Pharmacy Hoax Revealed

San Diego, CA – The San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest medical cannabis advocacy group, working with LGBT activism group Canvass for a Cause and as part of the The Yes Men’s “Yes Labs” project, released a series of satirical press releases on Tuesday which indicated that U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy would begin...

State legal Medical Cannabis Patient Remains in Federal Detention as U.S. Attorney Pressure for Plea

State legal Medical Cannabis Patient Remains in Federal Detention as U.S. Attorney Pressure for Plea

Jul 31, 2012

By: Terrie Best San Diego, CA – Ron Chang, a state legal medical cannabis patient, remains in federal custody after a motion to modify his pretrial release was denied by Judge Michael M. Anello in the United State District Court for the Southern District of California. On July 30th, 2012, in front of Ron Chang’s supporters and patient advocates, Michael...

Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Day in Federal Court with the Obama Administration

Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Day in Federal Court with the Obama Administration

Jul 30, 2012

D.C. Circuit to hear oral arguments this October in lawsuit challenging marijuana’s federal classification Washington, D.C. — Late last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s...

Join Activist Summer Camp and Welcome Hunter, our new Field Director!

Since the Obama Administration began taking a hard-line stance against medical cannabis access, patients, caregivers and the institutions that help them have been faced with increasing harassment from federal law enforcement. As the election approaches, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and patients are fighting to have our perspective heard in the national...

Advocates Rally against Federal Attacks in San Diego, Sole Sheriff Permitted Dispensary Remains Open

Advocates Rally against Federal Attacks in San Diego, Sole Sheriff Permitted Dispensary Remains Open

Jul 26, 2012

By: Eugene Davidovich San Diego, CA — On Wednesday July 25 in the struggle for safe access, patients in San Diego scored a major, yet short-term victory. The most recent attempt by US Attorney Laura Duffy to shut down the sole Sheriff permitted medical marijuana co-operative was stalled when the co-op filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Around 1pm on...

Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry Los Angeles Dispensary Ban Vote, Announce Referendum Campaign

Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry Los Angeles Dispensary Ban Vote, Announce Referendum Campaign

Jul 26, 2012

July, 24, 2012 LA City Council vote disregards public health needs of thousands of patients, makes city legally vulnerable Los Angeles, CA — After more than four years of attempting to craft a medical marijuana dispensary ordinance, despite dozens of regulatory examples across California, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the...

Rally Against Federal Attack Wed at Noon – Federal Courthouse

Rally Against Federal Attack Wed at Noon – Federal Courthouse

Jul 24, 2012

Wednesday July 25th at 12pm at the San Diego Federal Court House on 880 Front St. the medical marijuana community will be rallying against the federal attacks on Proposition 215, SB420 and the will of California voters who overwhelmingly support safe access! After closing down over two hundred dispensaries in the City of San Diego, U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy has...

Rally Against Federal Attacks on Safe Access to Medical Marijuana

Rally Against Federal Attacks on Safe Access to Medical Marijuana

Jul 23, 2012

Join us, Wednesday July 25th – 12pm at the San Diego Federal Court House on 880 Front St. to rally against federal attacks on the Medical Cannabis Community! After closing down over 200 dispensaries throughout San Diego County, U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy has set her sights on Mother Earth’s Alternative Healing Cooperative the only Sheriff Permitted...

Treating Emphysema with Medical Cannabis

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...

ADVOCATES TO UNVEIL PLANS FOR LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEFENSE

ADVOCATES TO UNVEIL PLANS FOR LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEFENSE

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...

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution

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...

California’s Most Well-known Medical Marijuana Dispensary Slapped with Federal Asset Forfeiture Suit

California’s Most Well-known Medical Marijuana Dispensary Slapped with Federal Asset Forfeiture Suit

Jul 12, 2012

Oakland Mayor, city and state officials to speak at press conference scheduled for 9am Thursday at City Hall Oakland, CA — California’s most well-known medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, was served with a civil complaint for “forfeiture of property” on Monday for both of their locations in Oakland and San Jose. The...

Patient Advocates File Brief in Support of Federal Appeal by Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator

Patient Advocates File Brief in Support of Federal Appeal by Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator

Jul 10, 2012

Widely supported former dispensary operator appeals conviction to 9th Circuit amidst ongoing federal crackdown San Francisco, CA — Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed an amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief yesterday in a federal appeal brought by California dispensary operator Charlie C. Lynch. Lynch’s...

New Study: Leading U.S. Medical Marijuana Researcher Says Current Federal Classification “Not Tenable”

New Study: Leading U.S. Medical Marijuana Researcher Says Current Federal Classification “Not Tenable”

Jul 9, 2012

Director of cannabis research center says classification and political controversy are “obstacles to medical progress” San Diego, CA — Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal, which concluded that the...

San Diego ASA Meeting Tuesday July 10

San Diego ASA Meeting Tuesday July 10

Jul 8, 2012

Our July 2012 chapter meeting is coming up this Tuesday, July 10 from 7-9pm at the La Jolla Brew House Restaurant located at 7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla 92037 This month we have a very exciting meeting planned and need everyone to come out and participate! Aside from discussing latest national and local news, this month we will be holding chapter elections, ramping...