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ASA's News Summary for the Week Ending 1/20/06

>  NEW MEXICO: Governor Touts Medical Cannabis
>  SAN DIEGO: Officials Defy Law and Voters
>  LOS ANGELES: County OKs Dispensaries
>  ORANGE COUNTY: Conservative Flagship Denounces Raid
>  CALIFORNIA: CHP Officers Concede on Cannabis Return
>  RHODE ISLAND: Implementation Now the Issue
>  CANADA: Cannabis Refugee Ordered Back to U.S.
>  CALIFORNIA: Dispensary Operator Denies Charges

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NEW MEXICO: Governor Touts Medical Cannabis
This western state may well become the next to join the ranks of those 
with legal protections for medical cannabis patients, thanks to a bold 
move by its governor. Since more people support safe access than they do 
any given politician, state lawmakers are likely to accede.

Medical marijuana on New Mexico's agenda 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3027>
by Steve Terrell, The New Mexican 
<http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/38105.html>
In an unforeseen move, Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday night said he 
will include a medical-marijuana bill on his agenda this legislative 
session.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3027

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SAN DIEGO: Officials Defy Law and Voters
With overwhelming public opinion opposing the move, it’s hard to figure 
what San Diego county officials are thinking as they go forward with 
plans to take on the state law that more than 2 out of 3 county 
residents support. Some residents are angry enough to have launched a 
term-limits initiative to guarantee the officials’ removal.

San Diego County to sue state to overturn medical marijuana law 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3033>
by Associated Press, San Diego Union Tribune 
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060119-1802-ca-medicalmarijuana.html>
San Diego County will file a lawsuit that challenges a voter-approved 
California law allowing marijuana use for medical purposes, county 
officials said Thursday.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3033

Two-term limit for supervisors urged 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3021>
by Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union Tribune 
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060119-9999-2m19pot.html>
Three activists angry about a vote by the Board of Supervisors to fight 
state medical marijuana laws launched a campaign yesterday to limit 
county supervisors to two terms. They said they already have support 
from the advocacy groups Marijuana Policy Project and Americans for Safe 
Access.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3021

Activists seek term limits for supervisors 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3023>
by Gig Conaughton, North County Times 
<http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/01/19/news/top_stories/21_45_551_18_06.txt>
Angered by county supervisors' decision to challenge California's 
medical marijuana law, and backed by a national marijuana advocacy 
organization, local activists Wednesday filed letters of intent to start 
a voter-initiative to impose term limits on supervisors.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3023
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LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles County OKs Dispensaries
Access to medical cannabis should be a little safer and easier in LA 
County, thanks to a decision by officials there to allow for 
dispensaries where patients can both obtain and consume their medicine.

Supervisors OK Zoning for Pot Dispensaries 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3031>
by Kristopher Daams, The Santa Clarita Signal 
<http://www.the-signal.com/News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=8756>
The county’s first zoning ordinance for medical marijuana dispensaries 
was approved Wednesday by the Regional Planning Commission. “It’s a 
great step,” said Rebecca Saltzman, a field coordinator with Americans 
For Safe Access.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3031

Pot plans take shape <http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3025>
by Associated Press, Los Angeles Daily News 
<http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3415522>
A regulatory plan for medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated 
areas of Los Angeles County was approved Wednesday by the Planning 
Commission.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3025

Panel OKs on-site pot use <http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3024>
by Shirley Hsu, San Gabriel Valley Tribune 
<http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3415333>
The first zoning rules on medical marijuana dispensaries in 
unincorporated county areas would allow patients to smoke the drug 
on-site and obtain pipes and vaporizers needed to take the medicine, a 
county commission decided Wednesday.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3024

LA County panel approves regulatory plan for med marijuana sites 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3022>
Mercury News 
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13656981.htm>
A regulatory plan for medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated 
areas of Los Angeles County was approved Wednesday by the Planning 
Commission.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3022

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ORANGE COUNTY: Conservative Flagship Denounces Raid
Known for its vigorous defense of conservative principles, the Orange 
County Register is also consistent in its support of the rights of 
doctors and patients in regard to cannabis. Like most Americans, they 
believe it is a private medical matter.

Does raid constitute harassment of medical marijuana patients? 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3026>
EDITORIAL, Orange County Register 
<http://www.desertdispatch.com/2006/11376809592839.html>
In the case of Legal Ease, a medical marijuana dispensary raided last 
week by Tustin, Calif., police, either charges should be filed quickly 
or the property of the proprietors should be returned immediately.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3026

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CALIFORNIA: CHP Officers Concede on Cannabis Return
Apparently word of the policy changes ASA helped effect at CHP finally 
trickled down to the rogue officers who were refusing to return seized 
cannabis to a state-legal patient.

CHP Returns Seized Medical Marijuana 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3028>
by Brett Rowland, Hollister Free Lance 
<http://www.freelancenews.com/news/contentview.asp?c=177094>
After refusing to obey a court order to return a Los Angeles-area man's 
medical marijuana for months, the Gilroy-Hollister California Highway 
Patrol decided last week to return the pot it confiscated during a 2004 
traffic stop on Highway 156.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3028

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RHODE ISLAND: Implementation Now the Issue
In some respects, getting a medical cannabis law passed is the easy 
part. The hard part is figuring out how to effectively implement it in a 
climate of absolute prohibition. Rhode Island may soon look to the 
experiences of California and Oregon, where the legislatures have 
stepped in to clarify the laws initially passed.

New medical marijuana law doesn't say where patients will get pot 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3029>
by Associated Press, WPRI - Fox News (RI) 
<http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4366559>
Rhode Island this month became the eleventh state to allow sick people 
to use marijuana as medicine. But like other states with the law, it's 
finding problems with the law's practicality.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3029

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CANADA: Cannabis Refugee Ordered Back to U.S.
Word from cannabis refugees Steve and Michele Kubby is that a judge in 
Canada Friday refused their final appeal to stay in Canada, where Steve 
has a dispensation to use cannabis to treat his rare adrenal cancer. 
They are expecting to be ordered back to California next week, where 
Steve faces a jail stay that may kill him.

Doctors weigh in on effectiveness of medipot 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3003>
by Penne Usher, Auburn Journal (CA) 
<http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2006/01/13/news/top_stories/05kubby_pot.txt>
Medical marijuana activist Steve Kubby contends if he is returned to the 
United States and not allowed to smoke marijuana daily he will die, but 
doctors differ on whether all the pot Kubby smokes is really good for 
his health.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3003

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CALIFORNIA: Dispensary Operator Denies Charges
Federal prosecutors are going after a California dispensary operator 
with a host of charges, even though he had gotten appropriate city 
permits and had the blessings of the police chief.

Not guilty plea entered for ex-pot store owner 
<http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3032>
by Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee 
<http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14087084p-14917384c.html>
Richard James Marino, the former operator of a marijuana dispensary in 
Roseville, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Sacramento federal court to 
drug and money laundering charges.
http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3032
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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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