American Medical Marijuana Association
{{Short description|American cannabis advocacy organization}}
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| type = Volunteer
| headquarters = 17415 Ocean Dr., Fort Bragg, CA 95437
| location = Online
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| website = https://americanmarijuana.org/
| formation = Formed in 1999 by Steve Kubby, Ed Rosenthal and Tod H. Mikuriya
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The American Medical Marijuana Association (AMMA) is an organization formed to promote and protect legal access to medical marijuana. AMMA was founded in Fort Bragg, California in 1999, by Steve Kubby, Ed Rosenthal, and Tod H. Mikuriya.{{Cite book |last=Marin |first=Cheech |title=Cheech & Chong's Almost Legal Book for Stoners |last2=Chong |first2=Tommy |date=5 November 2013 |publisher=Running Press |isbn=9780762449880}}
AMMA strives to implement, preserve and protect medicinal cannabis patients through political activism. AMMA's activism includes aiding in the defense of cannabis patients should they be prosecuted for possessing medical marijuana. One way AMMA is able to do this is through the sharing of motions, writs, declarations, and demands.
AMMA National Director
- Steve Kubby: Former Libertarian Party nominee for governor of California and author of two books on drug policy.
AMMA Advisors
- Richard Cowan: Former National Director of NORML. Member of the Advisory Board of the Drug Policy Foundation. Senior Policy Advisor to NORML. Editor and Publisher, marijuananews.
- Ed Rosenthal: He has written and edited more than a dozen books about marijuana cultivation and social policy.
- Rev. Lynnette Shaw: Founder and director of the Cannabis Buyers' Club Marin in Fairfax, California, licensed since 1997.
References
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External links
- [http://videos.med.wisc.edu/videoInfo.php?videoid=1107 VIDEO: Cannabis and Cannabinoids in the 21st Century: Medical Marijuana] Dr. David Bearman speaks at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, November 2007.
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Category:Medicinal use of cannabis organizations based in the United States
Category:Medical associations based in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 1999
Category:Medical and health organizations based in California