Jun 8, 2012

Fifteen percent of registered voters in Imperial Beach have signed the petition to overturn the city’s current ban on safe access to medical cannabis and replace it with reasonable regulations. The Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach, a collaborative effort between Canvass for a Cause, a San Diego based LGBT non-profit, San Diego Americans for Safe Access,...

From the ASA National Blog: by: Sal Sodaro Safe access to medical cannabis became law in Connecticut today, when HB 5389 was signed into law by Governor Dannel Malloy. The compassionate use bill will take effect on October 1st, 2012. Below is a perspective from a Connecticut patient who testified in support of the bill this Spring. I am proud to see medical...

By: Don Duncan The California Assembly just approved AB 2312, a bill by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-SF) that will create a statewide board to regulate medical cannabis. The Senate will take up the bill next. Advocates are thrilled, and vow to build on this momentum to make sure the bill is also approved in the Senate and signed by Governor Brown. The campaign...

Medical cannabis patients and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) scored the first victory of the legislative cycle today when the Assembly Public Safety Committee approved AB 2312. This bill by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-SF) will create statewide regulations for medical cannabis, prevent most bans on cooperatives and collectives, and limit the amount of tax...

Mar 28, 2012

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Chief Counsel Joe Elford will be in San Diego on Friday for a two-hour legal seminar to discuss important new appellate court decisions on medical cannabis in California. These decisions may have a profound impact on how patients get their medicine and on how attorneys defend them in court. Mr. Elford will also be discussing...

The fight for safe access and patient’s rights throughout San Diego County is in full swing and we need your help! This month in partnership with Canvass for a Cause our chapter has launched the signature gathering effort in Imperial Beach to place the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach on the City’s ballot in November 2012. If passed the initiative...

Mar 14, 2012

Join us at the all NEW location for another laugh out loud, side splitting, hilarious San Diego ASA ExtravaGANJA medical marijuana comedy show, with Bernard ‘Burnz’ Daley and special guest Jay London! Have a great time and help raise money for San Diego ASA! Tickets are $10 per person at the door, 21 and up, doors open at 8, show starts at 9. For...

Mar 14, 2012

San Diego ASA Members and Friends, Thank you to everyone who came out to the March 2012 San Diego ASA chapter meeting last night at the La Jolla Brew House. The meeting was a tremendous success! Last night we discussed the latest news from ASA national, heard from attorney Lance Rogers who provided updates about state wide litigation effecting patients’...

Mar 10, 2012

ASA Activist Newsletter: March 2012 Calif. Appeals Courts Rule on Dispensaries; Nevada Distribution Rules Unconstitutional; Rhode Island to OK Dispensaries; Coalition Fights Feds in San Francisco; Transplant Denial Subject of Expose; Activists Speak Out in Week of Action. In This Issue: California Appeals Courts Issue Dispensary Rulings Judge...

Mar 8, 2012

Last year, California appellate courts ruled in Pack v. City of Long Beach and City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness Center, considerably altering the legal landscape of safe access to medical marijuana. In January, after urging from ASA and other groups, the California Supreme Court decided to review these harmful rulings,...

Sep 9, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich The month of September has eternally been etched into memories of medical marijuana patients in San Diego. September 9th, marks the second anniversary of District Attorney (DA) Bonnie Dumanis’ Operation Green Rx raids; the largest one day swat style assault against medical marijuana access in San Diego County’s history. In the early...

Aug 30, 2011

Dear ASA Members and Friends, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is visiting cities all over California to train and empower medical cannabis patients, providers, and advocates. We will be conducting a free Know-Your-Rights and Raid Preparedness Training in each city, followed by very special city-wide Stakeholders’ Meeting. Please plan to attend these...

Dear California ASA Members & Friends, There are two bills on the Governor’s desk that will severely limit safe access to medical cannabis in California. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is calling on supporters to contact Governor Jerry Brown today and ask him to veto SB 847 and AB 1300 to protect local access in our communities. Can you take a few minutes...

Aug 23, 2011

The Oceanside City Council had ample opportunity to develop reasonable regulations for medical marijuana patients in Oceanside during their two year moratorium on this issue. Instead, the City Council let the moratorium expire, and have launched an all out assault/eradication effort on the existing facilities through lawsuits, injunctions and threats. The City...

Aug 22, 2011

By: Eugene Davidovich It is no secret that medical marijuana patients in San Diego have been historically treated as second class citizens by our local elected officials. The County Board of Supervisors has done all it can to restrict access, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis continues to persecute patients, and Council members like Carl DeMaio, Marti Emerald,...