ASA Hosts National Unity Conference in D.C.; Two Federal Medical Cannabis Bills Introduced; ASA Featured at RAND Event on Public Health Regulations; MA Developing Medical Cannabis Rules; ACTION ALERT: Ask Your Rep to Back Two New Bills

ASA Petitions DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal; MA Issues Draft Medical Cannabis Regulations; NH Medical Cannabis Bill Advances; MD Moves to Protect Caregivers, Add Distribution; NY Considers Medical Cannabis Again; WV Holds Hearing on Medical Cannabis; OR House Committee to Hear Dispensary Bill; IL Proposes 4-Year Pilot Program for Patients; ACTION ALERT: Lobby Your Congressional Rep

ASA Appealing DC Court Ruling on Rescheduling; ASA and Herbal Medicine Group Issue Product Safety Guidelines; Calif. Supreme Court Affirms Dispensaries Are Legal; Calif. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Dispensary Bans; Ariz. Appeals Court Rules Calif. Patient Gets Cannabis Back; Montana Provider Gets Reduced federal Sentence; ASA Hosting National Unity Conference in DC; ACTION ALERT: Action Alert: Medical Marijuana Week Feb 11-17

ASA's 2012 Year in Review

Mass. is 18th Medical Cannabis State; Mont. Provider Faces 80-year Federal Sentence; Medical Cannabis Champions Elected to Congress; ASA Urges Mendocino Officials to Fight Federal Subpoena; ACTION ALERT: Write a Holiday Letter to a POW

DC Court Hears Rescheduling Appeal, Requests More Info; ASA Launches VoteMedicalMarijuana.org; Calif. Appellate Decision Says Dispensary Sales Legal; Oakland Officials Fight Federal Attempt to Seize Dispensary Property; ACTION ALERT: Vote Medical Marijuana Nov. 6!

Federal Appeals Court to Consider Medical Uses of Cannabis; Medical Professionals Launch Letter Supporting Rescheduling; ASA to Host Event in DC; Patients Protest Obama's Medical Cannabis Policy; Conn. Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect; Five Michigan Caregivers Face Federal Prison; Mont. Caregiver Convicted, State High Court Rules against Advocates; Federal Action Targets LA Dispensaries, Council Lifts Ban; ACTION ALERT

Calif. Supreme Court Rejects Dispensary Bans; Ban Referendum Filed in Los Angeles; Congressional Bill to Protect Landlords; First NJ Distribution Center to Open; Ariz. Dispensary Lottery Done, AG High Jinks Begin; Arkansas Initiative qualifies; Mich. Court Bars Bans, Lawmakers to Vote Changes; ACTION ALERT: Join an Obama Protest Near You on 9/20

Advocates to Face Off with Obama Administration in Court; Patients Rally at Obama Event, Demand Change; "Truth in Trials" Act Back with 19 Co-Sponsors; Prominent Dispensary Hit with Asset Forfeiture; LA City Council Bans Dispensaries, Advocates Vow Referendum; ACTION ALERT: Join Camp WakeUpObama!

Advocates Rally Against Federal Raid; AG Denies Raid Reality; DEA Head Okay with Vet Using Medical Cannabis; Calif. Appeals Court Says Dispensaries Legal, Can’t Be Banned; New Hamp. Medical Cannabis Bill Vetoed; Calif. Dispensary Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor; ACTION ALERT: Tell AG Holder to Be a Man of His Word

Conn.'s Medical Cannabis Law Signed; Calif. Assembly Passes Dispensary Regulations; Calif. Supreme Court Affirms Legality of Dispensaries; CRMM Unity Conference a Success; Ariz. Considers Dispensary Applications, New Conditions; Mont. High Court Considers Distribution Dilemma; ACTION ALERT: Lobby Your Representative!

Host of Elected Officials Decry Federal Raids; New Hamp. House Passes Medical Cannabis Bill; Conn. House Passes Medical Cannabis Bill; DC Approves Four Distribution Locations; Convictions Reversed for Calif. Dispensary Operators; New Medical Cannabis Documentary on Charlie Lynch; CRMM California Unity Conference May 19-21; ACTION ALERT: Tell Obama Medical Cannabis is No Joke!

Federal Agents Raid Oaksterdam University; State Law Developments: NH, CT, DC, MD, NJ, AR; ASA Conducting Calif. Legal Seminars; Cannabinoids Fight HIV Spread; ACTION ALERT: Tell Obama to Keep His Promise

Calif. Appeals Courts Rule on Dispensaries; Nevada Distribution Rules Unconstitutional; Rhode Island to OK Dispensaries; Coalition Fights Feds in San Francisco; Transplant Denial Subject of Expose; Activists Speak Out in Week of Action

Medical Cannabis Year in Review 2011 - highlights of important developments

ASA Files Federal Appeal to Reclassify Medical Cannabis; Calif. Supreme Court to Review Dispensary Cases; Maryland Considering Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Bill; Ariz. Gov. Restarts Dispensary Program; ACTION ALERT: Medical Cannabis Week 2/13-17

Governors Petition to Reclassify Cannabis; ASA Appeals Conviction of Dispensary Operator; Patient Denied Liver Transplant; More Federal Raids in Washington; Long Beach and L.A. Face Proposed Bans; ACTION ALERT!

ASA Sues Gov't to Stop Attacks on State Programs; Federal Prosecutors Vow Offensive on Dispensaries; Congressional Letter Urges Obama to Change Policy; Doctors Condemn Federal Policy, Urge Rescheduling; RAND Bows to Pressure, Pulls Dispensary Report; ACTION ALERT: Support HR1983

Study Confirms Dispensaries Cut Crime; Patients' Right to Bear Arms Challenged; RI Gov. Stops Dispensary Plan; Judge Says Nevada Law Makes No Sense, Dismisses Cases; CA Gov. Vetoes Bill Limiting Dispensaries; ACTION ALERT

ASA Tour Empowers Grassroots; Calif. Bill Recognizes Dispensaries; Court Doubles Down on Dispensary Ban; Seattle Regulates Dispensaries; Mich. Court Says Patients Can’t Buy Medicine; Feds want Ariz. Suit Dismissed; DC to Offer Safe Access; New Jersey Program Opens Soon; Alabama to Introduce ASA Model Bill ACTION ALERT: Support Federal Protections for Patients