From Marijuana Majority:
Let me get right to the point: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer just said he believes there will be "greater enforcement" of federal marijuana laws.
This is not acceptable, and would go against President Trump's repeated campaign pledges to respect state cannabis policies.
We need you to take action right now...
Sign our WhiteHouse.gov petition telling the administration that they need to keep Trump's promise to let states implement their own marijuana laws without federal interference.
Tell The White House To Respect State Marijuana Laws.
Stay tuned for more details...
Thanks for doing your part and raising your voice,
Tom Angell
Founder and Chairman
Marijuana Majority
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Friday, September 30, 2016
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended.
From Marijuana Majority:
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended. Earlier this month we told you that a federal law protecting state-legal medical marijuana patients from DEA harassment was set to expire on September 30. Congress still hasn't resolved the question of whether to extend the provision through next year, but they did just pass a temporary bill prolonging the protections until December 9.
Stay tuned for an action alert making it easy for you to pressure your representatives to keep protecting patients and providers on a longer-term basis.
This is great. It shows we are a powerful lobby that they must take seriously. Thanks to everyone who helped us out by signing the petition.
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended. Earlier this month we told you that a federal law protecting state-legal medical marijuana patients from DEA harassment was set to expire on September 30. Congress still hasn't resolved the question of whether to extend the provision through next year, but they did just pass a temporary bill prolonging the protections until December 9.
Stay tuned for an action alert making it easy for you to pressure your representatives to keep protecting patients and providers on a longer-term basis.
This is great. It shows we are a powerful lobby that they must take seriously. Thanks to everyone who helped us out by signing the petition.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Marijuana legalization help needed on 4/20
Today, April 20, is widely recognized as a day to celebrate marijuana and the fight for legalization. We hope you have fun, if you partake, but we also need your help right now to stop an outrageous attack on legalization from an unexpected source:
ActBlue, an organization that claims to be a "progressive" leader, is actively raising money to stop marijuana legalization in Massachusetts.
ActBlue is well-known as the donation processor for politicians like Bernie Sanders and others who support marijuana law reform. So it's especially unacceptable for them to be actively promoting the continued prohibition of marijuana, which leads to mass incarceration and racially discriminatory arrest rates. There's nothing progressive about that.
Please take a second to sign the petition to ActBlue now:
Click here to sign the petition.
ActBlue, an organization that claims to be a "progressive" leader, is actively raising money to stop marijuana legalization in Massachusetts.
ActBlue is well-known as the donation processor for politicians like Bernie Sanders and others who support marijuana law reform. So it's especially unacceptable for them to be actively promoting the continued prohibition of marijuana, which leads to mass incarceration and racially discriminatory arrest rates. There's nothing progressive about that.
Please take a second to sign the petition to ActBlue now:
Click here to sign the petition.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Remind Chuck Rosenberg that medical marijuana is not a joke
Medical marijuana petition arrives on DEA's doorstep
Marijuana Majority
Nov 18, 2015 — The DEA is about to get some visitors.
This Friday, a group of people who rely on medical marijuana are going to personally deliver printed copies of the petition you signed calling for DEA head Chuck Rosenberg to resign or be fired after he called medical cannabis a "joke."
And the news media is coming with us. Something tells us that Mr. Rosenberg is about to start taking this issue a little more seriously...
And we're now over 90,000 signatures! We're *this close* to the major milestone of 100,000. Can you help us get there?
Please take a minute right now to reach out and ask your friends and family to join you in calling for much-needed change at the DEA.
Please send this Tweet: click here
And share this Facebook post:click here
100,000 is a huge, in-your-face number that simply can't be ignored. With your help, we can get there and beyond.
And stay tuned for an update on how our petition delivery goes on Friday...
Share the petition
Marijuana Majority
Nov 18, 2015 — The DEA is about to get some visitors.
This Friday, a group of people who rely on medical marijuana are going to personally deliver printed copies of the petition you signed calling for DEA head Chuck Rosenberg to resign or be fired after he called medical cannabis a "joke."
And the news media is coming with us. Something tells us that Mr. Rosenberg is about to start taking this issue a little more seriously...
And we're now over 90,000 signatures! We're *this close* to the major milestone of 100,000. Can you help us get there?
Please take a minute right now to reach out and ask your friends and family to join you in calling for much-needed change at the DEA.
Please send this Tweet: click here
And share this Facebook post:click here
100,000 is a huge, in-your-face number that simply can't be ignored. With your help, we can get there and beyond.
And stay tuned for an update on how our petition delivery goes on Friday...
Share the petition
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Federal judge tell the DOJ to back off raiding medical marijuana dispensaries
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Win Battle Against Federal Crackdown
"This is a big win for medical marijuana patients and their providers."
Medical marijuana dispensaries scored a major win on Monday when a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice cannot prosecute legal providers of medical cannabis.
In his ruling, Senior District Judge Charles R. Breyer lifted an injunction against a California dispensary, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, and its founder, Lynette Shaw, ruling that a budget amendment Congress approved last year requires the federal government to respect state marijuana laws. The DOJ is thus precluded from criminally prosecuting organizations like MAMM that comply with state regulations.
