http://www.safeaccessnow.org/ Americans for Safe Access ensures safe access and legal access to medical cannabis (medical marijuana) for therapeutic uses and research. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25418&key=0 <div class="text blurb">AB 2279 would ensure a medical cannabis patient's right to work and end employment discrimination against patients. Contact Governor Schwarzenegger to urge him to sign AB 2279 into law!</div> http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25418&key=0 http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25418 http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/182/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=25418 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5582 <div class="text blurb">Twelve years ago, California voters passed Proposition 215, which exempts sick people who use marijuana recommended by their physician from being held criminally liable under state law.</div> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5582 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5583 <div class="text blurb">Last week state Attorney General Jerry Brown issued new guidelines clarifying California’s medical-marijuana laws, but Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey is skeptical. The guidelines won’t do much to deter illegal drug activity, he said.</div> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5583 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5566 <div class="text blurb">Calif. Legislature OKs Job Rights for Patients; Calif. AG Issues Medical Cannabis Guidelines; ASA Forms Alliance with SSDP; ASA Launches Chapter Mentorship Program</div> http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5566 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5581 <div class="text blurb">OAKLAND, Calif. -- An El Sobrante man who ran a business that made marijuana-laced cookies and candy was sentenced in federal court in Oakland Wednesday to two years of non-prison confinement.</div> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5581 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5565 <div class="text blurb">Sentencing hearing Wednesday 9/3 preceded by a 2pm press conference</div> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5565 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5579 <div class="text blurb">When we read the first headlines, we were concerned that California Attorney General Jerry Brown had become part of the campaign to subvert California's medical marijuana laws by recommending that police go after so-called medical marijuana dispensaries more aggressively. Having read the actual guidelines, however, we believe they are not perfect but potentially useful — at least to state law enforcement people who want to do their job properly rather than seeking to nullify the law.</div> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5579 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5580 <div class="text blurb">After more than a decade of roiling confusion over what California's groundbreaking medical marijuana law and subsequent enabling legislation do and do not allow, state Attorney General Jerry Brown sought to clarify matters by issuing a long-awaited set of guidelines for patients, providers, and law enforcement. In addition to clarifying what is permissible under state law, Brown also hoped to damp down the ongoing conflict between state and federal authorities over medical marijuana in California.</div> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5580 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5578 <div class="text blurb">Even as state Attorney General Jerry Brown was preparing to release new medical-marijuana guidelines praised by advocates, his narcotics agents were busting a Southern California dispensary.</div> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5578 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5577 <div class="text blurb">California Attorney General Jerry Brown passed out an 11-page “road map” for medical marijuana patients recently and hopes everybody will obey the new rules of the road. </div> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5577 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5576 <div class="text blurb">California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued restrictive guidelines this week for medical-marijuana sellers, bolstering his tough-on-crime credentials as he looks ahead to a possible gubernatorial bid in 2010.</div> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5576 http://www.wejoinin.com <div class="text blurb">A great tool for creating sign-up sheets for various events, meetings, petitions, and all your other activist needs.</div> http://www.wejoinin.com http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5574 <div class="text blurb">The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a plea to issue state-mandated medical marijuana identification cards.</div> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5574 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5575 <div class="text blurb">ORANGE – A couple of days after the state attorney general issued a new directive on guidelines governing medical marijuana, the county's top law enforcement brass scrambled to figure out what it means to them.</div> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5575