Mar 6, 2014

The California Assembly Committee on Public Safety will hear testimony on AB 1588, a bill authored by Assembly Member Connie Conway (R- Visalia), on Tuesday, March 11. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) would like to ask members and allies to speak up in opposition to this bill at or before Tuesday’s hearing.Please take a minute to call or email the Assembly...

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...

Jan 26, 2014

A Celebration of 18 Years of Safe Access in California. The San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access brings you the City’s premier Prop 215 Party on Saturday, February 15th! Join us for a jammin’ night of live Music, Food, Raffles, Prizes and Safe Access. ••• We are excited to announce “C-Money”, trumpeter of Slightly Stoopid,...

Jan 18, 2014

The Lincoln Club — a wealthy right-wing political group launched a racist attack ad depicting mayoral Candidate David Alvarez as a sinister and money-hungry gang member.

Jan 4, 2014

According to Lance Rogers, “this case has real legs and is a great vehicle to possibly change the current state of federal persecution of lawful cannabis patients and to establish a fundamental right to medical cannabis”.

Dec 16, 2013

Re-post from IB Patch Monday, December 16, 2013 – Imperial Beach resident Marcus Boyd, who helped author and champion Proposition S to change medical marijuana regulation in IB, intends to begin a new effort soon to allow a dispensary to open in IB, he told Patch. Boyd said he intends to speak at a city council meeting Wednesday to invite city officials...

Nov 20, 2013

END THE WAR ON MEDICAL CANNABIS

Nov 12, 2013

San Diego Medical Marijuana Patients Beware By: Eugene Davidovich, Chapter Coordinator, San Diego Americans for Safe Access The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has re-launched a massive eradication effort against dispensaries, collective cultivation efforts, and medical marijuana patients. Those using cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation are not safe...

Nov 11, 2013

Join the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access on Tuesday, November 12th from 7-9pm at Giovanni’s Restaurant located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123 for the November monthly chapter meeting. At this months meeting we will be joined by candidate for San Diego County District Attorney Robert Brewer who will discuss his campaign and...

Oct 2, 2013

 This morning San Diego CityBeat released the map analysis of the proposed ordinance for the City of San Diego regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance Interim Mayor Todd Gloria promised to bring to council in January, and one currently going through community planning groups. New medical-cannabis plan is a prescription for restriction Draft...

Sep 30, 2013

Thanks to the tenacity of Attorney Hud Collins, the San Diego City Council has placed the issue of medical marijuana on the docket for tomorrow’s council meeting! To the council, Attorney Collins wrote; “with the announcing of the Department of Justice’s new guidelines announcing a hands’ Off of recreational States’ and Medical...

BREAKING NEWS: San Diego Union Tribune endorses medical marijuana and urges San Diego City Council to adopt an ordinance allowing safe access for patients rather then an outright prohibition. Since 1996 just about every editorial published on the subject by the Union Tribune Editorial Board has been either entirely against medical cannabis or in some way...

At last week’s San Diego ASA meeting held Giovanni’s, aside from Councilmember Alvarez we also heard from several attorneys. Among them, Attorney Nathan Shaman spoke about Andrew Fisher’s pro-bono case as well as his defense of Higher Love, a legal medical marijuana collective targeted by the DA for prosecution right here in 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...

DRAFT MARIJUANA ORDINANCE SENT TO MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL On April 23, the City Council provided direction to the Mayor and City Attorney with respect to medical marijuana regulation and enforcement. Among the directions to the City Attorney’s office was to “draft a ‘land-use’ ordinance on medical marijuana nearly identical to 0-20043 (Passed on April 27,...