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Every Friday, ASA distributes a summary of news stories about medical marijuana from around the world, including comment on what they mean and links to the complete articles.
12/14/07 News Summary
Feds Seize CA Tax Revenue; Federal Injunction Challenge Rejected; NM Implementing; CO Caregiver Case; News from CT, CA, More.
1/18/08 News Summary
NM Patient Sues Over Raid; CO Police Pursued for Damaged Cannabis; Canada Court Ruling Allows Patient Choice; More on MT, ID, Dispensaries
1/11/08 News Summary
Medical Marijuana Returned in CO; Canada Court Tosses Limits on Medical Growers; Workers' Rights in WA; CA Implementation, Dispensaries; More...
1/4/08 News Summary
City of San Diego Sides with ASA on Patient Rights; New US Attorney Bodes Ill for California; News from CA, MT, NM, NJ, Canada
Medical Marijuana in the News: 1/25
ASA Fighting for Patients' Right to Work; Elderly Patients Prosecuted in CA; Attack on OR Medical Marijuana Law, More News....
12/26/07 News Summary
Federal Forfeiture Threats Condemned; ASA Files New Brief in San Diego Suit; News from CA, MI, CO, NC, MT, Campaign '08; More...
12/6/07 News Summary
CA Police Ordered to Return Patient's Marijuana; CO Returns Unusable Marijuana; News from FL, NM, Canada, Campaign '08, More...
11/30/07 News Summary
ASA Wins Appeal on Return of Patient's Marijuana; Worker's Rights Case Watched; Two Court Wins in CO; New Research on Pain and Cancer; News from TN, MI, CT, NC, CA; More
11/16/07 News Summary
Psychiatrists Endorse Medical Marijuana; State Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Medical Marijuana in TN and WI; Documentary Sparks Debate in IL; Research Shows Cannabis Spray Fights Pain; CA Implementation
11/9/07 News Summary
ASA Takes Patients' Right to Work to CA Supreme Court; Dutch Health Minister Defends Medical Marijuana; Medical Hash OK in OR; More on TN, CA, Dispensaries, Documentaries, Drew Carey
11/2/07 News Summary
ASA Director on Drew Carey Project; Feds Raid Dispensary in Hayward; Cannabis Specialists Provide Insights; More News from MT, OR, CA
10/26/07 News Summary
Research Finds Marijuana Effective for Treating Pain and Depression; Win in CO Test Case; IN Couple Plead Medical; MO Mayor Busted for Medical Use; More from OR, MT, WA, CA
10/19/07 News Summary
PBS Looks at Medical Marijuana Quandry; Success for VT Program; CA Implementation; OR Hears from Advocates, Wrestles with Rules
10/12/07 News Summary
300 Rally at CA Guv's Office; DEA Raid Protests; Another Raid in LA; Presidential Candidates Confronted; Edibles, Dispensaries and More....
10/5/07 News Summary
ASA Wins E-Voting Case; Edible Medical Marijuana Maker Surrenders; FBI Raids Patient Garden; CA Dispensaries; MT Worker Rights
9/28/07 News Summary
ASA Wins Election Case; Feds Raid Maker of Medicinal Edibles and Sacramento Dispensary, Threaten Landlords in Santa Barbara; Cannabis Helps PTSD; News from WA, NM, FL, WI
9/21/07 News Summary
CA Patient Ordered Back to Federal Prison; WI has Medical Marijuana Bill Again; NY Bill Moving Forward; More News from WA, CA, Canada
9/14/07 News Summary
ASA Defending Collectives in Court; Counties Hear from Activists; Why Conservatives Should Defend Medical Marijuana; News from CA, IL, RI, CO, Canada
9/7/07 News Summary
More CA Raids Spark Protests, Policy Talk; Courts says Patient Records Private; More on NM, CO, WA, Dispensaries, Federal Court Challenge.
8/31/07 News Summary
Feds Raid NM Paraplegic, Guv Outraged; More DEA Raids in CA; Court Orders City to Pay Damages for Seized Medical Marijuana; CO Case to Test Registration Requirement; More....