*ASA Victory: The End of Medical Cannabis Seizures in California*

*ASA Victory: The End of Medical Cannabis Seizures in California*
*Court rules that police must enforce state, not federal law*

Dear ASA supporter,

Yesterday, a California Appeals Court ruled that “it is not the job of the
local police to enforce the federal drug laws.” Ending years of dispute, the
court ruled in favor of Felix Kha, a medical marijuana patient seeking the
return of his medical marijuana that was seized by police. “It should now be
abundantly clear to law enforcement across the state that it is not acceptable
to seize the medicine of seriously ill patients,” said Joe Elford, who
represented Kha as Chief Counsel with Americans for Safe Access (ASA).

Yesterday’s victory marks the culmination of two years of litigation led by
ASA. This important decision would not have been possible without the generous
contributions of ASA supporters.

To help ASA continue the fight for patients’ rights, donate today!


"The ruling can help someone else that is in really bad need of access to their
medicine." Felix Kha said after hearing of the victory. Felix is not alone:
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has compiled reports from nearly eight hundred
patient encounters with local or state police during a period of more than two
years. These reports show a glaring trend: more than 90% of all encounters
result in medicine seizure by police regardless of any probable cause.
According to reports received by ASA, rampant seizure of medical marijuana from
qualified patients and primary caregivers has taken place in 53 of California's
58 counties.

As of yesterday, California law enforcement will be “fulfilling their more
traditional duty to administer the laws of this state,” according to the
court’s ruling. This precedent-setting victory was achieved through years of
meticulous planning by ASA’s Legal Affairs Department, none of which would have
been possible without our members and supporters, whose donations fund the
$200,000 annual budget of our Legal Affairs Department.

Donate today! Support ASA’s Legal Affairs Department and help set precedents to
ensure patients’ rights!

With your help we can fund several other important legal challenges to achieve
the lasting victory we seek: Truly safe and legal access to medical cannabis
for every patient who needs it. Thank you for your continuing generous support!

Warmly,


Steph Sherer
Executive Director
Americans for Safe Access

P.S.: To learn more, please refer to Felix Kha's return of property case
and the Decision by the California
Fourth Appellate District
Court.
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P.S. The only way we can continue our work and educate people about
medical cannabis is with support from people like you.* Please visit
http://www.AmericansforSafeAccesss.org/Donate today to become a member of ASA.

Americans for Safe Access is the nation's largest organization of
patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens
promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and
research.