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Community Budget Alliance Calls on City Council to Fully Restore ALL Equity-Focused Budget Cuts
Jun 3, 2024
Community Budget Alliance calls on City Council to fully restore ALL equity-focused budget cuts
Save Social Equity in San Diego
Apr 27, 2024
Take action to save social equity programs in San Diego.
California Compassionate Cannabis Donation Programs: A Lifeline for Patients
Apr 1, 2024
By Shelby Huffaker, MPH | San Diego Americans for Safe Access Co-Chair In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a significant step towards supporting medical cannabis patients by signing Senate Bill 34: The Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary Act into law. The legislation provided a lifeline to those reliant on medical cannabis by exempting donated...
The 2024 California Cannabis Bills That Passed (and Failed)
Mar 5, 2024
California cannabis bills we’re watching in 2024.
Still Less Than Equal: Mayor Gloria’s Cannabis Social Equity Plan Falls Short
Feb 5, 2024
While some progress has been made on the City’s cannabis social equity program, much is left to be desired.
A Step-By-Step Guide to Making A Public Comment in Support of Cannabis Social Equity
Feb 5, 2024
Learn how to make a public comment to your local elected officials.
2023 In Review: Where We’ve Been, What We’ve Learned, & Where We’re Going
Jan 1, 2024
Happy New Year San Diego ASA members! 2023 was a busy year for cannabis, with many wins and challenges. National WHERE WE’VE BEEN: On the national level, Biden issued additional pardons for those with cannabis-related convictions and granted clemency to 11 people with disproportionately long jail sentences. The Department of Health and...
Urgent Action Needed for Cannabis Equity
Dec 27, 2023
San Diego ASA has an urgent request regarding cannabis social equity.
California Cannabis Laws 2023 Legislative Updates
Nov 2, 2023
During the 2023 legislative session, over 20 cannabis-related bills went to Governor Newsom’s desk. Read below for highlights on the bills supported by Americans for Safe Access: Passed SB 302 (Stern) – Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act. Extends Ryan’s Law to all chronically ill patients over the age of 65, requiring...
Real Concern, or Protecting Market Share?
Oct 17, 2023
Several weeks ago in the San Diego Union Tribune, Tiffany Devitt accurately described the problems associated with the lack of regulations on hemp products in the U.S. in her piece, Here’s how a policy loophole is leading to more poisonings from unregulated THC. It is true that in states where medical and adult-use cannabis programs exist, cannabis is...
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Reflecting on Three Years of Advocacy — and What Comes Next
Posted on Apr 6, 2026
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San Diego ASA General Meeting Winter 2026
Posted on Feb 1, 2026
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Progress for Patients and Equity: San Diego County Takes Next Step on Cannabis Social Equity Program
Posted on Jan 16, 2026
- 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 Posted on Nov 9, 2012
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IB To Delay Vote on Ballot Initiative for 2 Years; City Manager Threatens Federal Prosecution
Posted on Jul 16, 2012
- San Diego ASA News Brief – James Stacy Federal Trial Posted on May 20, 2010
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San Diego County Narcotics Task Force Detectives Open and Operate Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego
Posted on Oct 18, 2010
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St. Bernard’s Provisions – Emergency Injunction San Marcos
Posted on Dec 2, 2010