On December 26th 2011, Congressman and San Diego Mayoral Candidate Bob Filner spoke in support of medical marijuana and patients’ rights at the San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access Medical Cannabis Educational Rally in Ocean Beach,...

Dec 19, 2011

The federal government has begun a crackdown on legitimate medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and providers. In San Diego alone as a result of Federal threats, hundreds of safe access locations have been shut down causing legitimate patients to go without their doctor recommended medicine as well as helping crime rise in our City. The San Diego Chapter of...

Amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief filed yesterday also seeks depublication of a widely misinterpreted ruling San Francisco, CA — A coalition of advocates and public officials filed an amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief yesterday, asking the California Supreme Court to take the appeal of Pack v. City of Long Beach, a controversial...

Court to decide on legality of “sales” & whether dispensary operators are entitled to a defense San Diego, CA — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) today appealed the September 2010 conviction of San Diego dispensary operator Jovan Jackson in a case that has received widespread attention. The case...