Feb 5, 2024
While some progress has been made on the City’s cannabis social equity program, much is left to be desired.
Mar 1, 2017
February 27, 2017 Michael Cindrich Wins His 4th “Not Guilty” Cannabis Verdict in 12 Months Originally posted on: http://www.michaelcindrich.com/blog/a-post-prop-64-not-guilty-verdict-in-san-diego/ San Diego, CA – After a week long trial and an hour of jury deliberations, Anthony Palumbo finally heard the words he had been waiting almost a year and a...
Oct 15, 2016
October 3, 2016 By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego, CA – Thursday, a permitted cannabis co-op operator – who was raided by the Narcotic Task Force Team 9 seven days after permitting – braved the downtown police station in order to retrieve the thousands of dollars worth of medicinal cannabis products illegally snatched...
Apr 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 By Terrie Best – San Diego ASA San Diego, CA – The County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday to vote on staff recommendations to extend a moratorium against new medical marijuana activity in San Diego County. The 45 day moratorium was put in place on March 16 and was largely a knee-jerk reaction to a group of community members...
Mar 6, 2014
March 6, 2014 By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA – Day two of pretrial motions for Deborah and Dennis Little took place yesterday in the Vista Courthouse as what is referred to as 402 hearings ate up most of the day. The hearings are a disclosure process the court uses to ascertain if witness...
Mar 4, 2014
SAN DIEGO, CA – This Thursday at 6 p.m., the Alliance for Responsible Medicinal Access (ARMA) invites ASA supporters to find out the latest information on the permitting process, timing and proposed implementation of the new ordinance for cooperatives in the city of San Diego. ARMA’s government-affairs strategist will provide a briefing on the...
Sep 16, 2013
On Tuesday of last week at the September chapter meeting, current San Diego City Councilmember and Candidate for Mayor, David Alvarez stopped by and spoke to the group about his position on medical marijuana. Councilmember Alvarez voiced opposition to any ban and the need for those who use medical cannabis legally to have safe regulated access throughout the...
Sep 7, 2013
Here are just a few questions that our chapter continues to receive from patients throughout the county on a weekly basis: How many plants can I legally grow? Where can I legally obtain my medicine? Are medical marijuana dispensaries legal? Will the city continue its crackdown? What does the recent Cole memo mean for safe access in San Diego? With the...
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...
Last week, the Narcotic Task Force headed by the DEA conducted a raid on ‘One on One Patients Association’, a legal medical marijuana dispensary in Downtown San Diego. Tomorrow at 11am, please join the directors, members, and concerned citizens for a press conference about the raid and related outrageous acts by the DEA. ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ONE ON...
The Mayor’s proposal is not yet ready to move forward to Council, it will not be heard at the 3/5/2013 City Council meeting, and will likely be one or two weeks later. Stay tuned for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/559741724050308/
Join patients, advocates, and concerned citizens on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10am at San Diego City Hall 202 C St. San Diego, CA 92101 That day, City Council will be discussing and voting on a newly written and revised ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of San Diego. We need all patients and supporters to come out, sign in to speak,...
Medical marijuana patient, double lung transplant candidate, and San Diego Americans for Safe Access Board Member, Vey Linville discusses using marijuana to treat his severe emphysema and tells the truth about dispensaries in San Diego, the recent federal crackdown in California, and his efforts to protect patient’s rights in Imperial Beach. Interview by...
Jul 20, 2012
Sole legal medical marijuana dispensary to challenge U.S. Attorney for straight legal test of California state law, to announce plans for ongoing defense of legitimate medical marijuana operations San Diego, CA (July 20, 2012) – Advocates, patients, and concerned citizens in support of the only state and county approved legal medical marijuana dispensary in...
Jul 16, 2012
On Wednesday, July 18th, the Imperial Beach City Council is scheduled to vote on placing the Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach on the ballot after a successful signature gathering effort by Canvass for a Cause and San Diego Americans for Safe Access. The signature drive resulted in over ten percent of registered IB voters signing the petition to place the...