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ASA's News Summary for the Week Ending 3/10
· ASA IN THE NEWS: San Diego Patients Stand Ground
· ASA ACTION: Return of Property Remains an Issue
· NEW MEXICO: Petty Partisan Politics Kills Patient Protections
· MASSACHUSETTS: Lawmakers’ Blame Feds for Bill Failure
· CALIFORNIA: Implementation Action Across the State

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  ASA IN THE NEWS: San Diego Patients Stand Ground

Despite the antagonism of the county supervisors and recent federal 
raids, patients and activists in San Diego are not retreating. With 
California’s voters and legislature behind them, medical cannabis users 
are demanding local officials recognize their legal rights under state 
law, and telling the federal government to stay out of it.

Medical-marijuana clubs fear new raids by feds 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3152>
by Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union Tribune 
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060306-9999-1m6pot.html>
Nearly three months after federal agents raided 13 medical marijuana 
dispensaries in San Diego County, the government has yet to make any 
arrests or file any criminal charges. Most of the pot clubs that closed 
during the high-profile searches reopened days later. Meanwhile, at 
least 10 new dispensaries, cooperatives and delivery services have set 
up shop. [… ]

Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access, an Oakland group that 
promotes legal access to medical marijuana, said the rising number of 
dispensaries would prompt more cities to pass ordinances that 
accommodate the clubs. “The patient community is standing up for 
itself,” said Sherer, whose organization is among those planning to 
fight the county's lawsuit against the state. “Voters of California are 
saying, 'This is not what we think the federal government should be 
doing.' ”
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3152

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ASA ACTION: Return of Property Remains an Issue
Patients whose medical cannabis is seized by law enforcement are 
entitled to its return. ASA established a ground-breaking campaign to 
help patients reclaim their property that has helped educate law 
enforcement across the state about their obligations.

Police hold man's medical marijuana 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3158>
by Ben Baeder, San Gabriel Valley Tribune 
<http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3576578>
A man whose marijuana-cultivation charge was dismissed because he was 
using it for medical purposes is having a hard time getting his plants 
and seeds back from police. "It shouldn't have to be an onerous 
procedure," said Kris Hermes, legal campaign director for Americans for 
Safe Access.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3158

Medical Marijuana User Wants Police To Return Pot, Seeds 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3156>
by Associated Press, KNBC -TV Los Angeles 
<http://www.nbc4.tv/health/7783135/detail.html>
A medical marijuana user whose cultivation charge was dropped said he is 
having trouble getting the confiscated pot from police.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3156

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    NEW MEXICO: Petty Partisan Politics Kills Patient Protections

The end-of-session political machinations New Mexico’s Republican 
lawmakers engaged in scuttled several bills with strong support.

Logic rarely rules Legislature 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3161>
by Walt Rubel (OpEd), Carlsbad Current-Argus 
<http://www.currentargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060305/OPINION01/603050314/1013>
Speaker of the House Ben Lujan got Rep. Joe Stell of Carlsbad to do his 
dirty work for him this past session and ensure that a medical marijuana 
bill that passed early on in the Senate would never be heard in the House.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3161

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MASSACHUSETTS: Lawmakers’ Blame Feds for Bill Failure
Why state legislators would cite the recent federal court ruling on 
medical cannabis as a reason for not acting on a Massachusetts state 
bill is unclear, when the attorneys general for the other states with 
patient protections have issued opinions showing why their state laws 
remained unaffected. Regardless of the lawmakers’ reasoning, doctors are 
displeased.

Show some compassion -- consider medical marijuana 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3163>
by Dr. Steven Dunn, M.D. / Guest Columnist, Metro West Daily News 
<http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=123525>
As a Massachusetts resident and medical professional, I am appalled at 
the fact that some of our state legislators still refuse to consider the 
bill that would protect seriously ill people who use medical marijuana 
with a doctor’s recommendation from the threat of prosecution.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3163

Medical pot use up in smoke <http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3162>
by Emelie Rutherford, Daily News Tribune 
<http://www.dailynewstribune.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=70957>
Lawmakers effectively killed a bill to legalize marijuana for medical 
use in Massachusetts, citing concerns about a recent U.S. Supreme Court 
decision allowing federal agents to arrest people who use pot to ease 
their pain or nausea from chemotherapy treatment.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3162

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CALIFORNIA: Implementation Action Across the State
Atascadero, Cathedral City, Lompoc, Porterville, Stanislaus, Pico Rivera

Local officials across the state have a mandate to implement 
California’s medical cannabis law. Many are moving forward by 
establishing permit processes for dispensaries and issuing the state’s 
ID cards or are studying how to best regulate dispensaries.

Atascadero planners approve dispensary 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3155>
San Luis Obispo Tribune 
<http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/14046623.htm>
A new law that would allow a medical marijuana dispensary in the city of 
Atascadero got preliminary approval from the Planning Commission on Tuesday.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3155

Medical marijuana to be discussed this weekend; public invited 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3153>
by Marie McCain, The Desert Sun 
<http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/UPDATE/60307005>
Officials with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will speak to 
the public this weekend in Cathedral City about medical marijuana, 
officials with the Marijuana Anti-Prohibition Project said.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3153

Medicinal marijuana up for discussion 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3160>
by Mark Abramson, Lompoc Record 
<http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2006/03/06/news/news03.txt>
Lompoc council members could decide Tuesday night how to proceed with 
the city's moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3160

Supes to hold hearing on marijuana 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3159>
by Joann Groff, Porterville Recorder 
<http://myopr.com/articles/2006/03/06/news/local_state/news03.txt>
A public hearing on extending a hold on medical marijuana dispensary 
permits for an additional period of 10 months and 15 days will be held 
at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3159

Hope for pot dispensaries evaporating 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3157>
by Inga Miller, Modesto Bee 
<http://www.modbee.com/local/story/11901565p-12670921c.html>
Possible locations for a medical marijuana dispensary are ebbing with a 
wave of moratoriums moving across Stanislaus County.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3157

Marijuana moratorium OK'd <http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3154>
by Debbie Pfeiffer, San Gabriel Valley Tribune 
<http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3583593>
Fearing Pico Rivera could get caught with no regulations in place for 
medical marijuana dispensaries, the City Council has unanimously moved 
to put a temporary ban on any such facilities until it can establish 
rules for them.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3154

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FOR MORE MEDICAL MARIJUANA NEWS
Previous News Summaries from Americans for Safe Access are archived. The 
complete text of all these articles and more is available by clicking 
the links on the article name or the news source, as well as at the ASA 
website, safeacccessnow.org. You can also see the latest news for the 
week by selecting "News Articles" under the Press Room menu.


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