215 Party TONIGHT at 6pm!

Join us for the 215 party tonight from 6pm to midnight! See you all this Saturday in Vista at the 215 Party! See the event Flier: http://www.safeaccesssd.com/p/215-party.html WHERE: 1050 S. Santa Fe Rd. Vista, CA WHEN: Saturday February 13, 2010 6pm – 12am There will be several great Reggae bands performing, amazing prizes, good food, and great times! This is...

Rudy Reyes; Activist, Patient, Politician

Rudy Reyes; Activist, Patient, Politician

Feb 12, 2010

By: Eugene Davidovich On October 26, 2003, the Cedar wildfire was raging through the San Diego County, claiming over a dozen lives and taking with it thousands of homes. Many believe the fire caused the worse damage in the history of San Diego County. According to Wikipedia, “The Cedar Fire burned 280,278 acres (1,134.2 km2) 2,820 buildings (including 2,232...

San Diego ASA Directs its Attention to County Prevention Plan

By: Terrie Best Further to San Diego Americans for Safe Access (SDASA) ongoing efforts to reach out to County Alcohol and Drug Services in its oversight of HARM, the County contracted organization that year after year lobbies against safe access in San Diego, members of SDASA attended the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board (ADAB) meeting to speak during public...

Nathan Archer Court Support – Jan 26th – 9am

Nathan Archer Court Support – Jan 26th – 9am

Jan 25, 2010

Nathan Archer needs your support, lets pack the courtroom! By: Eugene Davidovich January 26, 2010 – Department 12 San Diego Superior Court 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 As part of the ongoing war against medical marijuana in San Diego waged by the District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Nathan Archer was arrested in 2006 and charged with cultivation of 98...

UPDATE: People V. Davidovich

The prosecutor in my case is Ms. Theresa Pham, a local Deputy District Attorney that seems to be reporting to and getting her marching orders directly from Bonnie Dumanis in this case. In fact several other Deputy DA’s are working for her on this case, including Romil Tohidi and a number graduate law clerks that have now been retained by th prosecution to...

Report on the San Diego City Medical Marijuana Task Force for 01/21/10

By MMTF Member Larry Sweet Chief Solis and Captain McDonald attended and were the sole action item for the MMTF today. While both insisted that they followed the AG Guidelines, their interpretations were rather rigid. They objected to: 1. Anyone with a recommendation can join a collective making MMJ too available to non MMJ interests 2. Not enough clear...

California Supreme Court Strikes Limits for Medical Marijuana Patients

Exemption from arrest and prosecution upheld for state-issued ID cardholders San Francisco, CA — The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous published decision today in People v. Kelly, striking down what it considered unconstitutional legislative limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess and cultivate. Today’s decision also...

Medical Cannabis Patient Gets Her Bongs Back in San Diego

Medical Cannabis Patient Gets Her Bongs Back in San Diego

Jan 20, 2010

Tiffani Kjeldergaard a legitimate medical cannabis patient in January of 2009 was sentenced to probation on a non drug related offense. She continued to use her legal medication and tested positive for THC on drug tests conducted by the probation department until June of 2009, when the probation department decided to stop by her house for a safety check. As with...

Raid Victim Received Approval for Return of Property

September 9, 2009 – Operation Green Rx victim Sebastian Maselli receives order for Return of Property! Sebastian Maselli was a founding member of Healing Dragon Collective which was raided on September 9, 2009 part of Bonnie Dumanis’ effort to eradicate safe access to medical marijuana in San Diego County. He was arrested, property seized, and life...

San Diego North County ASA Meeting

Join us for the San Diego North County Americans for Safe Access Meeting at Movement in Action in Vista at 7pm!! WHERE: 1050 S. Santa Fe Vista ca 92084 WHEN: 7-9pm tonight January 15, 2010 WHY: Because San Diego Medical Marijuana Community / Safe Access is under attack by the fierce fight of Bonnie Dumanis! Come out, Get Involved, Make a difference! Eugene...

The Cultural Wars Continue in San Diego

By: Rocky Neptun A seemingly dysfunctional San Diego City Council voted 7 to 1 on January 5, to stall many more months deciding the mere basics of regulating medical marijuana dispensaries by rejecting the modest recommendations of its own task force. The transparency of its motives in setting up the task force rather than having staff prepare ordinances, shows...

CA Cops Must Return 60 Pounds of Medical Marijuana

The outcome of legal victories by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) could be seen again last week, when Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William Sterling ruled that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) must return sixty pounds of medical cannabis confiscated during a traffic stop. ASA successfully sued the CHP to stop illegal confiscation of medical cannabis...

Medical Cannabis Patient on Probation Forced to get County MMJ Card

By: Eugene Davidovich, January 7, 2010 Tiffani Kjeldergaard a legitimate medical cannabis patient in January of 2009 was sentenced to probation on a non drug related offense. She continued to use her legal medication and tested positive for THC on drug tests conducted by the probation department until June of 2009 when the probation department decided to stop by...

City Council Refers Medical Marijuana Recommendations to Land Use and Housing

Today the San Diego City Council voted to in favor of passing the recommendations of the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task force to the Land Use and Housing Committee for their input. The vote was 7-1 in favor of the issue. At the start of today’s council session, representatives from Americans for Safe Access were at the city council meeting and spoke during...

Walter Davis: Eugene Davidovich Trial

Eugene Davidovich is facing a trial in January and he has been unjustly charged by local law enforcement. Although authorized to use and distribute Medical Marijuana, he has been arrested, lost his job and is currently a victim of Operation Green RX. For more information, see my column in East County Magazine here http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/2299 His...