California Cannabis » Asa http://californiacannabis.net Medical Marijuana News for Patients, in accordance with California State Law Proposition 215 (HS 11362.5) Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:31:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Sacrificial Lamb Evolves into Roaring Lion http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/sacrificial-lamb-evolves-into-roaring-lion/ http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/sacrificial-lamb-evolves-into-roaring-lion/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:25:52 +0000 Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines This post was written by Rick Doblin, Ph.D, who is a member of ASA’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board and who founded and leads M.A.P.S., the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nonprofit that since 1986 has assisted scientists in designing, funding, obtaining approval for and reporting on studies into …

]]> http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/sacrificial-lamb-evolves-into-roaring-lion/feed/ 0 ASA Weekly Alert 02-06-2009 http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/asa-weekly-alert-02-06-2009/ http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/asa-weekly-alert-02-06-2009/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:25:49 +0000 Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines 1.  DEA Raids 4 L.A. Dispensing Collectives, Spark Community Uproar; White House Response
DEA carried out four simultaneous “smash and grab” raids on medical cannabis dispensing collectives in Los Angeles this week (Beach Center Collective, Venice Alternative Healing, Marina Caregivers, and Alternative Caregivers Discount Collective).  It was the second time that …

]]> http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/asa-weekly-alert-02-06-2009/feed/ 0 No evidence for withdrawal symptoms from cannabis based medicinal extracts http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/no-evidence-for-withdrawal-symptoms-from-cannabis-based-medicinal-extracts/ http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/no-evidence-for-withdrawal-symptoms-from-cannabis-based-medicinal-extracts/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:25:37 +0000 Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines This guest post was written by Jahan Marcu, a cannabis researcher who is a member of ASA’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board.

In a press release issued February 24th 2009, GW pharmaceuticals reported that there is no evidence of withdrawal from long term use of Sativex, an oral cannabis spray. The …

]]> http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/no-evidence-for-withdrawal-symptoms-from-cannabis-based-medicinal-extracts/feed/ 0 February 2009 Activist Newsletter http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/february-2009-activist-newsletter/ http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/february-2009-activist-newsletter/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:25:28 +0000 ASA's Medical Cannabis Feed http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5661 Calif. County Sued over Medical Marijuana IDs; ASA to Hold Obama Administration Accountable; ASA Ambassador Program Finds [...]]]> Calif. County Sued over Medical Marijuana IDs; ASA to Hold Obama Administration Accountable; ASA Ambassador Program Finds Volunteers ]]> http://californiacannabis.net/2009/02/february-2009-activist-newsletter/feed/ 0