Massachusetts becomes the 18th medical marijuana state; now comes the difficult work of implementation

Massachusetts becomes the 18th medical marijuana state; now comes the difficult work of implementation

Nov 29, 2012

By: Kris Hermes, Americans for Safe Access Earlier this month, an overwhelming sixty-three percent of Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3and, in so doing, became the country’s 18th state to pass a medical marijuana law. Massachusetts is now the latest in a growing number of states that are choosing to implement their own public health laws,...

Harnessing Our Power for Victory – Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference

Harnessing Our Power for Victory – Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference

Nov 24, 2012

We are pleased to announce Harnessing Our Power for Victory – Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, taking place February 22nd – 25th at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Americans for Safe Access and our allies will fight even harder for safe access in 2013. This is our chance to show the Obama...

Four Ballot Initiatives Fail to Secure the Rights of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Exist in Four San Diego Cities While a Landmark California Appellate Court Decision Defines Dispensaries as Legal

By: Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access San Diego CA – Hidden in the clouds of vapor in some reporter’s desk is a story whose magnitude was almost missed in the hubbub of the 2012 presidential election. On October 24th, 2012, the Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Diego overturned a medical marijuana dispensary operator’s...

Medical Marijuana Initiatives San Diego Results

Final Results for all the medical marijuana initiatives in San Diego County: PROP H – CITY OF DEL MAR Regulation Med Marijuana Reporting 5 of 5 at 100.0% counted. NO 1053 56.40 % YES 814 43.60 % PROP S – City of Imperial Beach Med. Marijuana Dispensaries. Reporting 12 of 12 at 100.0% counted. NO 2869 59.76 % YES 1932 40.24 % PROP T – CITY OF...

Bilbray Endorses Medical Marijuana Initiative in Imperial Beach

Bilbray Endorses Medical Marijuana Initiative in Imperial Beach

Nov 2, 2012

By: Eugene Davidovich Imperial Beach, CA – Incumbent City Council member Brian Pat Bilbray today, issued an official endorsement in support of Proposition S a voter initiative slated to appear on the November 6th ballot in the City. “With my sister having to use medical marijuana to treat her stage three melanoma this issue is very emotional and personal...