After nearly 17 years, will the CA Supreme Court rule “public nuisance” zoning laws may be used to circumvent safe access for medical cannabis in California? By Lauren Payne | February 16, 2013 This month, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health & Wellness Center, a [...]
By Mike Liszewski | Published in Americans for Safe Access Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Sam Farr introduced legislation that would reclassify cannabis (marijuana) for medical use and provide federal defendants the right to use state law compliance as evidence in medical marijuana trials, a right that patients are currently denied. These bills, the H.R. 689 ”States’ [...]
After a lengthy and successful career in law enforcement, Major Neill Franklin learned about the medicinal qualities of cannabis after leaving the force and is sharing his insights with as many people that will listen. By Major Neill Franklin | Published in Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Americans for Safe Access (ASA) opened the eyes of [...]
By Hunter Hollman | Published in Americans for Safe Access One of ASA’s Board Members, Dr. Karen Munkacy, is working hard on making sure that implementation of Massachusetts’ medical cannabis program goes smoothly. Of course, Massachusetts scored a huge victory for safe access when they passed their initiative last November, but few people understand that [...]
Published in Tenth Amendment Center The Iowa Senate will consider a bill legalizing medical marijuana during the 2013 legislative session. Democratic Senators Joe Bolkcom, William Dotzler, Thomas Courtney and Jack Hatch filed (SF79) on Jan. 29. The complex bill would set up a framework legalizing and regulating the medical use of cannabis for pain management. [...]
Americans for Safe Access Foundation (ASAF) has created a three-part program to address product and distribution safety in the medical cannabis industry. By Jill Lamoureux | Published in SafeAccessNow.org As states across the country have granted patients’ rights to access medical cannabis, a new industry has formed to meet these needs. Many states and localities [...]
Medical Marijuana Week is an annual event held during the week of 2/15 to commemorate the passage of Proposition 215, California’s medical cannabis law. Celebrate Medical Marijuana Week with us by educating your community, urging Congress to protect medical cannabis patients, writing letters to the editor, and more! By Americans for Safe Access To celebrate [...]
Dean Becker, host of Drug Truth Network radio shows reports on the drug war from HMSTV in Houston. Becker, a former policeman, is also a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Segments on this first of our weekly one hour shows feature segments on the Caravan for Peace, Sen Patrick Leahy, Portland reporter Doug [...]
By Robert A. Raich | February 9, 2013 In 2004, the voters of Oakland enacted Measure Z with 65.4% of the vote. Among other things, that ballot measure made all private adult marijuana offenses Oakland’s “lowest law enforcement priority.” As a necessary adjunct to qualifying and passing the initiative, the advocates formed a political action [...]
With the help of the Massachusetts Department of Health, the Drug Policy Alliance’s Jessica Gelay, and Americans for Safe Access, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is moving medical marijuana in the right direction. By Karen Munkacy | Published in Americans for Safe Access As most of you know, Massachusetts passed a ballot initiative to legalize medical [...]
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