BY: CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO Alice Huffman, longtime head of the state NAACP, contemplated leading a campaign next fall to legalize recreational marijuana in California, and went as far as submitting her own proposal, then joined with cannabis activists on a separate measure. Both efforts faltered, along with many others, and Huffman... Read more

BY: STEVEN E. LARSON The California Medical Association has long been at the forefront of controversial issues facing our state. We have proposed and helped implement forward-looking public policies around HIV/AIDS treatment and patient rights, blood donor laws, universal access to health care, physician aid-in-dying and vaccination rates. At the... Read more

Watch the video below to hear Lt. Gov Gavin Newsome discussing the implementation of AUMA and how this measure will avoid the mistakes of Colorado, Washington, or Oregon. Read more

EAST BAY EXPRESS: California Doctors Endorse Leading Legalization Initiative By David DownsCalifornia’s leading physician organization, the California Medical Association (CMA) has announced its formal endorsement of the state’s leading ballot initiative to tax and regulate adult cannabis use — dubbed the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. It's one of the... Read more