San Diego Superior Court Judge Threatens Citizen Observers with Arrest for Advocacy in Medical Marijuana Sentence Hearing

San Diego Superior Court Judge Threatens Citizen Observers with Arrest for Advocacy in Medical Marijuana Sentence Hearing

Jul 30, 2013

By Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator July 30, 2013 San Diego, CA – In a weird and wholly inappropriate display of rage today in the downtown courthouse, Judge Peter Gallagher ranted at defendant Victor Marion for choosing to have medical cannabis supporters in the courtroom for his sentencing, leaving the defendant in...

Motion to Quash Search Warrant Denied by San Diego Superior Court Judge, Prosecutor Claims All Medical Marijuana Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Motion to Quash Search Warrant Denied by San Diego Superior Court Judge, Prosecutor Claims All Medical Marijuana Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Jul 23, 2013

By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator July 23, 2013 San Diego, CA – Last week, in San Diego Superior Court, Attorneys Lance Rogers and Logan Fairfax argued their clients, – medical cannabis patients and seriously ill Dennis and Deborah Littles’ – right to privacy was violated when Sheriffs flew over...

San Diego Superior Court Judge Denies Medical Marijuana Collective Cultivation Defense, Defendant Headed for Appeal

San Diego Superior Court Judge Denies Medical Marijuana Collective Cultivation Defense, Defendant Headed for Appeal

Jul 20, 2013

  By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator   July 20, 2013   San Diego, CA – In a grueling week-long trial, a superior court Judge prohibited defense counsel from bringing evidence to support that cannabis patients may lawfully collectively cultivate medical cannabis under the Medical...

Advocates Appeal Marijuana’s Federal Status as a Dangerous Drug with No Medical Value to U.S. Supreme Court

Patient advocacy group argues that over 200 peer-reviewed studies are more than adequate to show medical efficacy Washington, DC — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition for writ of certiorari today with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a January Circuit Court decision that maintained...

Charges Dropped Against Landlord in Ronnie Chang Federal Medical Marijuana Case

Charges Dropped Against Landlord in Ronnie Chang Federal Medical Marijuana Case

Jul 14, 2013

By Terrie Best San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator July 14, 2013  San Diego, CA – It has been a great summer for medical cannabis attorney, Mark Bluemel, and his clients when days after the Tim O’Shea case was dismissed in state court in the interest of justice, Mr. Bluemel announced that in the federal arena, charges were...

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Monthly Chapter Meeting – San Diego ASA

Join patients, advocates, scientists, and concerned citizens Tuesday, July 9th from 7pm – 9pm at Giovanni’s Restaurant located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123 for the July San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access monthly meeting. At Tuesday’s meeting we will discuss federal legislation as well as updates regarding...