Sentencing for Vista pot shop owner set for Friday

PROSECUTORS HAVE AGREED TO RECOMMEND PROBATION, NOT JAIL By TERI FIGUEROA – North County Times A Vista man who pleaded guilty last fall to federal charges related to his medical marijuana dispensary is set to be sentenced on Friday, with prosecutors agreeing to recommend probation instead of jail time, according to court documents. Even with the...

LA Court Rejects Strict Dispensary Ordinance, Officials Respond with Greater Restrictions

LA Court Rejects Strict Dispensary Ordinance, Officials Respond with Greater Restrictions

Dec 22, 2010

by Kris Hermes, Americans for Safe Access On December 10th, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr ruled in the case Americans for Safe Access v. City of Los Angeles, which involves more than 100 plaintiffs, that the city’s medical marijuana dispensary ordinance was too restrictive. Relying on the recent landmark decision in Qualified Patients...

San Diego South Bay ASA Meeting Tonight

Join patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens Today, 6pm at Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA for the monthly South Bay San Diego ASA meeting. Find out the latest information on our efforts to establish permanent safe access to medical cannabis for patients in San Diego City, County, and all municipalities. Get involved with like minded...

James Stacy, from Life in Prison to No Jail Time; Plea Deal Reached in Federal Medical Marijuana Case

By: Eugene Davidovich Over ninety jurors were screened and made available for two weeks, all motions filed by both sides, and today in a surprising turn of events, less than a week before trial was to begin a resolution was reached between the US Attorney’s office and the defense in the James Stacy Federal medical marijuana case. On Monday of this week, the US...

Court Support Alert – James Stacy Last Hearing Tuesday 2pm

Court Support Alert – James Stacy Last Hearing Tuesday 2pm

Oct 25, 2010

James Stacy Federal Medical Marijuana Trial Court Support Alert What: James Stacy Court Support When: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:00 PM Where: San Diego Federal Courthouse – Courtroom 15 – 940 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101 Please come out on Tuesday at 2pm to the Federal Courthouse to support James Stacy in his LAST hearing before the trial begins on...

Dispensaries Raided on 10/6 – Two San Diego Locations Targeted

Update on Five Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raided October 6, 2010 1. Holistic Collective – Palm Springs, CA 2. Alternative Medicine Collective – Covina, CA 3. Riverside Compassionate Wellness Center – Riverside, CA 4. San Diego Holistic Collective – San Diego, CA 5. Compassionate Medical Collective – San Diego, CA The news...

Bill Bans Collective Operations Within 600 Feet of Schools

Cal NORML Release – Bill Bans Collective Operations Within 600 Feet of Schools Sacramento, Sep 30th = Gov. Schwarzenegger signed bill AB 2650 (Buchanan), which prohibits medical marijuana collectives from operating within 600 feet of a school as of Jan 1, 2011. It covers all activities by dispensaries or other providers that have a storefront location or...

September Americans for Safe Access Meeting

The September San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access monthly meeting will be held tonight on the 14th of September from 7-9pm at the La Jolla Brew House. This month we are excited to bring you the latest news about medical marijuana from around the nation, the state, and San Diego County. Here are some highlights of what to expect at the September ASA...

New Indictment Filed in Stacy Federal Medical Marijuana Case

San Diego, CA – Last week, days before trial was to start, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Schopler filed a second superseding indictment in Federal Court against James Stacy. The indictment includes two new charges and the modification of one of the previous charges. The paperwork was filed with the court on Thursday afternoon giving the defense less than 24...

BORDER PATROL ABUSE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS

Please contact me, or share my story with anyone that may be able to help me as my situation is urgent and my time very short! Charles R. Berg – 1230 C.N. Perry Calexico, CA. 92231 – Crberg2@juno.com As a medically retired firefighter from the City of Fresno Calif. I was injured in the line of duty, suffering injuries at a chemical factory fire. I...

D.C. Mayor Moves to Implement Local Medical Marijuana Law

D.C. Mayor Moves to Implement Local Medical Marijuana Law

Aug 7, 2010

Patient advocates welcome implementation, but oppose certain provisions Washington, D.C. — Mayor Adrian Fenty issued an order today, moving Washington D.C.’s medical marijuana law closer to implementation. With the Order, Mayor Fenty also issued proposed rulemaking, which sets out the regulations that will be used to implement the law. A 45-day...

Federal Medical Marijuana Legal Challenge Bolstered by New Veterans Policy Directive

VA policy undermines federal position that “marijuana has no currently accepted medical use” San Francisco, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed an important legal brief today in a Ninth Circuit case which aims to correct statements by the federal government that “marijuana has no currently...