Medical Marijuana
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Bay Area Pols Slam Feds' Medical Marijuana Crackdown
A pair of Bay area state legislators are blasting the federal government for its California medical marijuana crackdown and saying they could craft a legislative fix if the Justice Department cooperates.
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Is President Obama Responsible for the Latest Attacks on Medical Marijuana?
[inline:medicalmarijuanawheelchair.png align=right]As controversy over the federal government’s escalating nationwide assault on medical marijuana continues to swell, some federal officials are trying to shield the President from the political fallout.
What a difference a couple of years makes. (Image: Phil Smith)
Obama Met With San Francisco Medical Marijuana Protest [FEATURE]
The Obama administration's increasingly hostile approach to medical marijuana distribution in California brought out protestors by the hundreds as the president went to San Francisco for a fundraiser.
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Prop 19 Backers Eye 2012 Medical Marijuana Initiative
There could be a California initiative to bring statewide regulation to medical marijuana next year, organizers said Tuesday.
Obama Must Explain His Broken Promise on Medical Marijuana, and Soon
I have a new piece at Huffington Post demanding answers for Obama's badly botched approach to medical marijuana. The situation has spiraled into total insanity, and whatever anyone actually did or did not expect from this administration no longer matters. What we got is unacceptable, and if the president can't defend these policies, then he lacks the credibility to carry them out.
medical marijuana protest, 2006 (photo courtesy ASA)
The Feds Can't Stop Medical Marijuana, CA Activists Say [FEATURE]
The skies over California's medical marijuana industry may be dark and stormy, but the feds can't keep the sunshine away forever, well-placed activists say.
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DEA Hits More CA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The feds continue their war on medical marijuana distribution in California, with two new DEA raids Monday and the use of asset forfeiture threats to shut down eight dispensaries in Orange County.
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DEA Raids California, Colorado Medical Marijuana Operations
The feds are backing up last week's medical marijuana threats with actions -- sometimes by themselves, sometimes with the DEA working in tandem with local officials.
