Kharla Vezzetti Cal NORML Release May 23rd, 2011 Contact: Dale Gieringer, CaNORML 415-563-5858 Nearly nine years after filing a petition to reschedule marijuana for medical use, a coalition of advocates has filed suit in federal court to require the government to answer their petition within 60 days. The rescheduling petition, filed to the DEA on October 9, …
June 9, 2011 Here are some things we can all do right now: 1. Write to President Obama and your Congressperson protesting the incarceration of Mollie Fry and Dale Schafer. Both are serving 5-year federal sentences for growing over 100 plants over three years’ time. (That’s right: they only grew 30 plants at a time). …
SACRAMENTO, May 2nd: Dr. Mollie Fry and Dale Schafer spoke eloquently at their federal surrender in Sacramento to an emotional crowd of supporters, who shouted, “We love you,” as the couple turned themselves in to serve a five year sentence for growing 106 marijuana plants over a period of three years. “If I’m going to …
May 4, 2011 – CalNORML director Dale Gieringer is scheduled to testify today in Sacramento at a Senate Governance and Finance Committee hearing on SB 626 (Calderon), to establish a BOE study on how to regulate medical cannabis. “California badly needs a comprehensive system to regulate the distribution, sale, production, transportation, and testing of medical …
WHERE: Federal Courthouse, Sacramento – 501 “I” St. WHEN: Monday May 2nd, 1:15 – 2 PM WHAT: Press Conference and Rally for Federal Medical Marijuana Defendants Dr. Mollie Fry & Dale Schafer SACRAMENTO – Medical marijuana supporters will be rallying to protest the imprisonment of Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband Dale Schafer for five …
April 18 – On April 26th, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee will be hearing Assemblymember Tom Ammiano’s bill AB 1017 to downgrade marijuana cultivation from a mandatory felony to a wobbler (that is, optional misdemeanor). AB 1017 is sponsored by the new District Attorney from Mendocino County, David Eyster, with support from other north …
April 13, 2011 – A bill to allow local regulation of medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives has been introduced by Assemblyman Blumenfield (AB 1300). The bill expands on the SB 420 definition of “cooperative” and “collective” as follows: (b) “Cooperative or collective,” for purposes of this article, means a location where qualified patients, persons with …
PRESS RELEASE Americans for Safe Access For Immediate Release: April 5, 2011 California Medical Marijuana Employment Rights Bill Approved by Senate Committee Legislation would prevent discrimination, continue to guard against impairment at the workplace Sacramento, CA — The State Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 today, approving a bill that would protect medical marijuana patients from …
UPDATE 10/17: NIH’s Cancer.gov website now states: “Cannabinoids may have benefits in the treatment of cancer-related side effects.” It had said: “The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep.” Also see: Government-Run Cancer Institute Quietly Acknowledges That Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells August …
Coming April 29th – 100th Anniversary of First State Anti-Cannabis Law Mar 30th, 2011 – Today marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Single Convention Treaty on Narcotic Drugs, which initiated the international policy of cannabis prohibition. Pursuant to the treaty, cannabis is prohibited in every single country in the world (including the …