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Call ASA if you've been cited or arrested for MMJ We will be using this information to create a formidable legal campaign
against
police resistance to upholding state medical marijuana laws....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 3:02pm PDT
Nuevo Laredo: Martial Law as Media Stunt in the Failed War on Drugs The new police chief
of
the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo took office last Wednesday.
Nine
hours later he was gunned down....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 10:24am PDT
Tues: SF Supes & SF Patients press conference Tues 10 am SF Supervisors, led by Ross Mirkarimi, and their constituents, the patients and
supports of MMJ in SF, will be holding a press conference on SF CIty Hall steps to
announce their resolution calling on SF's own minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, to step
up her considerable efforts so far in support of patients' rights, and openly whip
the democratic vote planned tomorrow on the Hinchey amendment to defund DEA attacks
and DOJ prosecutions of state-legal medical marijuana activity....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2005 11:21pm PDT
ALERT: MAJOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA VOTE IN CONGRESS TOMORROW The pro-medical marijuana Hinchey/Rohrabacher amendment is
expected to happen on Tuesday, June 13 (tomorrow). In the wake
of Monday's Supreme Court ruling in the Angel Raich medical
marijuana case, it is crucial that positive progress in the
number of members of Congress voting for medical marijuana be
shown....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2005 10:33am PDT
Oakland City Council Meeting on Measure Z...Tuesday, June 14th - 7:30 PM - City Hall When?
Tuesday June 14th, 7:30 PM
Where?
Oakland City Hall
Hearing Room One, First Floor
Why?
Voters overwhelmingly passed Measure Z in November.
Now, seven months later, the City Council is finally
taking action to implement Measure Z....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2005 1:11am PDT
Angel's update and link to decision I will be going to Washington DC to lobby Congress from June 12-June 14. I
will try to post when I get back. I will tell you more about my next plans
in the next week or so. I hope everyone is doing
well....
Posted: Sat, Jun 11, 2005 3:22pm PDT
Action Alert: Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment Vote on Tuesday! Next Tuesday at noon, Congress will have their first opportunity to act
on an invitation extended by 6 Supreme Court Justices to protect medical
marijuana patients. Call your U.S. Representative on Monday or Tuesday
morning and urge their support on the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment to
the Justice Appropriations bill....
Posted: Fri, Jun 10, 2005 10:07pm PDT
Oakland MMJ Dispensary Closes One of the city's four sanctioned
medical marijuana outlets quietly closed its
doors this week; not because of a negative
Supreme Court ruling but because of problems with
one of the organization's sister pot clubs in Los
Angeles....
Posted: Fri, Jun 10, 2005 9:47pm PDT
ALERT: Important Medical Marijuana Vote in Congress Next Week In the wake of Monday's Supreme Court ruling in the Angel Raich
medical marijuana case, the US House of Representatives is now
scheduled to vote on an important pro-medical marijuana
amendment next week....
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 11:08pm PDT
ASA: Campaign Update Despite a disappointing ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier
this week, medical marijuana advocacy marches on....
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 10:47pm PDT
Alameda County Approves MMJ Dispensary Ordinance The Alameda County Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved an ordinance to regulate cannabis dispensaries
in the unincorporated part of the county....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 10:02pm PDT
Medical Marijuana Club Raided by DEA One of San Francisco's most prominent Medical Marijuana Dispensaries has been shut down by the Feds....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:48pm PDT
Alameda supervisors approve pot club law, allowing 3 in county Alameda County supervisors today approved a law to license medical marijuana dispensaries, a move that will in effect reduce the number of operations doing business in unincorporated areas of the county from the current seven to three...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 6:26pm PDT
Tonight at 8pm in Santa Rosa: Candlelight Vigil Candle Light Vigil
When: Tuesday June 7, 8pm
Where: Old Court House Square, Santa Rosa...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 6:03pm PDT
AP -- DEA not interested in pursuing patients Cal NORML has received numerous inquiries from panicked MMJ
patients worried that they will be prosecuted by the feds following
the Raich decision. This article notes that federal officials,
including SF DEA field office director Javier Pena, are disclaiming
any interest in pursuing individual patients....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 10:57am PDT
Medical Marijuana Candle Light Vigil Press Release Candle Light Vigil
When: Tuesday June 7, 8pm
Where: 95 7th Street (at Mission), US 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 10:54am PDT
Medical Marijuana: Milpitas City Council Meeting Tonight 455 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas
7:00pm...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 10:53am PDT
Supreme Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana Use The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal government can prosecute the sick for the medical use of marijuana, even in states where it is legal. In a 6-3 ruling, the court agreed with the Bush administration that the regulation of controlled substances, including marijuana, is the province of Congress without exception. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the majority "If there is any conflict between federal and state law, federal law shall prevail."...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:01am PDT
Women in medical pot case vow to keep using despite court ruling Two California women at the center of a landmark medical marijuana case said they would continue to smoke pot to ease their medical problems, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this morning that said federal authorities could arrest and prosecute them for doing so....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 12:39am PDT
Bolivian President Mesa Resigns President Carlos Mesa of Bolivia has resigned. América once again lives
days of immediate history. Jean Friedsky, reporting from the streets of
La Paz, writes in the Narcosphere:...
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 11:01pm PDT
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