2014 – Court Support for Joseph Smart & Jimmy Chang (Santa Rosa)
• Tuesday, May 20, 2014 – Court Support for Dr. Michele Noonan Ross & Todd Ross (Los Angeles)

Take Action

• Support SB 1193 in California
• Join Americans for Safe Access (ASA)

ASA Website Spotlight

• Using Your Voice

ASA Chapter & Affiliate Meetings

• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Nevada County ASA (Grass Valley)
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 –Ventura ASA Action Group (Ventura)
• Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - San Diego ASA (San Diego)

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Message from the CA Director - Flex your grassroots muscle... today!

California News

• Marijuana news: California governor, worried about 'potheads,' is skeptical of legalized pot (California)
• Medical marijuana bill limits who can prescribe pot (California)
• Jailed For Medical Marijuana: California Man Gets 2 Years In Federal Prison For Managing Legal State Dispensary (California)
• California Man Begins 2-Year Prison Term For Working At Legal Marijuana Dispensary (California)
• Editorial: Long-overdue reforms for medical pot (California)
• City of Chula Vista fighting to close illegal medical marijuana dispensaries (Chula Vista)
• Medical marijuana patients accused of illegally growing at home turn down plea deal (Vista)
• Outdoor marijuana grow ordinance up for debate; Planning Commission seeks public input before making changes (Humboldt County)
• Cash shipment led to Mendocino pot dispensary raid (Mendocino County)
• Two arrested, suspected in making 'honey oil,' causing Palm Springs home explosion (Palm Springs)

Events

• Monday, March 10, 2014 – Livermore City Council Meeting (Livermore)
• Monday, March 10, 2014 – Court Support for Heath Phillips (Sacramento)
• Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – CA Assembly Public Safety Committee Hearing (Sacramento)
• Thursday, March 13, 2014 – Weed City Council Meeting (Weed)
• Thursday, March 13, 2014 – Court Support for Shelby Lucero (Sacramento)
• Monday, March 17, 2014 – Court Support for Elias Tuvor (Stockton)
• April 5-7, 2014 - The 2nd Annual National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference (Washington, DC)

Take Action

• Tell CA Lawmakers to Reject AB 1588
• Join Americans for Safe Access (ASA)

ASA Website Spotlight

• Press Releases
• Free Online Services

ASA Merchandise

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

ASA Chapter & Affiliate Meetings

• Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Nevada County ASA (North San Juan)
• Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Ventura ASA (Ventura)
• Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – San Diego ASA (San Diego)
• Thursday, March 13, 2014 – San Diego ASA (Imperial Beach)
• Thursday, March 13, 2014 – Yuba County ASA (Foothills)