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Seniors Take on Medical Marijuana Dear ASA Supporter,
The press release below refers to a cable network program that is the result of
ASA working with Retirement Living TV over the past six months and is a part of
ASA’s campaign to focus on Senior outreach, including ASA’s Seniors Union
. It is some of the best
coverage on this issue I have seen. You can see a 5 minute teaser at...
Posted: Thu, Aug 2, 2007 12:30pm PDT
Dispensary Account Frozen: Medical Marijuana Supporters Rally Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : Some 50 people, including four Berkeley city councilmembers, rallied at the Maudelle Shirek Building Tuesday, demanding that federal drug agents and the Los Angeles Police Department stay out of Berkeley and that the city become a sanctuary for distributors of medical marijuana. Either—or both—the Drug Enforcement Agency or the LAPD was responsible for freezing the Berkeley Patients Group’s account at the Bank of America, according to BPD administrator Debby Goldsb...
Posted: Thu, Aug 2, 2007 8:44am PDT
Is the Nation's Marijuana Policy Misguided? Since the Marijuana Tax Act - the first anti-marijuana federal
law - was signed by President Roosevelt 70 years ago Thursday, the
debate over the drug's effects, dangers and criminalization has raged
unabated...
Posted: Wed, Aug 1, 2007 12:00pm PDT
Hayward votes to close HPRC medical cannabis dispensary The Hayward city council has refused to approve a new location for
the Hayward Patient Resource Center, forcing it to close when the
permit at its current location expires shortly....
Posted: Wed, Aug 1, 2007 11:42am PDT
Authorities seize assets of medical marijuana club (BPG) The Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency seized the assets of a Berkeley marijuana club Tuesday, following a raid of its sister club in Los Angeles....
Posted: Wed, Aug 1, 2007 11:40am PDT
Heated prescription pot users to prosecute county over canni-ban Medical marijuana users said they will sue the county
over the closure of local pot shops....
Posted: Tue, Jul 31, 2007 2:02pm PDT
Tuesday, 1:00pm: DEA is Raiding Oakdale Natural Choice Collective Right Now DEA is raiding Oakdale Natural Choice Collective (ONCC) right now!
Please come out and show your support for safe access. Please bring signs!...
Posted: Tue, Jul 31, 2007 1:56pm PDT
Tonight: Unfair Shutdown by City of Hayward ***WE NEED YOUR HELP***** City of hayward is shutting down the last MEDICAL MARIJUANA DESPENCERY in Hayward, unfairly....
Posted: Tue, Jul 31, 2007 12:27pm PDT
PROTEST AT VAN NUYS FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 2007 WHY: Protest the DEA actions and local police involvement in recent raids and fear letter campaign...
Posted: Mon, Jul 30, 2007 7:02pm PDT
Video Allegedly Shows LAPD Detective In Pot Raid An investigation was launched to check an allegation that a Los Angeles Police Department detective participated in a federal Drug Enforcement Administration raid on medical marijuana facilities...
Posted: Sat, Jul 28, 2007 8:51pm PDT
ASA CA Weekly Alert 7-26-07 1. a. Los Angeles Update: L.A. City Council Endorses Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment While
DEA Raids 8 Hollywood Dispensaries
b. Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment Defeated
c. Claremont City Council Approves Dispensary Ordinance
d. Ukiah City Council Amends Punishment for Medical Cannabis Regulation Violators
*Take Action
** *2. Friday: Protest the DEA's Attack on Patients Statewide!
and more...
Posted: Sat, Jul 28, 2007 11:39am PDT
8/1: Fry/Schafer Trial After almost six years of persecution, Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband,
Attorney Dale Schafer will soon have their day in court. A trial date
of August 1st, 2007 has been set and the trial will take place at the
Federal Courthouse, 501 I St., Sacramento, CA...
Posted: Sat, Jul 28, 2007 11:32am PDT
Protest DEA's Attack on Patients and Providers Statewide! ASA chapters throughout California will be holding protests and marches in
solidarity with Los Angeles patients and providers this Friday. Please show your
support for medical cannabis and protest the DEA's contemptible actions!...
Posted: Fri, Jul 27, 2007 9:37am PDT
Calif. Court Rules Against Car Seizures A sharply divided state Supreme Court ruled that California cities can no longer seize vehicles whose drivers are arrested for allegedly buying drugs or soliciting prostitutes....
Posted: Fri, Jul 27, 2007 9:27am PDT
Tennessee Steps Back from Student Drug Testing Thursday, July 26, 2007 : Tennessee State Attorney General Bob Cooper released an opinion on July 2 that called for the prohibition of random student drug testing in the state. He held that random drug testing violates the controlling Tennessee statute that allows drug testing of a student only when there is reasonable suspicion of drug use to the principal....
Posted: Fri, Jul 27, 2007 8:31am PDT
We're winning! Debrief on today's MCD Amendment Hearing Today was a great day for the future of medical cannabis. The Neighborhood Services
Committee went beyond our wildest expectations and made the following amendments to
Alioto-Pier's amendments:...
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2007 7:04pm PDT
Compassion & Choices: In Thought and Action July 2007 COMPASSION & CHOICES: IN THOUGHT AND ACTION 07.07...
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2007 12:34pm PDT
Congress Votes to Continue DEA Assault on California - Protests Tomorrow Congress voted yesterday (262 to 165) to continue funding the DEA
raids on medical marijuana dispensaries, as the latest DEA assault on
California takes its toll. Please rally your friends and family to
support our rights, and join us tomorrow to protest these injustices!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2007 12:15pm PDT
As Major Medical Marijuana Vote Nears, Congressional Scrutiny of DEA Reaches Fever Pitch Wednesday, July 25, 2007 : Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote today on an amendment that would prohibit the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from raiding and arresting medical marijuana patients and providers in states that have made medical marijuana legal under state law....
Posted: Wed, Jul 25, 2007 8:33pm PDT
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