The amendment, sponsored by Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and Sam Farr (D-Calif.), was added to last year's federal spending bill. Under the provision, the Justice Department is prohibited from using federal funds to undermine state medical marijuana programs. The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment came in response to a renewed federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry in California, where medical pot has been legal since 1996. MAMM, located in Fairfax, California, was one of the targeted dispensaries, and shuttered in 2011 under federal pressure.
However, the Justice Department has narrowly interpreted the amendment, telling the Los Angeles Times in April that the new restrictions don't apply to dispensaries or individuals, but instead prevents the feds from "impeding the ability of states to carry out their medical marijuana laws."
The amendment's authors vehemently disagreed, accusing the DOJ of violating the law and calling for an investigation into the department's crackdown on legal businesses.
Monday's ruling struck a blow to the DOJ's interpretation of the law, which Breyer said "tortures the plain meaning of the statute."
"It defies language and logic for the Government to argue that it does not 'prevent' California from 'implementing' its medical marijuana laws by shutting down these same heavily-regulated medical marijuana dispensaries," Breyer wrote. "And contrary to the Government's representation, the record here does support a finding that Californians' access to legal medical marijuana has been substantitively impeded by the closing of dispensaries, and the closing of MAMM in particular."
The decision could have wide-ranging implications, as 23 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized pot for medical use. Another 17 states have allowed the use of non-psychoactive cannabis extract to treat conditions like severe epilepsy in children.
Marijuana advocates applauded Breyer's ruling Tuesday.
"This is a big win for medical marijuana patients and their providers, and a significant victory in our efforts to end the federal government’s war on marijuana. Federal raids of legitimate medical marijuana businesses aren’t just stupid and wasteful, but also illegal," said Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for Marijuana Policy Project, in a statement.
"It's great to see the judicial branch finally starting to hold the Justice Department accountable for its willful violation of Congress's intent to end federal interference with state medical marijuana laws,"said Tom Angell, chairman of the pro-legalization group Marijuana Majority. "I hope the Obama administration takes this ruling to heart and makes sure DEA and federal prosecutors finally stop trying to stand between patients and their medicine."
Shaw, MAMM's founder, also praised the ruling.
"I'm very happy and I’m very relieved that I will get to return to my life’s work,” she told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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"This is a big win for medical marijuana patients and their providers."
Medical marijuana dispensaries scored a major win on Monday when a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice cannot prosecute legal providers of medical cannabis.
In his ruling, Senior District Judge Charles R. Breyer lifted an injunction against a California dispensary, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, and its founder, Lynette Shaw, ruling that a budget amendment Congress approved last year requires the federal government to respect state marijuana laws. The DOJ is thus precluded from criminally prosecuting organizations like MAMM that comply with state regulations.
The amendment, sponsored by Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and Sam Farr (D-Calif.), was added to last year's federal spending bill. Under the provision, the Justice Department is prohibited from using federal funds to undermine state medical marijuana programs. The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment came in response to a renewed federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry in California, where medical pot has been legal since 1996. MAMM, located in Fairfax, California, was one of the targeted dispensaries, and shuttered in 2011 under federal pressure.
However, the Justice Department has narrowly interpreted the amendment, telling the Los Angeles Times in April that the new restrictions don't apply to dispensaries or individuals, but instead prevents the feds from "impeding the ability of states to carry out their medical marijuana laws."
The amendment's authors vehemently disagreed, accusing the DOJ of violating the law and calling for an investigation into the department's crackdown on legal businesses.
Monday's ruling struck a blow to the DOJ's interpretation of the law, which Breyer said "tortures the plain meaning of the statute."
"It defies language and logic for the Government to argue that it does not 'prevent' California from 'implementing' its medical marijuana laws by shutting down these same heavily-regulated medical marijuana dispensaries," Breyer wrote. "And contrary to the Government's representation, the record here does support a finding that Californians' access to legal medical marijuana has been substantitively impeded by the closing of dispensaries, and the closing of MAMM in particular."
The decision could have wide-ranging implications, as 23 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized pot for medical use. Another 17 states have allowed the use of non-psychoactive cannabis extract to treat conditions like severe epilepsy in children.
Marijuana advocates applauded Breyer's ruling Tuesday.
"This is a big win for medical marijuana patients and their providers, and a significant victory in our efforts to end the federal government’s war on marijuana. Federal raids of legitimate medical marijuana businesses aren’t just stupid and wasteful, but also illegal," said Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for Marijuana Policy Project, in a statement.
"It's great to see the judicial branch finally starting to hold the Justice Department accountable for its willful violation of Congress's intent to end federal interference with state medical marijuana laws,"said Tom Angell, chairman of the pro-legalization group Marijuana Majority. "I hope the Obama administration takes this ruling to heart and makes sure DEA and federal prosecutors finally stop trying to stand between patients and their medicine."
Shaw, MAMM's founder, also praised the ruling.
"I'm very happy and I’m very relieved that I will get to return to my life’s work,” she told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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