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.

March 2010 Activist Newsletter

D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Medical Marijuana; Maryland May Be 15th Medical Cannabis State; ASA Argues Against Local Dispensary Bans in Calif., Sues Over LA Dispensary Rules; Medical Marijuana Week National Success; UC Researchers Issue Report

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Medical Marijuana Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging L.A. Dispensary Ordinance

Restrictive provisions amount to de facto ban on otherwise legal dispensaries

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D.C. Medical Marijuana Law Enacted then Temporarily Suspended by District Council

Moratorium placed on implementation of Initiative 59 until regulations are adopted

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Proposed Medical Marijuana Law to be Heard by Maryland Legislative Committees

Advocates and patients to testify on importance and shortcomings of proposed state law

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Medical Marijuana Advocates Accuse LA City Attorney of Entrapment, Threaten to Sue

Recent city abatement actions unlawfully preempt Los Angeles dispensary ordinance

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