Filed under: Education, Legality, activism, marijuana Conversations | Tags: americans with safe acess, asa, california, economist, norml
Have you noticed it? The media has picked it up and is running with it. More truths are being brought forward and propaganda exposed. For example, a recent issue of the Economist devoted to the ineffectiveness and costs of the war on drugs, prime time television episodes exploring the topic of medical marijuana and legalization.
Did Obama’s open forum inform the media AND politicians that this is a topic that needs discussion. That the citizens want to review the truth about these issues? I think so. I believe that it was the tipping point.
While pro cannabis movements take steps backward around the world, such as the re-criminalization in the UK, other countries push boundaries. In the United States a California representative has presented a bill to tax the sale of Marijuana for adults ages 21 and over. It just makes sense that a bankrupt state capitalize and benefit from it’s largest industry. A Federal bill has been proposed to allow possession of several grams of Marijuana.
Times are a-changing. Are you helping to steer these changes? Get involved, and stay informed. Contact Americans for Safe Access and Norml to learn how.
Filed under: Legality | Tags: hawaii, legal, marijuana, maui, medical cannabis, YouTube
Links
Maui county Citizens for Democracy in Action
http://www.MCCFDIA.com
MCCFDIA YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/MCCFDIA
Hempstalk
http://www.hempstalk.org
This just in from ASA:
Have You Heard the Good News?
Dear ASA Supporter,
Today, California Attorney General Jerry Brown released guidelines that direct law enforcement on how to approach encounters with medical cannabis patients and that explicitly acknowledge that “a properly organized and operated collective or cooperative that dispenses medical marijuana through a storefront may be lawful under California law.” These guidelines are a direct result of a cooperative effort between Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and the Attorney General’s Office, and represent a new milestone in the permanence and legal acceptance of California’s medical cannabis laws.
The release of these guidelines demonstrates how invaluable ASA’s work really is. But we need your help right now to keep doing this kind of important work to protect and expand patients’ rights in California. Please take a moment right now to make a contribution to ASA.
The Attorney General’s guidelines represent a major turning point for the state of California. Attorney General Brown, our highest-ranking law enforcement officer is now joining voters, lawmakers, and the courts in reaffirming the validity of our state law. These guidelines provide long-awaited direction for patients and police, as well as for lawyers, judges and public officials to better understand their rights, responsibilities, and obligations under state law.
The guidelines firmly establish that as long as patients and caregivers are abiding by local and state laws, they should not be arrested and their medicine should not be confiscated. Reaffirming that California’s medical marijuana law is not preempted by federal law, the Attorney General directs “state and local law enforcement officers [to] not arrest individuals or seize marijuana under federal law” when an individual’s conduct is legal under state law!
These guidelines are the result of ASA’s five years of hard work organizing the grassroots, building relationships, fighting in court, and demanding state policies that support patients’ rights. Due to ASA’s relationship with the Attorney General’s Office, developed over several years, the Attorney General approached ASA for cooperation and assistance in drafting the guidelines. ASA voiced the concerns of patients in this process and our feedback was crucial in obtaining guidelines that are most beneficial to medical marijuana patients and providers.
We could not have accomplished so much without your support, and we need your ongoing commitment more than ever to keep pushing toward full implementation of California law. Please make a generous contribution today.
ASA will be working hard this summer and fall to educate patients, elected officials, and law enforcement about the guidelines. Success at this level is a turning point not only in California, but throughout the nation. It is a giant leap forward in defending medical cannabis patients’ rights. Thank you for your support in making this happen – and in helping us do even more this year!
Sincerely,
Don Duncan
California Director
Americans for Safe AccessP.S. Please read the full Attorney General guidelines at www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/AGGuidelines.
Americans for Safe Access is the nation’s largest organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
