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Feds Target 71 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in L.A. County
Federal authorities on Tuesday took legal action against 71 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles County, part of an ongoing campaign to crack down on the establishments.
Medical Marijuana Activists Rally Against U.S. President Obama
Ten years ago, when Steph Sherer started using medicinal marijuana as a way to cope with the chronic pain caused by a neck injury, she didn’t know she’d be at the forefront of a movement that would spread throughout the United States to the one million patients who use cannabis to help treat serious illnesses, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and HIV/AIDS.
Why Medical Marijuana Patients Are Protesting at Obama’s Campaign Headquarters Today
When Obama's supporters come to volunteer this evening, they will be greeted by a crowd holding political signs. It's not an Occupy protest or a Republican rally -0 it's a rally in support of medical marijuana access, organized by voters who feel left out of the electoral debate.
Medical Cannabis Businesswomen to Call on President Obama to Review Medical Marijuana Policy
On Thursday, September 13, the National Cannabis Industry Association, in conjunction with the Women's CannaBusiness Network, a project it launched earlier this year, will hold a press conference at the National Press Club.
Marijuana Activists Seethe at Obama’s DNC Ad
After months of relentless federal crackdowns on state-regulated medical marijuana dispensaries, President Barack Obama has appeared in a video with marijuana movie icons Harold and Kumar.
Incrimination Without Representation: The Silence of the Senate on Medical Marijuana
As Democrats gather for the National Convention to banter back and forth about the issues most important to Americans, one platform that is conspicuously absent is the Federal crackdown on medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Group Endorses Obama for Re-Election
Calling it the defining economic issue of the moment, The United States Medical Marijuana Chamber of Commerce which advocates for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes, endorsed Barack Obama for president today.
Medical Marijuana Advocates to Argue DEA in Federal Court
Is marijuana a medicine, or is it a vitality-sucking, life-destroying devil weed? Cannabis advocates and law enforcement don't exactly see eye-to-eye on this crucial point -- but for the first time, a judge will be called in to decide.
Medical Marijuana Bill Would Lift Ban on Evidence in Federal Court
Late yesterday, U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and 18 co-sponsors introduced HR 6134, the "Truth in Trials" Act, bipartisan legislation to allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the ability to use medical marijuana evidence at trial, a right not currently afforded them.
